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In no way do I see myself as a feminist but I do feel strongly that women should be in charge of African countries for a change. To nurture peace and help heal. Africa needs mothering. By great women such as: Wangari Maathai in Kenya Gertrude Mongella in Tanzania Winnie Byanyima in Uganda Last year, Bishop Desmond Tutu said women should rule the world. Media baron Ted Turner said men

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At last, signs of great leadership in Africa: the remarkable Gertrude Mongella, is the highest ranking elected woman in Africa. Many refer to her as Mama Mongella or Mama Beijing. Back in 1995 Gertrude Mongella was Secretary General of the high-profile UN conference on women in Beijing, China. Since then she's worked on women's issues at home in Tanzania and around the globe. Her goal is

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Of Winnie Byanyima, the author of nehanda dreams blog writes: "The overawing combination of beauty, charm and simplicity belies the person that she is: a politician who has been a thorn in the side of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni's government for the past 10 years. She grew up with the President, fought side by side with him and married his doctor-turned-enemy. Now, she wants the

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In his post at MSNBC titled "Big media on the run?" Prof Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit.com writes: "Do blogs and other alternative media have traditional media organizations running scared? Some people are saying so, but I think there's more going on than fear. Still it's clear that the blogosphere is having an impact. This past weekend I attended the BlogNashville conference at Belmont

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Email just received from Patrick Kielty (pictured below): Hello, Over the past few months more than a quarter of a million people have sent a message to Tony Blair and asked him to make poverty history. It's an achievable aim that has risen up the political and news agendas like never before - thanks to the actions of people like you. But we are rapidly approaching the critical moment of

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About "The Reverence for Life" edited by Lawrence Gussman In May, 1964, The Courier reprinted from the World Book Yearbook "Albert Schweitzer Speaks Out," a stirring report in which he writes movingly of his concern for life and its future on this earth. He wrote of the origin of "Reverence for Life" which is the basis for his most important book, "The Philosophy of Civilization".

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Photo: Dr Albert Schweitzer in 1930 THE PHILOSOPHY OF CIVILISATION The Ethics of Reverence for Life The following words by Dr Albert Schweitzer are excerpted from Chapter 26 of "The Philosophy of Civilisation" and from "The Ethics of Reverence for Life" in the 1936 winter issue of Christendom: I am life which wills to live, in the midst of life which wills to live. As in my own

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Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Quotation "When our resources become scarce, we fight over them. In managing our resources and in sustainable development, we plant the seeds of peace." WANGARI MAATHAI, of Kenya, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. - - - Prabhu Ram is from New Delhi, India. He presently works as Legal

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