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Peace and War

  • 31 Oct 2006
    Peace and War

    Ekklesia proposes non-violent alternatives to military action as well as peace-making strategies. Ekklesia hit the headlines in 2002 by proposing public consideration of strategies for non-violent regime change in Iraq.

  • 8 Feb 2012
    Youth longing for peace in the Arab world

    The key role of young people in recent Arab transformations was a recurrent theme for a recent World Council of Churches Christian-Muslim consultation.

  • 6 Feb 2012
    Argentine Methodists send hopes for peace to British counterparts

    The Argentine Methodist Church has sent a letter to the Methodist Church in Britain, saying it wants their governments to resolve Falkalnds issues peacefully.

  • 31 Jan 2012
    British anti-nuclear weapons activist nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

    Angie Zelter, founder-member of the anti-nuclear weapon campaign group Trident Ploughshares, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Irish peace activist Mairead Maguire.

  • 31 Jan 2012
    UN debate about Syria analysed on television

    Regional analyst and Ekklesia associate Dr Harry Hagopian will be expert commentator assisting the presenter for the Al-Jazeera (English) from 7:30 till 10:30 PM tonight (31 January 2012).

  • 31 Jan 2012
    Amnesty criticises UK export of tear gas to Bahrain

    Amnesty International has criticised the UK’s decision to export tear gas to Bahrain where multiple deaths have been caused as a result of its use by security forces.

  • 30 Jan 2012
    MoD and CND agree: 'Trident has nowhere to go'

    A verdict from with the MoD and the conclusion of a CND report agree that Sottish independence will leave Trident with "nowhere to go"

  • 29 Jan 2012
    Iran’s threat to close the Hormuz Strait is a sign of desperation

    Iran, Israel and the US are equally responsible for bringing the Middle East to the brink of war, a decade after the disastrous assault on Iraq’s presumed 'weapons of mass destruction', says Ghassan Michel Rubeiz. Does Iran have a latent objective in raising the Strait closure now? Should Israel, or the US, launch an air strike on Iran preemptively, Iran may want the world to think about the consequences of such a closure on the world economy.

  • 26 Jan 2012
    Christian prepares for prison over matter of conscience

    A Scottish Christian has told a court that she will go to jail rather than accept that she has done anything wrong in taking direct action against nuclear weapons.

  • 24 Jan 2012
    UK 'arming repression' in Egypt say campaigners

    Anti-arms trade campaigners will present a petition at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office calling on the UK government to end arms sales to repressive regimes.