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October 22, 2011

marieme helie lucas

On the eve of the elections in Tunisia that will shape the future of the country and even that of the Arab world as well, Western do-gooders and Islamic fundamentalists hand in hand rejoice in ‘Tunisia’s first free elections’ and its access to ‘ democracy’. The recent history of Iran and Algeria have taught us better… And women in Tunisia watch in horror the rise of Muslim fundamentalists, as a possible replication of the Algerian scenario of 1989 .

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen

7 October 2011

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded to three women peace builders, human rights defenders and women’s rights activists, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen. The announcement was made by the Nobel committee in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Friday, 7 October 2011.

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Cora Weiss, 24 May 2011, openDemocracy

"We can not pluck rape out of war and let the war go on. We must not make war safe for women. It is time to abolish war," - Cora Weiss on the Nobel Women's Initiative conference on ending sexual violence in conflict.

Congratulations to the Nobel Women for convening a conference on violence, women and peace....I understand that Jody Williams' opening speech, which I have not yet read but - I have heard from friends - quoted me, was also devoted to peace. Her quote prompted this brief essay.

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This letter by the NGO Coalition on Human Rights was sent to the editors of the Fiji Times and the Fiji Sun in regards to the assassination of Osama bin Laden on Friday May 13 2011.

Title: Be the change

Dear Editor,

The actions of the Obama administration seem to suggest that the so called War Against Terror had always been the War Against Osama.

For a country that preaches the value for democracy, human rights and adherence to international law to others, it is quite unbelievable that US President Obama, whose presidential campaign was ‘Be The Change’, could violate the basic tenets of these concepts when it suits him.

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For immediate release: 20 May 2011 By Dr Muna Mushahwar

As peace advocates from around the world relayed heart rending stories of violence and oppression, they also expressed their ongoing hope that a movement of peace will prevail during the proceedings of the second day of the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) being held in Kingston, Jamaica.

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3 May 2011, Manila: A report in the Philippines has raised chills of another rice crisis, barely three years after the 2008 shortage that saw poor Filipinos lining up for food rations. The current controversy in the Philippines, with the government denying any looming rice crisis despite a report citing the shrinking supply of rice for its 90 million population points to what is wrong with its food and farming systems.