Tutor in Middle-Eastern politics, literature and civilisation
DR FARHANG JAHANPOUR
in conversation with
William Blake scholar and tutor in theology DR SUSANNE SKLAR
DR FRANK BARNABY
On his experience of witnessing an atomic explosion
in the Australian desert in the 1950s
“ What is necessary to build a worldwide culture of peace in which human beings and
civilisation can flourish, and nuclear weapons become obsolete? ”
DR FARHANG JAHANPOUR
On why the teachings of the 13th century Persian poet Rumi
are relevant to understanding the problems in today’s world
“What will it take to build trust between nations so that those who have nuclear weapons
are willing to give them up and those who do not will not seek to acquire them?”
“Do nuclear weapons have a role in the 21st century?”
“What future is there for nuclear power?”
“Will nuclear weapons ever become a matter of history?”
DR SCILLA ELWORTHY
On ‘THE 7 STEPS TO PEACE’
(part of the Make Peace Programme of
the 2011 Berlin World Peace Festival)
SIR JEREMY GREENSTOCK
former British Ambassador to the United Nations
UK’s Special Representative for Iraq 2003/04
Chair, the United Nations Association-UK
“How important is political leadership in nuclear disarmament?”
“Where does the drive for disarmament come from in a globalised world?”
“Will the human race survive the 21st century?”
SPECIALS
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU
in conversation with
Niwano Peace Prize Laureate DR SCILLA ELWORTHY
MR SHOSO KAWAMOTO
On his experience of being orphaned by the atomic bomb that
was dropped on his home town of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945
(Speaking to TalkWorks on the occasion of the 65th anniversary
at Friends House London)
I IN CONVERSATION—prominent individuals with wisdom gained from experience in the fields of nuclear disarmament and peacebuilding
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