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Muhammed-karikaturerne (1): Undertrykkelsesfrihed Engelsk version Svensk version Muhammed-karikaturerne (2): Men der er jo en større sammenhæng Muhammed-karikaturerne (3): Vi må lære at se vor egen kulturelle blindhed Jylland-Postens tegninger er karikaturer med en klar tendens. De forbinder Profeten med terrorisme, kriminalitet og undertrykkelse af kvinder. Ingen af dem kan på nogen måde tjene til at fremme dialog, fælles forståelse eller en nok så nødvendig udveksling af almenviden mellem danskere og muslimer overalt. I deres ensidighed må de opfattes som krænkende. Måske kan intensiteten i de negative reaktioner overraske. Men betragtet i konteksten af vor samtidshistorie og globaliseringen bliver offentliggørelsen af dem både tankeløs og formålsløs. Den afslører en forbløffende mangel på almendannelse og journalistisk kvalitetssans. Den danske regering har tabt sagen på gulvet Værre er, at regeringen hverken synes at have forstået selve sagen eller behovet for tidlig skade-minimering. Statsminister Fogh Rasmussen afviste appeller om dialog og fulgte dermed et...

The most recent on top Farhang Jahanpour, January 7, 2012 As US and Iran confront each other, where is the diplomacy? Farhang Jahanpour, August 3, 2011 Iran can’t reform itself – the power struggle bewtween Ahmadinejad and Khamenei Farhang Jahanpour, May 17, 2011 Is Iran next? The Supreme Leader versus Ahmadinejad Farhang Jahanpour, March 4, 2011 The revolutions in the Arab world: The need for long-term thinking and humility Farhang Jahanpour, December 15, 2010 The Wikileak files: The banality of politics Farhang Jahanpour, November 18, 2010 This is what ought to be the U.S.’s interests in the Middle East! Farhang Jahanpour – Video on Vimeo, October 6, 2010 Towards a solution in the Middle East Farhang Jahanpour and Susanne Sklar, July 28, 2010 Dialogue on nuclear weapons and culture of peace by TFF Associate and a TFF friend Farhang Jahanpour, July 28, 2010 Iran, Turkey and Israel – New Global...

Muhammed-karikaturerne (2) Men der er jo en større sammenhæng ! Engelsk version Svensk version Muhammed-karikaturerne (1): Undertrykkelsesfrihed Muhammed-karikaturerne (2): Men der er jo en større sammenhæng Muhammed-karikaturerne (3): Vi må lære at se vor egen kulturelle blindhed Den generelle mediedækning i Vest fokuserer på Jyllands-Postens 12 karikaturer af Profeten. Dét fokus er for snævert i både tid og rum. Det får samtidig vreden på den arabiske "gade" til at fremstå som ubegribelig og overdrevet. TV-Avisen og andre medier har nu vinklet historien i en bestemt retning: Danmark og regeringen er næsten uskyldig, vi er blevet misforstået og offer for tarvelig propaganda og løgn; reaktionerne i den muslimske verden er urimelig og de, der protesterer, er uuddannet pøbel, men deres moderate ledere forstår situationen og ønsker samarbejde, danske eksportvarer og stabilitet. Både CNN og "Profilen" giver ministre mulighed for at fortælle hvordan de arbejder 24 timer i døgnet, 7 dage om...

The Muhammad Caricatures (2) But there is a context! Muhammad (1) Freedom of Suppression Muhammad (2) But there is a context ! Muhammad (3) We must learn to see our own cultural blindness Denne artikel på dansk Denna artikel på svenska The general media coverage in the West focuses on the 12 caricatures of the Prophet in the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten. This focus is too narrow in both time and space; it makes the outrage in the Arab "street" incomprehensible and exaggerated. The Danish Television and other media have now angled the affair in a particular direction: Denmark and the Danish government is almost innocent, Denmark has been misunderstood and is a victim of mean propaganda; the reaction is unreasonable and the protesters throughout the Muslim world are uneducated mobsters while their moderate leaders actually understand the situation and want co-operation, Danish export goods and stability. We are told, so...

Violencia en Montenegro Hoy "Una quinta guerra en los Balcanes puede evitarse todavía. Mientras Belgrado, cada día más aislado, está sobrado de tiempo, ese no es el caso de Montenegro y la comunidad internacional, cuyas acciones en Bosnia y en Kosovo están más que estancadas, tiene poca capacidad de formar una estrategia eficaz para la prevención en esta república minúscula de 635,000 habitantes". "Lo qué oímos y vimos durante nuestra misión exploratoria en Podgorica", opinan Soren Sommelius and Jan Oberg del equipo de mitigación de conflictos de TFF, "es aterradoramente similar a lo que nos dijo la gente en Croatia en 1991 – a pesar de todas las diferencias entre ambos casos" Fotografía © TFF El palacio presidencial en la capital de Montenegro, Podgorica. Serie de fotografías de Montenegro "Fue realmente sorprendente escuchar el nivel de la agresión verbal en Podgorica no sólo contra Milosevic, sino también contra la gente...

PressInfos 2006 Think pieces, not press releases • Reach more about 20,000 individuals by e-mail in government, civil society organisations, business, education, research and media around the world. • Alert you to international conflicts and the future world (dis)order, including civil society organizations, the UN, NATO, and OSCE, covering the local and the global. • Advocate learning about the human dimensions of conflicts, from prevention to post-conflict normalization, reconciliation and peacebuilding – based on non-violence. • Explore ideas and visions for the future in an action-oriented manner. • Never resemble what comes out of mainstream thinking, organizations and media… Get PressInfo free of charge to your mailbox Send us your comments on anything on your mind. PressInfo 241, August 15, 2006 Assessing the United Nations after the Lebanon War 2006 The UN has become in these situations, sadly, more of a geopolitical instrument than an instrument for the enforcement of...

The old Colony Harbour in Nuuk (2) The old Colony Harbour in Nuuk, Greenland @ Jan Oberg, TFF 2005 Cathedral churchyard in the old Colony Harbour in Nuuk, Greenland @ Jan Oberg, TFF 2005 Close to the old Colony Harbour in Nuuk, Greenland @ Jan Oberg, TFF 2005 The Grocer’s Shop in the old Colony Harbour in Nuuk, Greenland @ Jan Oberg, TFF 2005

The old colony Harbour in Nuuk (3)

In the streets of Bujumbura 1 Market place in Bujumbura, Burundi © 2003 Jan Oberg Hospital in Bujumbura, Burundi © 2003 Jan Oberg Poster to combat AIDS (SIDA) Bujumbura, Burundi © 2003 Jan Oberg

Kiosque de la Paix & Kamenge Salon de Coiffure and Peace Pharmacy Kamenge district, Bujumbura, Burundi © 2003 Jan Oberg, TFF

A cliff and its vegetation