Some Interesting Outside Links

Bioethics committees at the University of Michigan Health System

Americans for Peace Now
A group devoted to Israeli-Palestinian peace with justice

Peace in the Middle East
An Open Letter from American Jews to Our Government
(I am one of more than 3,200 signers)

Bat Shalom
Israeli and Palestinian women for peace and justice

Arts and Letters Daily

Acclaimed by some as one of the best intellectual web sites in the world. Created by Denis Dutton, a philosophy professor at Canterbury University in New Zealand and formerly at UM-Dearborn.

Central Asia Institute

An outgrowth of Greg Mortensen’s work. He authored the best-selling book, Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace, One School at a Time. One premise of his work is that education, in particular the education of girls, is the best way to promote change and combat extremist tendencies. His work focuses on Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Girl Effect

A “fun” little video with a very serious and important message.

UNICEF and Oxfam America

Links to two separate charities that do excellent development work. They are ones frequently cited by philosopher Peter Singer, who argues that we all have a moral duty to prevent suffering and death in impoverished countries. Singer’s newest book is The Life You Can Save. Click here to go to Peter Singer’s website.

Last revised (and links checked) June 26, 2009. Please let me know about any broken links and suggest new links.
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