Faith
You say they are of another faith, Another creed, or another race, Incompatible, un-mixable
Is Plato Riding the London Tube?
I’ve lived in London for two years. Since the very first moment I arrived, I knew I would always love this city. In the enormity of London we can find everything we could have ever imagined, and more. We can meet amazing people we would never imagine that would exist and live the most interesting […]
Partners in PIPO Crime
One evening in Mooktawan, we were watching a video of Peace In Peace Out (PIPO) event in Africa. Just when the screen showed a monk sitting on the beach, he exclaimed – “THAT could be Cox’s Bazar!” Thus was Carsten’s vision and very soon he convinced me to have the same dream – to bring […]
Peace Revolution at Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) Annual Meeting “What Future for Peacebuilding? Needs, Policy, Action” took place in Geneva at the Maison de la Paix on the 21st November 2014.
Dear BLANK (My Sabai Mooktawan Poem)
Show your empathy to my frustration Calm down my playful mind Kiss your compassion over my heart Balance the peace in this seeking soul. This Sabai is not mine alone, Help me share happiness with the world My every heartbeat can generate love The dream that is not mine alone. I never cared more for […]
Lesson 3: Better to Ask for Forgiveness Than for Permission?
This quote is from a mentor I had years ago. He was the CEO of a big company who always wanted to share with the youth his secrets to enjoy life. I remember he had a big room in the house of his foundation and he call it: “Think Tank”.
Five Lessons to Enjoy Your Life
Since I was a child I have always had the biggest dreams. I remember drawing dinosaurs and creating stories during class. It as all about a group of adventurers discovering new worlds. Our ship transformed into a submarine and allowed us to find new creatures.
MENA Youth, it’s time for a New Revolution, a Peace Revolution
The PEACE REVOLUTION MENA Salam Fellowship will take place in Turkey, 13-17 March 2015. The leitmotif of this second edition? MENA Salam Fellowship: Towards a New Peaceful Coexistence. 40 young leaders from Middle East and North Africa will gather to inspire each other and exchange best practices on building a sustainable peaceful coexistence in the […]
Meditation: the Ancient Medicine of the Future
It’s certainly not a coincidence that both the words ‘medicine’ and ‘meditation’ come from the same etymological root: the Greek prefix “med”, which alludes to a medium point in between two opposites or, in other words, to that subtle state of balance we hear so much about in health blogs and yoga lessons but rarely […]
Peace In, Peace Out in Bangladesh with South Asian Youth Society
They say “you cannot find peace in Google as peace is inside”. Once we have established peace within ourselves we can spread it to our surroundings. This is the premise behind the inner peace workshop arranged by South Asian Youth Society (SAYS) on 2nd of October 2014 at the EMK Center, Dhaka. The event Peace […]