This past Friday my wife (and fellow peace activist) Karen Jacob and I participated in a huge pro-democracy rally in Tahrir Square. The demonstration was completely peaceful and much larger than those we witnessed earlier in the week. The huge throng filled the entire Square and was reminiscent of the historic mass mobilizations in February that [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Revolution 2.0: Fulfilling Egypt’s democratic promise
Posted in Arab Spring, Nonviolence on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dark Days on Tahrir Square
Posted in Arab Spring on November 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
We saw people severely beaten right in front of our eyes yesterday in Tahrir Square. We were horrified later when the news reported that several were killed. As we watched from a balcony overlooking the Square we heard the boom of military cannons, saw contrails from tear gas canisters hurtling across the Square, and felt [...]
Why not give peace a chance in Afghanistan?
Posted in Afghanistan/Pakistan on November 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
If there is no military solution to end the war in Afghanistan, as many agree, then a negotiated political agreement is the only way out. So what’s being done to advance the peace process? Very little, according to everyone we interviewed on a recent research trip to Kabul. The Kabul government’s peace and reconciliation process, [...]
Just Back from Kabul II: Women’s Rights
Posted in Afghanistan/Pakistan, Women's Rights on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Real progress has been achieved over the past decade in improving the status of Afghan women, especially in the areas of education and health care. Girls and women are now able to go to school and many are taking advantage of that opportunity. Access to health services and maternal care has improved substantially across the country. [...]
