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John R. Cohn: Ending Hatred and Intolerance is How to Improve Health in the Middle East, BMJ, October 31, 2006
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John R. Cohn is Clinical Professor of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA Richards and Rehwagen deserve praise for devoting, with considerable difficulty considering the nature of the topic, an issue of the British Medical Journal to the health problems of the Middle East, but the result…

Israel and Palestine: Towards Another Explosion?
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006 4:00pm-6:30pm Rapaporte Treasure HallBrandeis University Panelists: Dr. Mohammed Samhouri, Senior Fellow, Crown Center for Middle East Studies Dr. Khalil Shikaki, Senior Fellow, Crown Center for Middle East Studies and Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research Prof. Shai Feldman, Judith and Sidney Swartz Director, Crown Center for Middle…

SPME Board Member Rev. India E. Garnett Writes to Georgetown University President Regarding Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding
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To: Professor Wayne A. Davis, PresidentUniversity Faculty Senate of Georgetown University: Is this true? https://spme.org/cgi-bin/articles.cgi?ID=1303 If so, since when does an American educational institution make such an arrangement? If, indeed this is true as reported, one must question the very foundation of your university’s stance on freedom, liberty and human dignity and welfare. Where in…

SPME UCLA Chapter Holds First Meeting- Report from Leila Beckwith and Bert Raven
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Eleven people attended, with six others unable to come, but wishing to remain on the email list. Among the concerns discussed was the need to clarify our mission. Several people questioned the title of our group, “Scholars for Peace in the Middle East” as suggesting two quite different emphases: 1) an engagement in peace making,…