War and Peace in Mindanao Murray Smith In December 2006 I had the chance to visit the island of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. Mindanao and the surrounding islands rarely make the headlines except when some Western tourists are kidnapped. But Mindanao has been the scene of an ongoing conflict that has now lasted for more than 35 years‚ as the Muslim Bangsa Moro people have fought for self-determination. To date the conflict has claimed 120‚000 lives‚ many of them civilians. More than
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National service “Baris‚ baris sedia !” ‚ “Senang diri !” ‚ these are the familiar commands we usually hear in the campsite of national service . National service was proposed in the late of year 2001 and started in year 2004 in Malaysia. Trainees are selected randomly from a national database that includes all citizens registered with a Malaysian identical card‚ either born locally or overseas through a computerized process each year. National service with the aim of benefiting the youths comprises
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Deborah Brown Feb. 20. 2012 BBST 306/Acts M. 6-8 PM Reflection Paper Peace Child I never imagined that people such as the Sawi actually exist. I heard stories about them but in the book‚ Peace Child‚ written by Don Richardson‚ the issue has never been more personal. A question that kept arising as I read through the books‚ was why is treachery so valued? The people were obviously affected and each act of revenge or violence just stimulated more fear among the people. Yet‚ it was obvious
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hertage of Native american instruments Darya Faiz Design Heritage 2 LECTURER MS.SHERINA 10/10/2013 LIST OF CONTENT CONTENT PAGE CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN 3-9 INTODUCTION ABOUT TOPIC 9-12 THE INSTRUMENT
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World Peace and Non-violence Ganadhipati Tulsi Society consists of innumerable individuals having a common bond. That bond is mutuality. Plurality constitutes collectivity‚ but mere collectivity does not become society without the bond of mutuality. Without a common thread the beads would not make a rosary and it is of utmost importance to examine and evaluate the thread. We live as part of society and the unit of society is the individual. Like individuals like society and vice versa. The above
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The Paris Peace Accords of 1973‚ intended to establish peace in Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam ‚ officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ‚ is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north‚ Laos to the northwest‚ Cambodia to the southwest‚ and the South China Sea‚ referred to as East Sea ‚ to the east... and an end to the Vietnam Conflict‚ ended direct U.S. military involvement and temporarily stopped the fighting between north and
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uncontrollably violent. So‚ you have a knee-jerk reaction‚ purely defensive and purely self-protective and blurt out that you are a “peaceful religion.” And you are absolutely and one hundred percent right in saying that. For‚ Islam is all about peace and truth and justice and kindness and compassion. But that is not what your accusers and tormenters are saying. They are pointing to all the violence that is going on in different parts of the Muslim world‚ violence in which Muslims are involved
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most underrated musical instrument. It was introduced to the orchestra during the classical period1. Since then it has been a very integral part of modern music such as jazz and can produce tones rapidly and has a wide range of dynamics and tone color2. The clarinet does not have direct ancestry to any other instrument. Though the chalumeau; the earliest European single reed instrument is the closest one3. Clarinet’s roots can be traced back to ancient Egypt‚ but the instrument maker Johan Christian
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The Impact of National Early Warning Systems (N.E.W.S.) of WANEP on Peace and Security in Nigeria and Ghana By Ifeanyi Okechukwu C. 161669 A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Peace and Conflict‚ Institute of African Studies‚ University of Ibadan‚ Ibadan in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) in Peace and Conflict Studies Supervisor: Dr. Nathaniel Danjibo September 2012 1 CERTIFICATION I certify that this research work
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National Security Strategy & Policy National Security Strategy & Policy – Basic Concepts 1. In order to understand the concept of National Security Strategy & Policy (NSSP)‚ it is pertinent to understand certain fundamentals. They are: a. Concept of nation-state in its universal application and more so its relevancy to Pakistan b. National Purpose (NP)‚ a statement of resolve and determination for which a Nation – State aspires to exist. c. Determination of
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