Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Aug 21 Tip: Watch TED talk by May El-Khalil speaking on "Making peace is a marathon"

Watch TED talk by May El-Khalil speaking on "Making peace is a marathon"

(The August 21 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.ted.com/talks/may_el_khalil_making_peace_is_a_marathon.html?utm_source=email&source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ios-share

In Lebanon there is one gunshot a year that isn’t part of a scene of routine violence: The opening sound of the Beirut International Marathon. In a moving talk, marathon founder May El-Khalil explains why she believed a 26.2-mile running event could bring together a country divided for decades by politics and religion, even if for one day a year.
The Beirut Marathon is the largest running event in the Middle East. May El-Khalil founded it as an instrument of peace.

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