Seeds of Peace

The Seeds of Peace summer camp first convened in Otisfield, Maine, in 1993 to bring Arab and Israeli teenagers together. Today, the camp empowers young leaders from the Middle East and other regions of conflict with leadership skills directed toward reconciliation and coexistence. Contact founding director Tim Wilson.

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“Childhood Exposure to Media Violence Predicts Young Adult Aggressive Behavior, According to a New 15-Year Study”

Read the results of a 15-year longitudinal study released in March 2003 by University of Michigan researchers who found that children’s viewing of violent television shows, their identification with aggressive characters and their perception that TV violence is realistic were linked to later aggression as young adults.

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“Joint Statement on the Impact of Entertainment Violence on Children”

Read a statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics on the impact of violence on children. It states that the average American child watches as much as 28 hours of television a week and that viewing violence can lead to emotional desensitization, to a perception that the world is a mean and violent place, and to children […]

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Sarbpreet Singh

Sarbpreet Singh is a Boston-based coordinator of the Gurmat Sangeet Project, which teaches Sikh children a form of singing worship practiced in some Sikh services.

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Sikhnet

Sikhnet is a site maintained by Western Sikhs that attempts to link Sikhs all over the world. The site contains news and information on gatherings nationwide and ads for seeking Sikh spouses, among other things. Sikhnet is based in Espanola, New Mexico.

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CNN Belief Blog: Africa

Stories on Africa from CNN’s blog covering faith news, culture, breaking news and trends.  The blog is edited by CNN’s Daniel Burke and Eric Marrapodi with daily contributions from CNN’s worldwide newsgathering team and frequent posts from religion scholar and author Stephen Prothero.

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