The Bitter Taste of Dreams Come True
February 14, 2008 Newsweek
An interview with Israeli writer, Amos Oz, in which he discusses, among other things, his novel “A Tale of Love and Darkness” which is being translated into Arabic by the family of George Khoury, a Palestinian-Israeli student who was shot in the head by terrorists who mistook him for a Jew while jogging in Jerusalem. Oz views this step on the part of the Khoury family as a very noble decision to treat his book as a bridge between the nations. Read the full interview with Amos oz in which he discusses more broadly the contemporary state of affairs between Israel and the Middle East.
Vietnam veterans help returning Iraq soldiers deal with shocks of war
January 30, 2008 The Christian Science Monitor
In response to the stigma associated with trauma in the American military–which prevents numerous soldiers who suffer from war-inflicted psychological wounds from reaching out for help–there is a grass-roots movement that is being built across the country by Vietnam veterans to help soldiers returning from Iraq cope with the traumas of war. Read this moving piece about how soldiers from the Vietnam and Iraq wars are finding common ground and establishing deep bonds in response to their mutual experiences of suffering and trauma.
Kenya’s Feuding Parties Agree on New Charter
February 14, 2008 The Epoch Times
The rival political parties in Kenya have agreed to work together to write a new constitution within the year to solve the country’s post-election crisis. Read more.
No Voting Division Splits Latinos, African Americans
February 12, 2008 CommonDreams
Jesse Jackson argues that there should be an alliance between Latinos and African-Americans, not a division. And, that by forming a coalition, they can work together to make America better.
Warmth for Americans in Once Hostile Tehran
February 13, 2008 The New York Times
Despite the tense relations between the U.S and Iranian governments, the New York Times finds that on the streets of Tehran there is evidence that the Iranian people actually like Americans and want to restore relations between the countries. Read about how this sentiment seems to be one that is much more out in the open now.
Australia Offers an Apology to Aborigines
February 13, 2008 The New York Times
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has delivered a moving and long-awaited apology to Australia’s Aboriginals for past wrongs; in particular to the tens of thousands of indigenous children, known as the ‘Stolen Generations’, who were removed from their families in a policy of assimilation that only ended in the 1970s. Watch the formal Apology, delivered in Australia’s parliament on February 13. Read more
