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- What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- A course in Anthropology of Reconciliation and Reconstruction. Also the conflicts in which my country has been engaged domestically and objectively because of its "beautiful" geo-stratigic position. Try to prepare myself to play my role in conflict resolution.
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- I have experience of university teaching (Philosophy, and now in Anthropology too) and development sector (In Oxfam GB, Aga Khan Development Network, National Commission for Human Development Pakistan).
I write on national and international politics in local newspapers; just recently have completed my research on the Talibanization and Globalization of Jihad. I also work for World Wide Fund on the indigenous wisdom of the communities living in the coastal /riverian belt of Sindh
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- Pakistan, as its my country of birth. A bit about Afghanistan as well.
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- Pakistan and UK
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Student- Anthropology of Development and Social Transformation
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://internationalpeaceandconflict.ning.com/http://news.independe...
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Development, Education, Civil Society, Organizational Development
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Training, Evaluation, Program Design, Advocacy, Research
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- Anthropology of Politics on Afhganistan/Pakistan
- If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications
- I have been writing columns on socio-political issues (national/international) in local newspaper (Kawish) in Sindh, Pakistan.
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RARRe is a non-profit research academy and a think tank, which primarily and principally works for conducting socio-political research and institutionalization of a consciousness upgrading series of interactive discourse/training sessions with a cohort of young women and men every year for opening up political and scholastic horizons for them.
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Posted on July 16, 2009 at 2:51am —
Role of a researcher and moral responsibility?
Hello all,
I am looking forward to making a serious dialogue by us on these pages. Being student of Anthropology of Reconciliation and Reconstruction and working on Radical Religious Politics in South Asia and Exploring Key Factors behind it, I have several questions to discuss with all of you.
For example, we Anthropologists are really confused over the dynamic role of researchers who suddenly come across conflicts, wars, killings and riots in their research area. Such situations
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Sri Lanka : The Last Round ?
Rene Wadlow
With the Sri Lankan government troops closing in to the remaining Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stronghold, it looks as if this is the last round of a military struggle that began in 1983 but whose roots go back at least to independence in 1948. The ongoing conflict between the Sinhala and the Tamils that has ebbed and flowed derives its emotional force, in part, from competing beliefs that began during the colonial period about legitimate rule, economic wellbeing, and sacred authority.
The Office to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens has had a long-standing concern with the conflict in Sri Lanka and has made frequent calls for good-faith negotiations on the political and administrative structure of the State. I had thought that reason would win out over the irrational drive to settle complicated issues of social-political structures through armed violence. I seem to have been wrong since both the government and the LTTE gave up negotiations in exchange for a military ‘solution’. A military victory seems now possible for the government forces.
There are two short-term dangers. There are some 200,000 people trapped between the LTTE militias and the government troops. There have been appeals from the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross for a cease-fire so that civilians, especially the sick and wounded, can leave the fighting area. As this is being written (11 Feb. 2009), there is no cease-fire and none seems in view.
There have been calls from the Government to the LTTE leadership to lay down their arms and end the fighting. Again, this is a logical possibility, but given past LTTE willingness to fight to the bitter end, a massive rendition seems unlikely. Thus, there may be a heavy loss of life of those caught in the cross-fire.
The second danger is revenge killings on a large scale. The Tamil-Sinhalese conflict has been extremely bitter. Many families in both communities have lost kin. Although binding up the wounds of war should be the first priority, there is always a danger that revenge killings take place. Logically, the establishment of social cohesion — that is, an ongoing process of developing a community of shared values and opportunities based on a sense of trust, hope and reciprocity — should be the prime aim of government policy. However, there are small groups of violent individuals who may be ready to kill for revenge or to get rid of rivals.
Therefore, the Office to the UN, Geneva, of the Association of World Citizens has sent a three-point appeal to the President of Sri Lanka, Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa:
1) calling for the respect of international humanitarian law as expressed in the Red Cross Geneva Conventions;
2) appealing for the protection of all civilians both during the on-going conflict and especially in the period following the end of armed conflict during which there is a danger of revenge killings. We are sure that Sri Lanka will respect universally-recognized human rights standards;
3) appealing further that serious consultations on the governmental and administrative structures of the State be undertaken so as to facilitate national unity based on the respect of individual views and aspirations.
Wide support for these three aims would be welcome. Letters could be sent to the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York:
H.E. H.M.G.S. Palikakkara
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka
630 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10017, USA
Rene Wadlow, Representative to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens
Violance,war,conflicts,sufferings my desire to see world in peace and non violance has motivated me to join this network."Vasudev kutukbkam" entire world as a family, this was a teaching of our culture and traditional.we created countries,boundries,religions,cast,race for a genuine reason or a false reasons for any reason.but this the time to realise that we are one and we naturaly interconected with each other ,which we can just realise by watching inhale and exhale of breaths the source is same ,without any descrimanation,religion,bonundries, equaly for all living life of universe .When we understand this simple thing then we must understand how our and other's life is equaly important,valuble ,respectable .we should follow the nature's rule ,non violance .peace ,god has given us a human life not for destruction but for lookafter the wellbeing of all living life.
i shall be happy if you could include me in your circle of friends
this is mubarak shah from lahore pakistan i wana add u as my friend .for further information u can check my profile .
thanks
Its realy matter of happiness to find you at this group.
I personally know that you have been contributing articles and papers in different news papers and TV channels.
Wish you all the best and keep it continue.
Hameedullah
Anthropologist
i think U intrest in peace.i'm a graduate in Peace & conflict Resolution in University of Kelaniya In Sri lanka.Then i studied in Internatioan Relations,Human Rigts,Counselling Psycology Diplomas.my last job is Youth national coordinator in anty war front in Sri Lanka.
Now i work in Human rights NGO.We help marginalized people in Sri lankan Conflict.
So we can share our peace knowladge & details
Thushara
Cheers
Thanksof God that some one working on Talibaization in other part of my country.Actually I am from North of Pakistan where on daily basis we receive one bomb or suicide attack. we are leving in conflict zone, if you have some articals as you mentioned and can send me wiil be appreciated. naeemahmad09@yahoo.com
Last year I have attened peace building training at American University Washington also from where I learn to much about our third world specially.
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