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(Continuedonpage2)  N A+ ) xdxExA     @XXT TheMisguidedPolicyWeHaveFollowedPost9/11: #XTX @ #    @XXTAViewfromBahrain    XTX @ByJ._Kristen_ԀUrban "?  (Dr.J._Kristen_ԀUrban,an_ICPJ_ԀBoardmember,spentthespringsemesterof2004asa_Fulbright_ $  scholarinBahrain,whereshewrotethisarticle.) %!!   IcamefrommyhomeinGettysburg,Pennsylvaniaasa_Fulbright_ԀScholartoteachinthe '"# AmericanStudiesProgramattheUniversityofBahrainthispastsemester.BahrainisAmericas w(#$ bestfriendintheregion,atatimewhenthelistisgrowingshorterbytheday.Evenconsidering c)$% therestoftheneighborhood,Ihavebeensurprisedtodiscoverhowuniqueaplaceitis. O*%&   (Continuedonpage3) ',w'( Ї  5u5 (X[(#(#(&%XXT(Continuedfrompage1) !    %&HeritageFestivalXTX `   &%XXT  PuttingontheHeritageFestival ` becomesmoreofachallengeeachyear, 8  accordingtoFestivalChairBillCollinge,who  ` tirelesslyholdstogetherthePlanningCommittee  8 andworriesaboutdetails,suchasbeesandrain   andnotenoughtents.Nancy_Konopka_,whohas    plannedtheoutstandingscheduleofchildrens p   activitiesatFestivalsinrecentyears,workslong H  andhardtoprovidematerialsforstimulating  p  craftsandexperiencesinkeepingwiththe H  Festivalthemeofeducatingourselvesabout   othercultures.Megan_Weikel_Ԁcontactsscoresof   non-profitorganizations,invitingthemtorent   boothsandsharetheirserviceswiththebroad X cross-sectionofthecommunitywhoattendthe 0 Festival.LyndaTaylorandRosie_Bolen_Ԁhave X takenoverfromTricia_Pitney_Ԁthe 0 time-consumingtaskofcontactingvendorsand  liningupdisplaysandcraftdemonstrators.    Ofcoursewecan'thaveaFestival @ withoutfood,andsowelookto_Candace_ h _Desonier_Ԁtocontactethnicfoodvendors,which @ thisyearwillincludeThai,Mexican,Greek,  Italian,IndianandSoulfood,alongwith  goodiesfromRosssReadsandJaspersJuices. x _Candace_Ԁisalsohelpfulinfindingentertainment, P andtoherweowenotonlythepresenceof (x  _Ulali_atthisyearsFestival,butalso Clogged  P  UpandStrungOut,Freya_Qually_sbandof  (! Appalachianfiddlersand_cloggers_.Goodold !" fashionedDixielandwillalsobepartofthe "# program,thankstotheFireCityJazzBand, `#$ fromMountSaintMarysCollege.Our 8$% mission?Tocelebrateourculturesthrough %` & music,food,andthearts!tolearnaboutwhowe %8!' areandwherewecomefrom. &"(   Howdowegoaboutfinancinga p(#* Festivalonashoestring?Wevebeenblessed H)$+ withgenerous_funders_,whohavealmostalways  *p%, givenuswhatweaskedfor.Thisyears *H&- contributionsincludeaStargrantfromthe + '. AdamsCountyArtsCouncil,agiftfromthe !. _LeVan_ԀFoundation,fundingfromtheRobertC. / HoffmanEndowmentTrust,anda_regrant_Ԁfrom 0 thePennsylvaniaPartnersintheArts.Jan Y1 Powerswritesthegrantproposals,George_Gelles_ 12 keepsthebooks,andTom_Kiniry_ԀandMary  Y3 Patrickdothelegworkfortheprogramads.  14 Mary,whohasbeenwiththeFestivalsinceit  5 beganin1991,isalsotheLocalArrangements  6 Coordinator;herjobinvolveseverythingfrom i 7 workingwiththeCountyCommissionersto A 8 obtainingdonationsofdeliciousfruitfromthe i 9 RiceFruitCompany.Wethinkwe'vebecomea A : countyinstitutionbynow,butwealwaysneed  ; morevolunteerstoplanandcarryoutthe  < Festival.Ifyoudliketohelp,call334-0752or y = contactourVolunteerCoordinator,Cynthia Q > _Reimel_,attheYWCA,3349171. )y? A+ ) xdxE[A Q@   %&TravelTroupetoDignTel 8B atHeritageFestival LC  Z"#&%i"# p Baltimore-bornplaywrightFlora_Atkin_ 8E willbeonhandtointroduceherplaywhenthe F AdamsCountyTravelingChildrensTheater G TroupeperformsattheHeritageFestival, pH September19at4p.m.,attheGettysburg HI RecreationPark._Atkin_sDignTel,astoryof  pJ wisefolksandfoolsfromJewishlore,isthetenth HK annualproductionbytheTravelingTroupe,  L producedbytheAdamsCountyArtsCouncil. M Mrs._Atkin_,arecipientoftheprestigious N _Chorpenning_ԀCupwhichrecognizeswritersof X O outstandingplaysforchildren,willappearatthe 0!P troupesperformanceandmeetthepublic "XQ afterward.Shewillalsospeakaboutwritingfor "0R childrenstheateronMonday,September20,at #S 11a.m.,attheGettysburgcampusof_H.A.C.C._Ԁ $T Thepublicisinvitedtoattendthefree h% U presentation.Authorofadozenglobe-ranging @&!V musicalcomediesforkids,_Atkin_,anactive 'h"W octogenarianwhohasdevotedherlifetothe '@#X theaterarts,wrotefourofthetroupesformer ($Y hits,includingtheTarradiddleshows, )$Z _Golliwhoppers_and_Skupperduppers_.Herplays x*%[ havebeenperformedattheKennedyCenterand P+&\ SmithsonianInstitute. (,x'] Ї  Founderofachildrenstheaterat ! not-so-far-awayGlenEchoParkinsuburban  Washington,Mrs._Atkin_Ԁtraveledextensively  withherhusbandanddiscoveredawealthof Y folkloreallovertheplanet.Shehasdeveloped 1 entertainmentfromthestoriesofNigeria,India,  Y PuertoRico,andOklahoma!WithDignTel,  1 sheconjuredamusicaladventurewhichfollows   eagerarcheologistsastheyunearthobjectsthat   spinstoriesoutofJewishfolktales.The i   TravelingTroupeartisticdirectorisAnn A   Griffith. i  Ѐ A    The2004_ACTCTT_Ԁseasonissponsored   bythe_LeVan_ԀFamilyFoundation,Sprint,the   RobertC.HoffmanCharitableEndowment y  Trust,ThePub&Restaurant,andBuilttoLast Q  Contracting. )y A+ ) xdxEA Q (Continuedfrompage1) 8   %& ViewfromBahrain #&%/#  /̀NestledbetweenQatarandthemainlandof  SaudiArabia,thistinyisland!reputedtobethe \ biblicalGardenofEden!hasbeenacenterof 4 commerceandtradeforover4,000years,a  \ historythathaspredisposedittothecelebration 4 ofaculturaldiversityofwhichitis   exceptionallyproud.Itisperhapsthisrich  traditionthathasledittowardsthesuccessful l transitionfromabsolutemonarchytoa D  constitutionalmonarchythatprovidesforan  l! appointedConsultativeCouncil,anelected  D" ChamberofDeputies,theparticipationofboth !# menandwomeninvotingandpolitics,an "$ independentJudiciary,andproceduresfor |#% amendingtheConstitution. T$&   ItiswithinthisdynamiccontextthatI &T!( amteachingacourseon _Peacebuilding_,Faith, &,") andPluralism.Andwhoaremystudents?The '#* UniversityofBahrainistheonlypublic (#+ coeducationalinstitutionintheGulf,somy d)$, classconsistsofbothmenandwomen,who <*%- representthenextgenerationofBahrainisocial +d&. andpoliticalleadership.Bright,warm,and +<'/ generous,theyarecompletelyathomewith !/ Americanpedagogyandinteractivediscourse. 0 FocusingonmoralitypoliticsinAmerica,we 1 haveexaminedthewaythatAmericansdealwith Y2 divisivemoralissues,conversationsthatoften 13 spillovertoissueswithinBahrainaswell.Our  Y4 aimistoexplorethemechanismsbywhich  15 diversesocietiesresolvesuchconflictthrough  6 politicalmeans.AsAmericanStudiesstudents,  7 theseyoungmenandwomenareacquaintedwith i 8 theAmericanblueprintofdemocracy,theplace A 9 GeorgeWashington,AbrahamLincoln,andthe i : CivilRightsMovementhaveoccupiedinour A ; history,andthefactthattheAmericanDream  < wonoutoverCommunism.Theyhopetosee  = muchofthisdreamrealizedwithintheirown y > country. Q ?  p Overthepasttwomonths,however, QA thingshavebeguntochange.Weopenourclass )B eachdaywithareviewofoneofBahrainsdaily C newspapers,andeventssinceAprilhavebegunto D derailmylessonplans.Fortwomonthswehave aE endureddailyassaultswithfront-pagestories: 9F aboutAbu_Ghraib_,withgraphicpicturesof aG torture,testimoniesofprisoners,motherswaiting 9H fearfullyoutsidetheprisongate;about collateral I damageandtheseemingdisregardforIraqilife; J aboutanattackthathascometobecalledlocally qK the desertweddingmassacreandthebodiesof IL smallchildrenbeingburiedinitsaftermath; !qM aboutmilitaryincursionsintoShiiteholysites IN andblood-spatteredmosques. !O  p Theseandmanyothernewsstorieshave !Q leftthemaskingwhytheyshouldcareabout Y"R Americanideals.Onestudentchallenged, We 1#S expectedthedictatorsinourregiontorunanAbu  $YT _Ghraib_!weneverthoughtAmericawould. $1 U  Andwhydidtheyshowthepictures??? % !V demandedanother. Howdoesanyoneexpect &!W thesementogobacktotheirfamiliesandtheir i'"X villages,nowthateveryoneknows? Andwhat A(#Y didtheymean,Nobodygoesoutintothedesert )i$Z tohaveawedding?anotherasked. Weare )A%[ fromthedesert:thatswhoweare! *&\  +&]   Nordothechallengesendinmy ! classroom.SinceIarrived,Ihavefoundnothing  butgenerosityandkindnessinmyinteractions  withthepeopleofBahrain.Butthispastweek, Y whileIwasshoppinginalocalhypermarket,a 1 ten-yearoldboystrodeuptomeandthreatened  Y mewithhisfists,sendingatorrentofwordsmy  1 way.EvenwithmylimitedArabic,itwasclear   whathemeant.Hismothergrabbedhim   immediately,butgavemeanicystare:no i   mother-to-mother Imsorryhessucha A   nuisanceshrug,justthestare.Thenyesterday, i  drivingoutofmycompound,Iattractedtwo A  twelve-yearoldboysonbicycles,whoracedup   tomycar,shooktheirfistsatmywindows,and   shoutedatmevehemently.Thesearechildren, y  buttheirrageisreal. Q  Ѐ )y   TheBahrain-USFreeTradeDealis Q Sealedreadtherecentheadline.Itsadealthat ) requirestheimplementationofliberal,  democraticvalues.Implicitinthisisavibrant  citizenrywhoaskquestionsanddemand a politicalaccountability.ThecitizensofBahrain 9 arewatching,listening,andnotafraidto a question.Infact,lastweekendmorethan4,000 9 people,bothyoungandold,turnedoutinthe  capitalcityofManamatodemandthe  withdrawalofUSforcesfromIraqiShiiteholy q sitesandprotestthetreatmentofIraqiprisoners. I Itisworthnotingthattwo-thirdsofBahrainis !q areShiite,afactthatcarriessomeweightnowin I ademocratickingdom.Thisisayoung,fragile !  democracy.  !   AsanAmericanwhobelievesthather Y"# countryhas,inthepast,eventuallygottenalot 1#$ ofthingsright,therealizationthatthemisguided  $Y% policywehavefollowedpost9/11hascostus $1 & themoralhighgroundispainfultoaccept. % !' Whatdowestandfornow?Ifearitisgoingto &!( bealongtimebeforeAmerican i'")  condemnationswillagainringwithauthority. A(#* ThisisbadforourpositionasSuperpower!itis )i$+ devastatingforaworldinneedofdirectionand )A%, reassurance. *&- A+ ) xddE+A +&.  +'/ Ї%&  DialogueTowardaWorld !/ WithoutViolence 50 M#&%M#   ByJanPowers !2    p FromJune2327,Iwasprivilegedto  4 participateinanincredibleinternational Y 5 conversationsponsoredbytheHagueAppealfor 1 6 PeaceandtheInternationalFellowshipof  Y7 ReconciliationatthebrandnewForumonthe  18 waterfrontinBarcelona,Spain.Altogether,650  9 ofusgatheredeachmorningforaplenaryonfive  : differentaspectsofwaystomaketheworlda i ; morepeacefulplace:PreventionandNonViolent A < ResolutionofArmedConflicts,Economyand i = War,CivilSocietyandDisarmament,Peace A > Education,andHumanSecurity(asopposedto ? militarysecurity). @  p Eachplenarywasfollowedbythreesets QB ofafternoonsessionsonmorespecifictopics, )yC suchasthosethatIattendedon FutureofPeace QD NegotiationsinIsraelandPalestine, Resource )E War!OilFuelingConflicts, Women,Peace, F andSecurity, MediaandConflict, G  Globalization:IncorporatingEnvironmentaland aH HumanRights!justasamplingofthose 9I available.Ofcourselotsofnetworkingwenton aJ constantly,andIwashappytohangoutwith 9K friendsfromtheJerusalemCenterforWomen L andGushShalom,aswellasseveralfromthe M InternationalPeaceResearchAssociation,whom qN Isawagainoneweeklateratourbiannual I O meetingin_Sopron_,Hungary. !!qP  p Letmesharewithyouafewsignificant "!R ideaswhichIgleanedfromtheDialogue,inorder #S togiveyoutheflavorofourconversationsina $T fewwords.Onhowwecandelegitimizewar: Y% U weneedtomobilizechildrenandyouthtospeak 1&!V togovernmentalleadersandalsoaskthepublic  'Y"W whobenefitsfromspreadinghatred.Peace '1#X educationvaluesneedtobeintegratedinto ( $Y schoolcurricula(educationministerseverywhere )$Z arebeingcontactedaboutthisproject).Early i*%[ warningjournalismiscrucial;journalistsneedto A+&\ reportmorethanfactsandtoencourage ,i'] reflectiononthefuture.Aboutoilandwater: ! theriskofcivilconflictdropsoffwhen  monetaryresourcesarenotabundant,butinthe  21stcenturythemainconflictswillbedueto Y lackofwater. 1   Regardingelections,weneedissue  1 groupstoinformandeducatethepublic,butwe   shouldavoidsingleissuevotingandinstead   educatevoterstolookacrosstheboard.We i   mustforcethenuclearissueandthewarissue A   ontopoliticalplatforms!thereshouldnotbea i  conspiracyofsilence!Asignificantquestionto A  ask:whatpoliciesdowehavetomanagefear?   Weneedtocreatenewwaysofunderstanding   politicsnotlinkedtodominationandviolence y  butrathertocooperationand_sustainability_. Q  Thesearewaysofstrengtheningtheabilityof )y societytostandagainstprejudice,tyrannyand Q massviolence. )   Alas,Ihave107pagesofnotesfromthe  conferenceandcansharewithyoujustatinybit a ofthiswealth.Soletmeleaveyouwithsome 9 memorablethoughts: Oneoftheobstaclesto a activismisdespair.Weneedtoengagein 9  appreciativeinquirywithyoungpeople,  encouragingthemtolookatthepositivesideof  events.Andfinally, Weneedtojustkeep q sayingNotonegative,warlike_messages._Ԁ I A+ ) xddE A !q   %&ThePeaceableBible?#&%`#  X    PatriciaM.McDonald.GodandViolence:  D" BiblicalResourcesforLivinginaSmallWorld. !# _Scottdale_,PA:Herald,2004.373pp.$16.99. "$ ReviewedbyBillCollinge. |#%   Quickquiz:Wheredoesthemottoin ,%| ' ourmastheadcomefrom?Yes,fromtheBible &T!( (exactansweratendofarticle).Yetmanyofus &,") haveanimageoftheBibleasawarlike,violent '#* book.IamcurrentlyreadingJames_Hillman_sA (#+ TerribleLoveofWar(Penguin,2004),inwhich d)$, thechiefculpritturnsouttobe theraging <*%- intoleranceofthebiblicalGod. Isitfairto +d&. claimthattheBibledepictsviolenceasan +<'/ attractiveoption?PatriciaMcDonaldasks. !/  Onepurposeofthisbookistoanswerwitha 0 resoundingno.Thebookhasasecond, 1 affirmativepurpose,aswell: todemonstrate Y2 fromarangeofbiblicaltextsthewaytheycan 13 providemany(andsometimessurprising)  Y4 resourcesforencouragingandenablingmore  15 peaceablewaysofliving.  6  p McDonaldacknowledgesthatthereis i 8 muchviolenceandviolentimageryinbiblical A 9 texts.Shedoesnotaddressthetextsfromthe i : perspectiveofageneraltheoryoftheoriginand A ; natureofviolence;infact,shedevotesan  < appendixtocriticizingtheapproachof_Ren_  = Girard,whodoesproposesuchatheory.Nor y > doessherelyonadistinctionbetweenanOld Q ? Testament warriorGodandaNewTestament )y@  Godoflove.Thereisviolenceandlovein QA bothtestaments,andbothrevealthesameGod, )B although thatGod...istobedefinitively C understoodthroughthepersonandwitnessof D JesusofNazareth.Shewrites,then,explicitly aE asaChristianbutexpressesthehopethatthereis 9F materialinherbookthatwillbeofusetoJews aG andtothosewhodonotaffirmabiblicalfaith. 9H  p HowMcDonaldproceedsisbywayof J carefulreadingofbiblicaltextsintheirnarrative qK contextsandinthecontextofthecanon,thatis, IL theBibleasawhole.Mostofthebookisabout !qM theOldTestament,focusingonGenesis,Exodus, IN Numbers,Joshua,Judges,Isaiah,andafew !O passagesfromotherbooks.TheNewTestament  P isrepresentedbychaptersonMarkand !Q Revelation.Forthemostpart,sheconcentrates Y"R onthebiblicalbooksthathaveareputationfor 1#S violence!suchfamiliar peacetextsas swords  $YT intoplowshares, thelionwillliedownwiththe $1 U lamb, turntheothercheekarementionedonly % !V inpassing,ifatall.Herargumentis(1)that &!W thereismuchlessviolenceintheBiblethanis i'"X oftenthought;(2) thatmostofwhatthereis A(#Y shouldbereadascounteringviolenceratherthan )i$Z encouragingit,and(3)thatwhatremainsisvery )A%[ difficulttosquarewiththethrustoftheBibleas *&\ awhole. +&] Ї  Becauseherapproachisthroughclose ! readingratherthanageneraltheory,itis  difficulttosummarizeherbookinareview.  Instead,Iwilltaketwoexamples,onefromthe Y beginningoftheBible,theotherfromtheend, 1 toillustratehowsheproceeds.  Y   ThetwocreationstoriesinGenesis1   and2arethoroughlypeaceful!remarkablyso,in   contrasttootherancientNearEasternmyths, i   suchastheBabylonian_Enuma_Ԁ_Elish_,which A   portraytheworldastheoutcomeofastruggle i  amongthegods.Butwereadonlytwomore A  chapters,inwhichthehumanpopulation   doublestofour,andwefindnumberthree   killingnumberfour.CainskillingofAbelis y  oftenblamedonGodsarbitrarypreferenceof Q  AbelssacrificeoverCains.ThatishowCain )y seesit,tobesure,butisitwhatthetextis Q saying?McDonaldarguesthatthetextreveals )  Cainasobliviousgoldenboy,secureinhis  statusasfirstborn,obviouslymoreimportant  thananyyoungerbrother,runningupagainst a  themostcharacteristicfeatureof[thebiblical] 9 God:astrongpropensityforfavoringtheweak a overthestrong.Godinviteshimtoreconsider 9 thegroundsforhisresentment(Genesis4:67),  butCainturnsimmediatelytoviolence. Thus  rightattheoutsettheBiblelocateshuman q violenceinadefectiveresponsetowhatCain I mistakenlyinterpretedasanarbitrarychallenge !q fromGod,becausehewasnotsufficiently I awareofhisownadvantagesastheelder !  brother.McDonaldlikensCaintomostofus  ! intheWest,who,withoutreflectingmuchon !" thesituation,considerourselvesentitledtothe Y"# lionsshareoftheworldsnaturalresourcesand 1#$ tofoodandmerchandisesoldatpricesthatdo  $Y% notgiveafairreturntoworkers. $1 &   TheBookofRevelation,withwhichthe &!( ChristianBibleends, tendstoberegarded i'") eitherasfartooviolentforpolitesocietyoras A(#* theonlysignificantbookinthebiblicalcanon. )i$+ Thetruth revealedbyRevelation,James )A%, _Hillman_Ԁsays,is theterrifyingwrathofthe *&- DivineLambwhowreakshavocontheworld. +&. Noquestion,theBookofRevelationisfullof !. violentimagery,whichderivesfromthe / apocalyptictraditioninwhichitstands.Butthe 0 violenceoftheimages,McDonaldargues,is Y1 subvertedbytherealitywhichtheyrepresent. 12 HowdoestheLambtriumph?Notbyviolence,  Y3 notbyactionatall,butbybeingslain,by  14  enduringthehostileactionofotherswhile  5 remainingfaithfultoGod.The swordby  6 whichtheSonofManconquersisnotphysical i 7 forcebuttheWordofGod.Thewarwhich A 8 breaksoutinheaveninRevelation,chapter12,is i 9 notarealwaratall,butarepresentationofthe A : defeatofSatanby JesusdeathandChristians  ; subsequentwitnesstoit.Thefactthatpeople  < haveoftenreaditasarealwar isoneofmany y = waysinwhich,despitetheNewTestaments Q > insistenceonthecentralityofJesuscrucifixion, )y? popularimaginationhasassimilatedGodspower Q@ tohumanpower.ButtherealpointoftheBook )A ofRevelationisthat theslayingoftheLamb B andsubsequentChristianwitnessaresufficientto C handlealltheoppositionthatthecosmoscan aD comeupwith. 9E  p SomeofyouwillrememberPatricia 9G (Patsy)McDonaldfromthetime(19902002) H whenshetaughtatMountSaintMarys,before I returninghometoEngland(theremoteoriginof qJ thisbookwasaguestlectureinmyclassin IK 1991!whatyouarereadingisnotadispassionate, !qL academicreview).Youmayrecallhercommand IM ofthebiblicallanguagesandothertoolsof !N scholarship,whichisondisplayherebutnever  O cluttersthetext.Thebookalsoexhibitswhat !P youwouldexpecttoseeifyouknowher:a Y"Q breadthoflearningandinterests(evensome 1#R tracesofherfirstacademicfield,biology),  $YS eleganceofwriting,andasubtle,understatedwit. $1 T McDonaldmakessomereferencetoherown % !U experienceasteacherandreligioussisterandto &!V politicaleventsofourtime,butneverinsucha i'"W wayastodistractfromthebiblicaltext.Rather, A(#X becausesheisreadingthetextsoclosely,the )i$Y effectonmewastokeepsendingmebacktothe )A%Z biblicaltextsthemselves.Ifthatistheimpacton *&[ mostreaders!iftheyarestimulatedtoreturnto +&\ theBiblewithanewsenseofhowitcanbea ! resourcefornonviolentliving!McDonaldwill  havesucceededinhertask.  (Answertoquizquestion:Isaiah2:4.) 1 A+ ) xddE A  Y   XTX%& _ICPJ_ԀSponsorsLectureon  @ MuralsofNorthernIreland  ,  ؊#&%XXT#  OnWednesday,September8,at7:30    p.m.,intheGettysburgCollegeChapelLounge, x   JessicaMyers,GettysburgCollege04,willgive P  anillustratedpresentationonthewallmuralsof (x  NorthernIreland,entitled Murals,theSilent P  VoiceofConflict.Myersbeganherstudyof (  themuralsduringherjunioryearabroadin   Irelandandwasabletocontinuecollecting   imagesandrecordingchangesinthemurals ` withthehelpofaspecialresearchgrantfrom 8 theProvostsOfficeoftheCollege.She ` completedathesisonthemuralsasan 8 independentstudyforherspecialmajoron  UnderstandingPeacethroughtheStudyof  ConflictandpresentedherworkinJuly2004as p partoftheArtandPeaceCommissionatthe H InternationalPeaceResearchAssociation  p meetingin_Sopron_,Hungary. H   JessMyerstalkswithartistsand  partisansonbothsidesoftheconflictin  NorthernIreland.Shenotesthatmuralsofthe X CatholicNationalistsoftenfeaturemartyrsand 0  historicalevents,whereastheProtestant  X! Loyalistsaremorelikelytofeatureparamilitary  0" groups.Lately,however,newmuralshave !# beguntoreflectdissatisfactionofallgroups "$ withthefailureofvariouspartiestoliveupto h#% therecentpeaceagreement.Myerswillcontinue @$& herstudyofthemuralsasshepursuesa %h ' MastersdegreeattheUniversityofUlsterthis %@!( fall.Hertalkisbeingsponsoredbythe &") InterfaithCenterforPeaceandJusticeand '"* _CRAGI_Ԁ(ConflictResolutionandGlobal x(#+ Interdependence). 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