Over the past coupe of days, I have witnessed a number of various things, which really altered my perception of current world issues. For starters, since late December last year, Israel has been on a... Read more >>

I told the waiter that it was my birthday just so that I could get the cake that comes with all of the candles and the “Happy Birthday” song that everybody in the place is obliged to sing... Read more >>

There was something, I’ll admit, satisfying watching President Bush get booed by what felt like a sizable number in the stadium at the opening game of the Nationals that was missing when seeing... Read more >>

We all thought that the Holocaust was such an awful and tragic event that now exists only in history books. People of all religions and cultures could agree that it was one of the world’s worst... Read more >>

I told the waiter that it was my birthday just so that I could get the cake that comes with all of the candles and the “Happy Birthday” song that everybody in the place is obliged to sing... Read more >>

Last week, I stood with local Palestinians for a prayer vigil outside Orlando’s historic St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church on Rosalind Ave. My father and mother were members of this... Read more >>

Israel turned sixty this May of 2008, and I thought it was time to learn more about why there is so much unrest in the Middle East. So I conducted an interview with Darya Shaikh from One Voice. You... Read more >>

A bombing, a missile attack, loved ones lost, many wounded—and in response politicians take to their podiums pouring condemnations on the fire. Inadequate. Dangerous when their words inspire or... Read more >>

It has been hard for me in these past few weeks, watching the news, staying abreast of the “conflict” in Gaza. Although I am an African American woman living in the Western World, I... Read more >>

Written by Patricia Smith Melton - the founder, board chair, and former executive director of Peace X Peace. “It’s simple, if you want it to be.” With those words Dr. Mohammed S.... Read more >>