Posted on October 15, 2014 by Amanuel
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Dr. Samuel Mahaffy, Senior Advisor to Salaam Urban Village interviews Madut–one of the ‘Lost Boys of Sudan’. Madut’s journey and story teach us much about the conflict in Sudan and South Sudan. It is a story of great… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: africa, conflict, horn of africa, immigrants, journey of hope, lost boys, lost boys of sudan, peace, refugees, refugees in seattle, seattle, South Sudan, Sudan
Posted on July 16, 2014 by Amanuel
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The singular exclusion of Eritrea from the invitation of African leaders to participate in the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit in Washington D.C. is misguided, inappropriate and does not serve the cause of peace and prosperity in the Horn… Read More
Posted on May 5, 2014 by Amanuel
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On rare occasions, a new work will both redefine a discipline and contribute to the birth of a new paradigm. Integrated Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Transforming Conflict (Craig Zelizer, Ed.) is such a work. In the array of… Read More
Category: Blog Tags: craig zelizer, georgetown university, global conflicts, global security, Integrated peacebuilding, multi-lens, peace, peacebuilding, peacemaking, samuel mahaffy, sustainable peace, transforming relationships
What can we learn about the importance of place or shared meals in peacemaking? How are relationships changed when we eat from a common dish? How do we construct places where we can gather for a relational banquet?
Category: Blog Tags: addis ababa, Amharic, blue nile restaurant, brussels Belgium, communion, diaspora communities, East African, eat from a common dish, Eritrean, Ethiopian, habesha, horn of africa, John Rijsman, peace, peace agreements, peacemaking, relational, samuel mahaffy, seattle Washington, shahee, tigrinya, Tilburg University
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South Sudan: Tragedy and Tentative Hope: Learning from the Story of One of the ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan
Posted on October 15, 2014 by Amanuel
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Dr. Samuel Mahaffy, Senior Advisor to Salaam Urban Village interviews Madut–one of the ‘Lost Boys of Sudan’. Madut’s journey and story teach us much about the conflict in Sudan and South Sudan. It is a story of great… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: africa, conflict, horn of africa, immigrants, journey of hope, lost boys, lost boys of sudan, peace, refugees, refugees in seattle, seattle, South Sudan, Sudan
Invite Eritrea! Dialogue Begins with Inclusion not Exclusion
Posted on July 16, 2014 by Amanuel
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The singular exclusion of Eritrea from the invitation of African leaders to participate in the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit in Washington D.C. is misguided, inappropriate and does not serve the cause of peace and prosperity in the Horn… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: african affairs, amanuel Yohannes, economic development, eritrea, peace, samuel mahaffy, U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, white house
Peacebuilding as a Lens — A Review of Integrated Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Transforming Conflict
Posted on May 5, 2014 by Amanuel
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On rare occasions, a new work will both redefine a discipline and contribute to the birth of a new paradigm. Integrated Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Transforming Conflict (Craig Zelizer, Ed.) is such a work. In the array of… Read More
Category: Blog Tags: craig zelizer, georgetown university, global conflicts, global security, Integrated peacebuilding, multi-lens, peace, peacebuilding, peacemaking, samuel mahaffy, sustainable peace, transforming relationships
Sharing an Uncommon Relational Banquet in a Very Common Restaurant
Posted on March 17, 2014 by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy
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What can we learn about the importance of place or shared meals in peacemaking? How are relationships changed when we eat from a common dish? How do we construct places where we can gather for a relational banquet?
Category: Blog Tags: addis ababa, Amharic, blue nile restaurant, brussels Belgium, communion, diaspora communities, East African, eat from a common dish, Eritrean, Ethiopian, habesha, horn of africa, John Rijsman, peace, peace agreements, peacemaking, relational, samuel mahaffy, seattle Washington, shahee, tigrinya, Tilburg University