culture of peace
An Inspiring Piaroa Leader
Hortimio Ochoa, a 33-year-old Piaroa leader, was featured in a lengthy Venezuelan newspaper article on Wednesday last week for his dedication to preserving the traditional values and culture of his people as well as for his efforts to protect their lands and waters from illegal miners and armed groups. The author of the piece, María […]
Developing a Culture of Peace in Ladakh [journal article review]
“We are living in a Ladakh marked by growing conflict, both in terms of its frequency and intensity,” writes Stanzin Dawa, a Ladakhi scholar who obviously knows a lot about his society. He recently published an article in a peace studies journal that advocates eight different approaches that Ladakhis might take to improve their culture […]
Building a Culture of Peace in Ladakh
Ladakhi school children need mules to carry all their textbooks, according to one prominent scholar, since they are forced to learn Hindi, Urdu, and English as well as Ladakhi starting in first grade. Professor Siddiq Wahid, interviewed by Ladakh Times on September 15, decried the practice of forcing early immersion of Ladakhi children in foreign […]
