MONDAY, 16 JANUARY 2012 01:45
An Afghan youth delegation, which is travelling in India to learn Gandhian practices and belief, wish to learn how to mobilise people from villages to protest without violence, writes Zafar Alam Khan. Apart from other characteristics India is well known for its peace policies across the globe.
The world famous peace mascots of the country like Gandhi and Buddha still attract peace lovers from across the universe; the latest example is an Afghan youth delegation that is on a-month-long tour of India to learn and practise peace.
‘Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers’ from a small village near Bamiyan, Faiz Mohammed (22), Abdul Ali (16) and Ali (15), along with their mentor Hakeem, are accompanied by three-time Noble Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly who co-coordinates ‘Voices for Creative Non-violence’ (VCNV) and British peace campaigner Maya Evans were in Bhopal to learn how to be peace activist....Continue Reading...
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