The Voice of the Voiceless: PWPA President Speaks on Religious Freedom

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PWPA President Speaks on Religious Freedom 

On December 27, 2022, the PWPA President, Dr. Frank Kaufmann, spoke at the Universal Peace Federation sponsored event, The Voice of the Voiceless: Responsibility of the Media to Defend Religious Freedom. Dr. Kaufmann gave a brief presentation on Religious Illiteracy and Religious Freedom.

Mass communication media is given two great responsibilities. They are (1) to relentlessly fight for freedom of the press in places where it does not exist and (2) to demand the strictly ethical exercise of that freedom by their colleagues in places where it does exist. The International Media Association for Peace, as an open forum in which journalists and scholars can discuss issues freely, promotes the defense of human rights, of which the most foundational is freedom of religion. Other speakers include Ms. Susanna Kaneer on “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a Church’s Campaign for its Application” and Mr. Luke Higuchi on “The Current Religious Freedom Crisis in Japan.”

 

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PWPA President Speaks at the International Conference on the Family

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PWPA President Speaks at the International Conference on the Family

On November 19, 2022, PWPA President, Dr. Frank Kaufmann, spoke at Universal Peace Federation and Professors World Peace Academy’s International Conference on the Family. Dr. Kaufmann gave a brief presentation on “Tradition, Youth, and New Family Values” at the Peace Embassy in Tirana, Albania.

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Scholars Interview Series with Dr. Gordon Anderson – A Manifesto for an Integral Society

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Dr. Gordon Anderson speaks about his latest publication, Integral Society, Social Institutions and Individual Sovereignty

In this interview, Dr. Gordon Anderson discusses his newly published work, “Integral Society, Social Institutions and Individual Sovereignty”. Dr. Anderson explains the proper levels and spheres for social institutions such that they strengthen human sovereinty and freedom. Special empahsis is placed on economic freedom that has been blocked by corrupt relationships between centralized banks and exploitive governments.

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PWPA President Speaks on the Future of the Metaverse

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On September 15, 2022, Dr. Frank Kaufmann, President of PWPA, offered brief thoughts on the future of the Metaverse at an online event sponsored by the Pew Research Center and Elon University. Dr. Kaufmann was one of six experts invited to speak at the Twitter Spaces audio program, “Hype, Hope or Hell?: The Metaverse in 2040”, hosted by Lee Rainie and Janna Anderson.

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Scholars Interview with Dr. Bruce Tallman, Author of God’s Ecstatic Love

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Dr. Bruce Tallman speaks about his latest publication, God’s Ecstatic Love

Dr. Bruce Tallman is an author, spiritual director, and marriage coach. As a full-time spiritual director since 2002, Dr. Tallman has worked with laity and clergy from every Christian denomination. He has published two books for spiritual directors (one of them, Finding Seekers: How to Develop a Spiritual Direction Practice from Beginning to Full-Time Employment, is a bestseller in the field). He is passionate about his mission, which is to help people grow in wisdom and love. In this interview, we discuss his latest publication, God’s Ecstatic Love.

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Professors Interview Series: Dr. Craig Considine

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Dr. Craig Considine speaks on his new publication, People of the Book: Prophet Muhammad’s Encounters

Dr. Craig Considine is an Irish-Italian American award winning scholar of Islam, author, and professor at the prestigious Rice University. In this interview we talk about his new publication, People of the Book: Prophet Muhammad’s Encounters

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About Craig Considine

Dr. Considine is an award winning professor and the best-selling author of The Humanity of Muhammad – A Christian View. Dr. Considine is recognized as an authority in interfaith dialogue. He has written seven books and multiple articles for the field of Christian-Muslim relations and Islamic studies. Dr. Considine’s opinions appear regularly in leading news and media outlets around the world. Considine also has experience in film-making, having directed the critically acclaimed documentary film Journey into America. He is a practicing Roman Catholic of Irish, Italian, Scottish, and English descent and a native of Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Considine holds a PhD in sociology from Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, an MSc Lond. in international relations from Royal Holloway, the University of London, and BA in international relations from American University in Washington, DC.

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Interview with Professor Alon Ben Meir on Israeli Palestinian Relations

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Dr. Alon Ben Meir is a professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs and Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute. Ben-Meir is an expert on Middle East and West Balkan affairs, international negotiations, and conflict resolution. In the past two decades, Ben-Meir has been directly involved in various backchannel negotiations involving Israel and its neighboring countries and Turkey.

We are most fortunate to have Professor Ben Meir for an interview on his forthcoming World Affairs article, “The Case for an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation, Why Now and How?”

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Dr. Gordon Anderson on the International Journal of World Peace (IJWP) and Institutional Values Transmission (IVT)

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Dr. Gordon Anderson edited the International Journal of World Peace (IJWP) for 35 its 38 years, and was central to its success and production from the moment of its founding. We are fortunate to have had an important hour with Dr. Anderson, to learn of the history of the journal, and also to move in our conversation into Dr. Anderson’s continued work in the systematic study of institutions, and the preservation or loss of values and culture thereunto related.
Here is the podcast of our Interview with Dr. Anderson (Interview Transcript below)

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Urgent Action to Rescue Afghanis from Taliban Genocide

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On November 5, Dr. Frank Kaufmann conducted an important interview with former US Congressman Mark Siljander about the latter’s urgent efforts to rescue vulnerable Afghanis from terror and extermination under Taliban rule.

Mark Siljander spent over three decades in Washington, DC starting as a Republican U.S. Congressman and a Senate confirmed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (alt. rep.). Read Ambassador Siljander’s full bio and interview transcript below… Continue reading →

Israel-Palestine Interview with Middle East Expert Professor Alon Ben Meir

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Dr. Alon Ben Meir is a former professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs and Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute. Ben-Meir is an expert on Middle East and West Balkan affairs, international negotiations, and conflict resolution. In the past two decades, Ben-Meir has been directly involved in various backchannel negotiations involving Israel and its neighboring countries and Turkey. 

Listen to Professor Ben Meir’s stimulating and encouraging interview on his new developments and proposals for Israeli-Palestinian relations here:

Professor Ben-Meir is featured on a variety of television networks and also regularly briefs at the U.S. State Department for the International Visitors Program. He writes a weekly article that is syndicated globally. 

Dr. Ben-Meir has authored seven books related to the Middle East and is currently working on two new books about Syria and Turkey. Ben-Meir holds a master’s degree in philosophy and a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University. 

Ben-Meir is on Facebook at @ABenMeir, and Twitter at @AlonBenMeir.

Here below is Dr. Ben Meir’s proposal on which he explains more deeply in our interview

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