http://www.provocate.org/archives/442 Connecting Global & Local » Provoking Thought & Action Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:49:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 http://www.provocate.org/archives/442#comment-1102 Provocate.org » Blog Archive » Provocate Recommends these Provocative Events for Spring 2008 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:57:18 +0000 http://www.provocate.org/archives/442#comment-1102 [...] January 28 — Religious, Political and Tribal Conflicts in Africa Believe the headlines and one would think that the entire continent of Africa is engulfed perpetually in armed conflicts. It is important to put conflicts in African nations into perspective—in regional and global terms—and to exercise extreme caution in drawing conclusions about these conflicts that one would not apply to the incredible devastation of the “world wars” between Western powers in this century or to the social and economic toll that the innocent citizens of many nations have paid as a result of the cold-war arms race between the superpowers. check it out [...] […] January 28 — Religious, Political and Tribal Conflicts in Africa Believe the headlines and one would think that the entire continent of Africa is engulfed perpetually in armed conflicts. It is important to put conflicts in African nations into perspective—in regional and global terms—and to exercise extreme caution in drawing conclusions about these conflicts that one would not apply to the incredible devastation of the “world wars” between Western powers in this century or to the social and economic toll that the innocent citizens of many nations have paid as a result of the cold-war arms race between the superpowers. check it out […]

]]> http://www.provocate.org/archives/442#comment-1111 GwynethSutherlin Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:16:39 +0000 http://www.provocate.org/archives/442#comment-1111 I disagree the the use of 'tribal' is pejorative. In fact, I think it should be used more to describe conflicts in eastern Europe and Asia. Its meaning is distinct from ethnic or racial and therefore very useful in accurately describing the nature of many conflicts. I disagree the the use of ‘tribal’ is pejorative. In fact, I think it should be used more to describe conflicts in eastern Europe and Asia. Its meaning is distinct from ethnic or racial and therefore very useful in accurately describing the nature of many conflicts.

]]> http://www.provocate.org/archives/442#comment-1208 Provocate.org » Blog Archive » February 1 — Provocate presents “Tuko Pamoja — Kenya & Indiana Together” Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:18:53 +0000 http://www.provocate.org/archives/442#comment-1208 [...] be excellent. You can discussion tribal and ethnic conflicts in Kenya and Africa over dinner at the Mosaic International Conversation Cafe of January 28. Bookmark [...] […] be excellent. You can discussion tribal and ethnic conflicts in Kenya and Africa over dinner at the Mosaic International Conversation Cafe of January 28. Bookmark […]

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