We are delighted to say that around 60 stories were in the race to get published in the Stories of Peace Challenge!
We thank all the participants for sharing their story and enthusiasm!
The Peace Portal Team
Peace in a Smaller Scale
Author: ssPublished: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:20:00 +0000
One of Mahatma Gandhi's famous sayings is "Be the change you want to see in the world". Throughout most of my childhood, the word "peace" seemed to be something attainable. As children, we are shown...
The journalism created the War Correspondent, but the world is now needing Peace Correspondents!
Author: peacecorrespondentPublished: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:08:00 +0000
Is it possible to smile in war times? It truly does exist a model agency only for disable people? Who is known as the ‘new' Ana Frank and why? What is the mission of the Peace Boat? Who is the only...
Living The Golden Rule
Author: love2writePublished: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:13:00 +0000
Every day when I entered the building, moved past the Dunkin Donuts and through the student center, the landscape remained the same - students stood in groups based primarily on ethnicity. The Muslim...
“Let’s talk!”
Author: vanessaPublished: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:34:00 +0000
By Vanessa Bassil (Beirut, Lebanon) What can I do to make a change in my country? I started to ask this question when I realized the amount of problems that the new generation has inherited from the...
American Christian Embeds with Muslim Peacemakers in Iraq
Author: lwilcox101Published: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:46:00 +0000
Six days in Iraq and not one Humvee, tank, fighter jet, military escort, or intelligence report. Not one minute inside the Green Zone or between the miles-long walls of American military bases....
