People like John Lennon remind you of the prominent peace activists of the last century who have changed a lot of minds. I sometimes wish I had lived in the 60s and the 70s. At least it was fashionable to root for peace back then. Now, after all these years, do you see the same [...]
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The Example of Shahbaz Bhatti
There are not a lot of countries which have to endure unpleasant occurrences such as the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, since which a year has passed on March 2 this year, but even rare are examples set with such crude nudity and such evident clarity that religious extremism can really plague a society like a cancerous tumor. Pakistan [...]
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