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Towards Peace in Yemen
Authored by:
Hassan El-Tayyab
Early in January 2015, my world changed. My dad called to inform me that my cousin Muath Safi Yousef al-Kasasbeh, a Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot, had been captured and burned to death by the militant group ISIL – after Muath’s F-16 fighter aircraft malfunctioned and crashed over Syria. Although I had never met this cousin of mine, my heart pounded with grief, listening to the rage and despair in my father’s voice. He was devastated, and he vowed that Jordan would take revenge.
The Balm of The Other
Authored by:
Zachary Moon
For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you earned?
A Quaker Patriotism
Authored by:
Warren Ostrom
Find a lesson plan here, for using this article with children in First Day School.
What Can Quakers Offer in These Times? – Diane Randall
Authored by:
Diane Randall
Excerpts from a presentation to Intermountain Yearly Meeting; June 12, 2014; Ghost Ranch, Abiquiú, New Mexico
Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration
Authored by:
Bill Durland
The following article was excerpted from the text of a presentation that Bill Durland made to the Colorado Regional Society of Friends,
April 23, 2017. To read the full text of this presentation, see: westernfriend.org/media/resistance-resilience-and-restoration-unabridged.
Evolution of The Peace Testimony
Authored by:
Sharon Doyle
[The following article is abridged from a more complete original text, which is available at: westernfriend.org/media/evolution-testimony.]
Richmond Anti-Draft Declaration of 1948
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Friends in Richmond Indiana 1948
Friends are exhorted to adhere faithfully to [our] testimony against all wars and fightings, and in no way to unite with any warlike measure such as a Selective Service Draft or Universal Military Training . . . A living concern having been expressed that Friends’ practices be consistent with their professions, Friends are urged: