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WMR: UN ‘Culture of Peace’ Video Clip

Your Name and Date:  Victoria Wilmarth 11/13/08

Title of Article:  UN ‘Culture of Peace’

Source of Article: video clip and interview from CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/11/07/vo.australia.baby.hippo.cnn?iref=videosearch

Article Summary

Time: November 2008

Place: World

Key People:  UN, Asif Zardari (President of Pakistan), Dr. Eboo Patel, King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia)

Key Concepts: Clash of Civilizations, Interfaith Tolerance

Article Summary: UN Countries joined in a meeting aimed at increasing tolerance, specifically religious tolerance. Zardari discussed “clash of civilizations” and need for discussion instead of violence. King Abdullah also attended the conference/summit, which is viewed as a big step forward for religious tolerance, pluralism, and cooperation.

Your Reaction: I was pleased to see the that world leaders came together to discuss religious tolerance. I think this is something that is certainly necessary, especially in the Middle East. NGO founder Dr. Eboo Patel recommended creating a global interfaith youth movement to help promote religious tolerance and pluralism.

Posted by Tori Wilmarth on Friday, November 14, 2008, at 12:55 am. Filed under Arab World, Christianity, Culture, Islam, Islam and Politics, Islam and the West, Saudi Arabia. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog.

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