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An Interview with Rabbi Ariel Burger, Author of ‘Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom’

An Interview with Rabbi Ariel Burger, Author of ‘Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom’


clock icon 08 Jul 2019
author icon Joseph Preville


"Listening to a witness makes you a witness." – Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) was an internationally-recognized writer, educator, and human rights activist. He was awarded the Nobel Peace...

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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Receives the Luxembourg Peace Prize

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Receives the Luxembourg Peace Prize


clock icon 03 Jul 2019
author icon Alison Lesley


Awarded for "Outstanding Inner Peace" 93-year old Buddhist teacher and famous Zen master, Known affectionately as "Thay" meaning teacher to his followers, the Zen teacher, is awarded this...

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How Writings in the Quran Supported Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Equality Movement

How Writings in the Quran Supported Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Equality Movement


clock icon 27 Jun 2019
author icon Anila Sadiq


Portions of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s goals to eradicate racial inequality were echoed in the Quran some 1,300 years prior. Martin Luther King, Jr. lived a life worth living. He worked diligently...

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Thich Nhat Hanh Remains in Stable Condition at Tu Hieu Pagoda in Vietnam

Thich Nhat Hanh Remains in Stable Condition at Tu Hieu Pagoda in Vietnam


clock icon 03 Mar 2019
author icon Alison Lesley


Thich Nhat Hanh will spend the of his life in Vietnam Celebrated monk . Instead of traveling far away to seek different medical treatments, the monk as opted to stay at the Tu Hieu Pagoda where he trained...

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Thich Nhat Hanh to be Awarded Union Medal

Thich Nhat Hanh to be Awarded Union Medal


clock icon 23 Aug 2017
author icon Gary Nguyen


Thich Nhat Hanh was friends with Martin Luther King Jr., who nominated Hanh for the Nobel Prize. by the City of New York's Union Theological Seminary. Previous winners of this award include Al Gore,...

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Auschwitz Survivor Elie Wiesel Dies at 87

Auschwitz Survivor Elie Wiesel Dies at 87


clock icon 06 Jul 2016
author icon Elisa Meyer


The 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel was laid to rest at a Manhattan synagogue. Elie Wiesel, the Romanian-born American Jewish writer, Holocaust survivor, and Nobel Laureate, passed away...

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Mother Teresa will be Declared a Saint September 4

Mother Teresa will be Declared a Saint September 4


clock icon 22 Mar 2016
author icon C Barnett


Pope Francis says Mother Teresa will enter sainthood September 4. It is only fitting that Mother Teresa be made a saint in the year that Pope Francis declared as the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Mother...

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Pope Francis Confirms Mother Teresa Will be Made a Saint

Pope Francis Confirms Mother Teresa Will be Made a Saint


clock icon 21 Dec 2015
author icon C Barnett


Mother Teresa will be a Saint. It has been brewing for months, and now it is confirmed that Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun from Kolkata, will be declared a Saint in 2016. Pope Francis has already...

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Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh Receives Catholic “Peace on Earth” Award

Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh Receives Catholic “Peace on Earth” Award


clock icon 31 Oct 2015
author icon Derek Welch


Thich Nhat Hanh, "Thay" is the first Buddhist to receive the Catholic Pacem in Terris peace award. Thích Nhất Hạnh, a Buddhist monk hailing from Vietnam, is the recipient of the Pacem in Terris...

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Dalai Lama: This is not a Political Matter, Not Religious. It’s About Survival.

Dalai Lama: This is not a Political Matter, Not Religious. It’s About Survival.


clock icon 27 Oct 2015
author icon C Barnett


In a new video, the Dalai Lama calls for united action on global warming. 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner and the 14th Dalai Lama has called for action to restrict global warming and subsequent damage...

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