"In the summer of 1888, Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940) left the shores of his native Lebanon to begin a new life in the bustling metropolis of New York City. Few could have guessed at the time that the young Rihani would soon become one of the most famous and distinctive Arab writers of the era, transforming tales from his crossings between East and West into a clarion call for understanding and cooperation between a rising world power a ..."
""Islam and Peacemaking in the Middle East" begins with a set of provocative questions: How, for example, do Muslims conceive of peace? To what degree do differences in the interpretation of Islam affect the ways in which peace is sought in the contemporary Middle East?Through analysis of regional trends and case studies, the authors explore various Islamic ideas of peace and their bearing on difficult ethnic, nationalist, and civic conf ..."
"Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam steps beyond the limitations of the traditional scholarly framework used to evaluate the politics of Islamic societies, and assembles a selection from the best available English-language writings on a matter of central importance in Islamic precepts: peace (salam) and conflict resolution. The writings present diverse Muslim views on the nature of peace and the processes of conflict resolution, givi ..."
"Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam steps beyond the limitations of the traditional scholarly framework used to evaluate the politics of Islamic societies, and assembles a selection from the best available English-language writings on a matter of central importance in Islamic precepts: peace (salam) and conflict resolution. The writings present diverse Muslim views on the nature of peace and the processes of conflict resolution, givi ..."
"Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) includes scholars and practitioners throughout the world working in peace studies, conflict analysis and resolution, conflict management, appropriate dispute resolution, and peace and justice studies. They come to the PCS field with a diversity of ideas, approaches, disciplinary roots, and topic areas, which speaks to the complexity, breadth, and depth needed to apply and take account of conflict dynamic ..."
"First published in 1911, Ameen Rihani s "Book of Khalid "is widely considered the first Arab American novel. The semi autobiographical work chronicles the adventures of two young men, Khalid and Shakib, who leave Lebanon for the United States to find work as peddlers in Lower Manhattan. After mixed success at immersing themselves in American culture, the two return to the Middle East at a time of turmoil following the Young Turk Revolut ..."
"First published in 1911, Ameen Rihani's Book of Khalid is widely considered the first Arab American novel. The semi autobiographical work chronicles the adventures of two young men, Khalid and Shakib, who leave Lebanon for the United States to find work as peddlers in Lower Manhattan. After mixed success at immersing themselves in American culture, the two return to the Middle East at a time of turmoil following the Young Turk Revolutio ..."
" Islam is the religion of over one billion people and is practiced in virtually every country on earth. The articulation of an Islamic environmental ethic in contemporary terms is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural and philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order and reviews the ways an Islamic world view can be interpreted, reassessed, and ap ..."
"In Toward Ritual Transformation renowned liturgist Robert W. Hovda, and other distinguished liturgists who have followed his lead, challenge the Church to continue a pilgrimage toward beauty and justice, the inseparable components of Christian liturgy and life. Father Hovda's bishop once accused him of having a messiah complex." Hovda replied: *I thought we were supposed to. - Hovda's *messiah complex - was the idea of a church *ne ..."
"Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) includes scholars and practitioners throughout the world working in peace studies, conflict analysis and resolution, conflict management, appropriate dispute resolution, and peace and justice studies. They come to the PCS field with a diversity of ideas, approaches, disciplinary roots, and topic areas, which speaks to the complexity, breadth, and depth needed to apply and take account of conflict dynamic ..."
"Alka Kumar is associate professor of English at the University of Delhi, India. She
now lives in Winnipeg and is currently a doctoral student in peace and conflict
studies at the University of Manitoba. Her interests lie in ... She is also a regular
contributor to and longstanding member of the editorial committee of Canadian
Dimension magazine. Marie Olson Lounsbery is assistant professor of political
science at East Carolina Univ ..."
"Peace on Earth: The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies provides a critical analysis of faith and religious institutions in peacebuilding practice and pedagogy. The work captures the synergistic relationships among faith traditions and how multiple approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding result in a creative process that has the potential to achieve a more detailed view of peace on earth, containing breadth as ..."
"www.thecrimefactory.com The GIANT-SIZED seventh issue of Crime Factory, with exclusive content provided by Sean Doolittle (Lake Country; The Cleanup); F. Paul Wilson (The Keep; Secret Histories); Jordan Harper (TV’s The Mentalist); David Whish-Wilson (Line Of Sight; Zero to the Bone); Nik Korpon (Stay God; Old Ghosts); Joelle Charbonneau (Skating On The Edge; Murder For Choir); features by Jon Ashley; Pete Risley; Andrew Nette; Peter “N ..."
Abdul Aziz Said A Pioneer in Peace, Intercultural Dialogue, and Cooperative Global Politics: With a Foreword by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Prefaces by ... Science, Engineering, Practice, 26) by Funk, NathanC., Sharify-Funk, Meena Hardcover, 511 Pages, Published 2022 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-3-031-13904-8, ISBN: 3-031-13904-6
Abdul Aziz Said A Pioneer in Peace, Intercultural Dialogue, and Cooperative Global Politics: With a Foreword by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Prefaces by . Science, Engineering, Practice, 26) by Funk, NathanC. / Sharify-Funk, Meena / Abu-Nimer, Mohammed Softcover, Published 2023 by Springer Nature ISBN-13: 978-3-031-13907-9, ISBN: 3-031-13907-0
"Peace on Earth: The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies provides a critical analysis of faith and religious institutions in peacebuilding practice and pedagogy. The work captures the synergistic relationships among faith traditions and how multiple approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding result in a creative process that has the potential to achieve a more detailed view of peace on earth, containing breadth as ..."
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Politics and Policy blog http://bit.ly/12jD2Ti “The Culture of War,” in Pierre
Purseigle Adam Siepp, eds., The Oxford Handbook to the First World War (Oxford
: Oxford University Press, in press). “World War I and International Relations,” in
Hans Devisscher, The Great War (Ghent: Snoeck Editions, in press). “Waves of
War: Nationalism, State Formation, and E ..."