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Syria: A Perspective For Peace
Students at a vigil speak to a Syrian TV reporter following the missile attack on Damascus Uni that killed 15 students, March 2013 (Syrian TV, 29/3/13) Sheikh Ramadan al-Buti, the highly-regarded Islamic scholar and Imam of Omayyad Mosque, Damascus, who … Continue reading
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WAR OR PEACE
What you may not know about Syria: The peaceful movement for reform in Syria has been hijacked by extremists and the violence of a ‘third force’. Massacres have been organized by this force and blamed on the government before … Continue reading
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Response to ABC’s Religious and Ethics Report
Above: Images from Syrian TV on 19 August 2012, the first full day of the Eid festival. The music and reading from the Koran in the links below were recorded as many of the images were taken. (Unfortunately, the sound … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Alawi, Christian, Council on Foreign Relations, Damascus, Eid, Ethics, Father Paolo, Lydia Khalil, Mother Agnes Mariam, music, Muslim, President Assad, Religious, religious freedom, Report, Salafi, Sufi, Sunni, Syria, Wahhabi, White House
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Socrates, Syria, Amy Goodman and “Democracy Now”
It is unusual to encounter in the western media rigorous questioning of people who support the overthrow of the Syrian government. This could simply be because the situation in Syria is too complex for the producers of programs to get … Continue reading
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Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate: “NO to WAR in SYRIA”
http://mediawerkgroepsyrie.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/nobel-peace-laureate-maired-maguire-no-war-in-syria.pdf THE PEACE PEOPLE The Peace People, 224 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 6GE, Northern Ireland Phone: 0044 (0) 28 9066 346 Email: info@peacepeople.com http://www.peacepeople.com PRESS RELEASE MONDAY 25 JUNE 2012 Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire says ‘NO to War in … Continue reading
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Tagged Mairead Maguire, Noble Peace Prize, peace, people, Syria, truth, United Nations, voice
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Ron Paul, John Rosenthal, Mairead Maguire: truth & peace in Syria
http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/06/20/ron-paul-speaks-in-opposition-to-intervention-in-syria-on-house-floor/ Foreign Policy Journal Ron Paul Speaks in Opposition to Intervention in Syria on House Floor by Editor June 20, 2012 When Will We Attack Syria? Plans, rumors, and war propaganda for attacking Syria and deposing Assad have been around … Continue reading
Urgent: Censorship & Propaganda prior to war on people of Syria (11th June 2012)
Syrians, both in Syria and in the Diaspora, fear that Syrian satellite channels will soon be shut down after intense pressure from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. At the same time, there is an escalation of propaganda in the West against … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab League, Censorship, Christians, Homs, Mother Mariam, NATO disinformation campaign, Syria, Syrian satellite TV
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To Senator Bob Carr: questions and information to consider in regard to Syria.
29 June UPDATE This editor has submitted a comment on Senator Carr’s blog posting, “Meeting with Amnesty Officials”. http://bobcarrblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/meeting-with-amnesty-international/ Dear Senator Carr, As you write above, Amnesty is a household name; it has a great deal of power and influence. … Continue reading
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Tagged Australians for Syria, Bob Carr, Houla, Paul McGeough, Socrates, Syria, UN
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Albert Camus, “The Plague”
The following quotes are taken from Penguin Modern Classics 1967 edition of “The Plague”. PART 2, CHAPTER 8 (page 110) Next day Tarrou set to work and enrolled a first team of workers, soon to be followed by many others. … Continue reading
