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The Golden Temple of Amritsar

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From video.nytimes.com - December 12, 2012 1:18 AM
The Golden Temple is the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion. It is also home to one of the largest free eateries in the world.


This two-minute video clip is an effective portal to alternative religious traditions on the South Asian subcontinent.   While students might not at first relate to the theologies of diverse religious traditions, they connect with the underlying ethics of many world religions.  This video is an effective tool to help them gain greater cultural understanding and demystify unfamiliar cultural practices. 


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I was impressed by the fact that the people of the Sikh religion are very accepting of people who remain outside their system of beliefs.  They acknowledge the fact that there are other religions and don't see any reason to treat them with anything but respect.  These people are most definitely good people.

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Matt Mallinson's comment, November 7, 2012 3:25 PM
I like that the Sikh religion allows people of all religions to visit their holy temple. These people seem like good people.
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From Victim to (Mutual) Aggressor: South Sudan's Disastrous First Year

From Victim to (Mutual) Aggressor: South Sudan's Disastrous First Year | Geographyclass | Scoop.it
From www.theatlantic.com - December 12, 2012 1:09 AM
The new African country, founded in part to escape from the northern government's violence, is showing some hostility of its own.

 

Independence for ethnic/religious groups, while culturally satisfying, does not necessarily solve all the problems within a region.  South Sudan's 1-year anniversary shows that even though they have a short history, it has been marked by ineffective governance and social instability.  


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One of the problems going on between Sudan and South Sudan is the same problem that other countries in Africa are suffereing from.  Sudan contained various different ethnic groups that all warred with each other for years.  When the powers of Europe divided up Africa they did not take the many different ethnic groups into consideration.  This caused many different ethnic groups to clash.  Despite South Sudan gaining its independence, it has not slowed down the conflicting beliefs of the various ethnic groups. 

Derek Ethier's comment, November 5, 2012 2:24 PM
A huge problem faced by all of Africa is artificial boundaries. When European powes carved up Africa at the Berlin Conference, they showed very little interest in doing so along ethnic boundaries. As a result, we have some nations (like Nigeria) home to hundreds of different ethnic groups. In the case of Sudan, ethnic groups in the North and South warred for years until South Sudan gained independence. Unfortunately, it has done litle to stop the violence and instability.
Joshua Choiniere's comment, November 5, 2012 2:39 PM
The problems in compassed with Sudan and South Sudan are numerous and very concerning to not only the Sudanese but also the world. The clashes over regime cruetly, oil reserves, and freedom have sparked media and international concern over these two seperate countries. Sudan is loking to take back it's reveune making oil reserves wile South Sudan is struggling with the burden of providing for its people and ensuring their happiness is a struggle that all nations face. The situation bewteen Sudan and South Sudan is a unique situation because there so many variables that are not typical in a low stable country. For instance there are two recgonized countries and two legitimate political leaders that the world validate.
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