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President Obama Addresses Muslim World in Cairo - June 4, 2009

I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. Together, you represent the ...more


A Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities

Proposed by the InterAction Council
1 September 1997

Introductory Comment

It is time to talk about human responsibilities

Globalization of the world economy is matched by global problems, and global problems demand global solutions on the basis ...more


Addressing the Muslim world

It was obvious, Melhem said, that Obama wanted to speak to the Arab and Muslim through Al Arabiya and was trying to deliver the message that there will be a different approach towards the issues of concern to Arabs and Muslims, especially the Palestinian cause.

"At this point, we talked about ...more


U.S. President Obama's Inaugural Address: "To the Muslim World: we seek mutual respect"

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four ...more



International: UNESCO Culture of Peace

As defined by the United Nations, the Culture of Peace is a set of values, attitudes, modes of behaviour and ways of life that reject violence and prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to solve problems through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups and nations.



International: UN Year of Tolerance 1995

On the initiative of UNESCO, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 1995 the United Nations Year for Tolerance and designated UNESCO as lead agency for this Year. In conformity with its mandate and in order to call public attention worldwide to the urgent matter of tolerance, the General ...more



National from Germany: The 1950 Declarations from 12 mio expelled Germans : No revenge but reconciliation

On Aug. 5, 1950, only five years after war’s end, the representatives of the displaced Germans passed a unique Charter which embodied a new spirit of reconciliation and broke through the unending displacements by the displaced. Their burden was heavy: two million Germans had been killed during the ...more


National from India: Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh (1913-1999)

This legendery Indian general was not only a man of courage - wounded in WW II in Malaya - and a daring commander in the 1940s against Pakistan-backed forces, but also a man of honor.

After the 1965 war between India and Pakistan, when India was returning Pakistani territory, Lt Gen Harbaksh ...more



National from UK: NGO Proposal of a UK National Day of Tolerance

Remember, Reflect and Learn - London Bombings 2005

National from UK: Queen calls for tolerance in UK

The Queen has appealed for tolerance and understanding between cultural and religious groups in Britain's diverse society.

She said religions were often in the news as "sources of difference and conflict", whereas they all bore messages of tolerance and respect.

She also ...more


National from Saudi Arabia and Spain: King Abdullah Madrid conference of Religions with Spanish King

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has called on followers of the world's main religions to turn away from extremism and embrace a spirit of reconciliation.

The king was opening a conference in Madrid which brings together Muslims, Christians, Jews and Buddhists.

He said the great conflicts ...more


Local from Poland: 'Borderland' Project in the small community of Sejny

In the small Polish town of Sejny near the Polish-Lithuanian border close to Belarus and Russia several nationalities mixed and lived together peaceful for centuries: Polish, Germans, Russians, Jews, Lithuanians, Muslim Tartars. Only in the 19th century with increasing nationalism tensions teared ...more


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