Published Articles About SFCG

Here is our archive of articles and press clippings. They are listed in reverse chronological order. Some of these documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

For additional information regarding these articles you may contact Susan Koscis. Phone: (202) 265-4300 Email: skoscis@sfcg.org .

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Inside Higher Ed
Scott Jaschik
Return to Iran
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May 16, 2005

The Daily Star
M. J. Rosenberg
Money can bring Israeli-Palestinian peace around
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May 10, 2005

The Daily Star
Dov s. Zakheim
Middle Eastern democracy need not be a Western import
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May 04, 2005

The Daily Star
Mohammad Daraghmeh
Israelis and Palestinians recognize the failure of violence
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April 20, 2005

The University of Massachusetts - Student Newspaper
Ayesha Kazmi
The Search for Common Ground
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March 24, 2005

The Washington Post
Honored for a Gang Truce
Muhammad Ali and other recipients of the Common Ground Awards
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March 18, 2005

Morocco Times
Houda Filali-Ansary
Music SFCG awarded percentage from Putumayo music CD
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May 18, 2005

Morocco Times
Houda Filali-Ansary
Courts mediating for justice
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February 14, 2005

HT Media
Press Trust of India
US to fund Palestinian media development
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February 11, 2005

Scoop Media
Press Release: US State Department
US Award Supports Independent Palestinian Media
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February 11, 2005

Christian Science Monitor
John Marks and Susan Collin Marks
Let's legislate consensus-building
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February 10, 2005

De Morgen
Family radio soap successfully fights sexual violence in Burundi
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February 7, 2005

BELGA (Belgian News Service) Story
Studio Ijambo's Soap Opera
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February 2, 2005

Aujourd'hui - Le Maroc
Tarik Qattab
Justice : L'année de la médiation
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February 1, 2005

Star Tribune (online) Minneapolis - St. Paul
J. Brian Atwood
J. Brian Atwood: Common ground
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January 9, 2005

2004

The Daily Star
Shamil Idriss
Isolate the extremists through a public 'peace process'
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November 23, 2004

Arabic Media Internet Network
Shamil Idriss
A public peace process
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November 17, 2004

Radio Free Europe
Kathleen Moore
World: Inspiring Examples Abound On International Tolerance Day
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November 15, 2004

Dar Al-Hayat
Shamil Idriss
A public peace process
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November 14, 2004

The Sydney Morning Herald
Spanish dream that ended in Asia
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November 13, 2004

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO
Multimedia training kit for community multimedia centers expanding and available on CD-ROM
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November 10, 2004

The Cincinnati Enquirer
Jason Bennett
Get to it: A guide to help make your day
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November 10, 2004

Le Matin.ma
Le Matin
Monica Stein-Olson de l'USAID en exclusivité pour "Le Matin" : un budget de 100 millions de dollars pour l'éducation, l'emploi et l'agriculture
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October 23, 2004

Le Matin.ma
Le Matin
Abou El Mahassine Fassi-Fihri, chargé des programs de l'ONG internationale Search For Common Ground au Maroc : "Notre objectif consiste à développer des méthodes participatives et de collaboration au service du développement social"
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October 23, 2004

Le Matin.ma
Le Matin
Au Centre communautaire de Douar Chanti à Sidi Yahia du Gharb : de la culture de la victime à la logique du citoyen responsable
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October 23, 2004

The Washington Post
Caryle Murphy
D.C. volunteer finds no peace on west bank: Palestinian students' escort attacked
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October 9, 2004

Institut Panos Paris
Lettre d'information sur le pluralisme des medias
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October 2004

Marie Claire Magazine
Jan Goodwin
Does this little girl look like a witch to you?
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September 2004

Le Matin.ma
Le Matin
La vie associative : un exemple de développement social au Centre communautaire de Douar Chanti
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September 25, 2004

Folha 8
Silvio Van-Dunem
A sublimacao de Jaka Jamba
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August 14, 2004

Folha 8
Seminario sobre resolucao de conflitos no Huambo
Joana Miguel and Lourenco Bento
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August 2004

Folha 8
Construir a Paz com espirito democratico
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August 2004

Journal De Angola
Lucas Fenguele
Huambo sera o palco do 1 forum do CCG
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August 2004

Journal De Angola
Domingos dos Santos
ONG promove forum de reconciliacao nacional
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July 28, 2004

Israel 21c
Israel 21c
Israeli personalized ad technology to launch in the US
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June 30, 2004

Jerusalem Post
Hannah Brown
Rwanda filmmaker offers hope
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June 28, 2004

Philly.com
Dan Geringer
Firm lauded for hiring ex-offenders
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June 21, 2004

USAID Sierra Leone
Laura Lartigue
Radio Moa: real-time information prevents panic in Kailahun
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June 9, 2004

Ynet
Merav Yudilevich
"Common Ground" film festival builds bridges between Israelis and Palestinians
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June 8, 2004

USAID Sierra Leone
Laura Lartigue
USAID soap opera most popular show in Sierra Leone
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June 8, 2004

USAID Sierra Leone
Laura Lartigue and Abdulai Jalloh
A few words with Charlie Haffner
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June 8, 2004

Demain le Monde
Florence Thibaut et Kendra Park
Le Sommet des Héros
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June 4, 2004

Philadelphia Inquirer
Annie Turner
Philadelphia consensus group: easing reentry, effecting change
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June 4, 2004

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
Barb Galbincea
Oberlin College chief visits Iran's academia
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May 5, 2004

IRINnews.org
The UN Office for The Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
BURUNDI: Meeting to honour unsung heroes, heroines opens
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April 16, 2004

CNN.com
Associated Press
Burundi honors 'heroes' who resisted genocide
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April 15, 2004

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jim Remsen and Phaedra Trethan
$1 million to help ex-inmates
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March 29, 2004

University for Peace: Peace & Conflict Monitor
Burundi's Unkown Heroes
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March 18, 2004

The Washington Post
Bill Broadway
Scaling the Middle Ground
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March 6, 2004

Common Dreams Progressive NewsWire
'Heroes Summit' in Africa in April - Celebrating Common Humanity in Burundi
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March 3, 2004

Detroit Free Press
Shamil Idriss
Mideast peace won't come by sweeping conflict aside
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January 23, 2004

2003

The Washington Post
Nora Boustany
A Popular Voice for Peaceful Change in Battle-Scarred Burundi
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November 18, 2003

Swathmore College Bulletin
Elizabeth Redden
Creative Approaches to Peace
Part 1 and Part 2 [PDF]
Fall 2003

The Baltimore Sun
Nadine Epstein
The 'Cool Down' Revolution [PDF]
September 8, 2003.

Columbia Journalism Review
Bruce Wexler
Defining News in the Middle East
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May/June 2003

Community Media Review
Jeff Hansell
Countering the CNN Effect
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Summer 2003

ACResolution
Rob Fersh
Legislative update on the SFCG-supported effort to create an U.S. Consensus Council
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Spring 2003

The Power of the Media[preface]
John Marks
The preface to The Power of the Media, a Handbook for Peacebuilders to be published by the European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP), in cooperation with ECCG and the Institute for Media, Policy And Civil Society (IMPACS).
Book Preface [PDF]
May 28, 2003

ACResolution
Shamil Idriss
An article by Chief Operating Officer Shamil Idriss that compares the philosophy and techniques of the fields of human rights and conflict resolution. The article seeks to dispel the misconception regarding the relationship between the two fields and finds that we have much more in common than is commonly understood. Scheduled for publication in ACResolution, the quarterly magazine of the Association for Conflict Resolution.
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May 28, 2003

Chicago Tribune
Tara McKelvey
Child soldiers of Sierra Leone: The Youngest Soldiers
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May 26, 2003

The Guardian
James Astill
Burundi heals wounds with touch of soap : Studio Ijambo Series Our Neighbors, Our Selves.
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May 4, 2003.

The Guardian
James Astill
Studio Ijambo series Our Neighbors, Our Selves; Burundi Heals Wounds with Touch of Soap
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May 4, 2003

The Irish Times
The Irish Times
Studio Ijambo series Our Neighbors, Our Selves:Soap Opera Mirrors Life in Burundi
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April 2003

Whittier Daily News
Susan McRoberts
Philadelphia consensus group report : Study Offers Ways to Help Offenders Back in Society
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February 13, 2003

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jame Eisner
Imprisoned by Our Prisons : Philadelphia consensus group report
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February 13, 2003

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Clea Benson
Philadelphia consensus group report : Coalition Urges Better Services for Freed Inmates
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February 13, 2003

International Herald Tribune
John Marks and Rusty Schweickart
A Good View from Space
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February 7, 2003

International Herald Tribune
Hady Amr
When Nonviolent Majorities Don't Count; Reference to SFCG Middle East polling.
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February 4, 2003

The Jakarta Post
Fitri Wulandari
Radio Drama Aims to Bring the Peace to Indonesia: Discussion of Common Ground Indonesia soap opera.
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January 26, 2003

The Christian Science Monitor
Eileen Dzik
African Talk Radio Could Teach Washington a Thing or Two; Dzik on Common Ground Productions.
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January 16, 2003

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2002

The Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune
Can There Be 'Peace on Earth'?; SFCG Poll on Israeli and Palestinian attitudes.
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December 25, 2002

The Associated Press
Sam Dagher
Majority of Israelis and Palestinians Agree on Terms of Palestinian State, Poll Says; SFCG poll on Israeli and Palestinian attitudes.
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December 9, 2002

The Philadelphia Inquirer
W. Wilson Goode Sr.
Give Ex-offenders a Chance to Renew; Search USA, ex-offender re-entry project
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October 21, 2002

CongressDaily
Karen Lee Scrivo
Searching for Common Ground in Congress: Search USA, U.S. Consensus Council project.
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October 21, 2002

The Cincinnati Enquirer
Jackie Demaline
Shakespeare Could Help Heal Racial Woes: Common Ground Productions sponsors Romeo and Juliet.
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October 15, 2002

JTA News
Gil Sedan
Calls for Reform, Nonviolence Grow as Intifada Sputters after Two Years; Refers to SFCG Middle East Poll on nonviolence.
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September 10, 2002

National Public Radio
"All Things Considered"
Analysis: Poll Indicates Support by Both Israelis and Palestinians for Non-violent Movement to Create a Palestinian State
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August 28, 2002

Psychologists for Social Responsibility
Original news release from the organization : Search Wins "Cultures of Peace Award" from Psychologists for Social Responsibility
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April 16, 2002

The New York Times
Elizabeth Becker and James Dao
A Washington Must: Embassies with Élan: Reference to Common Ground Awards.
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August 19, 2002

OneWorld.net
OneWorld.net
African Journalists Urged to Use Influence to Foster Peace in Great Lakes; Great Lakes Policy Forum.
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July 1, 2002

The Washington Post
Marc Fisher
In Md. Suburbs, Rapprochement in Parking War; refers to SFCG's cooperative problem solving process in Montgomery County.
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May 7, 2002

The Washington Post
Marc Fisher Where Even Children Are Short on Hope; Refers to Common Ground Film Festival
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April 16, 2002

Upland Hills School
John Marks and Susan Collin Marks to Be Honored with a Wild School Award
Special Notice for April 13, 2002 event.

AllAfrica.com
Lena Slachmuijlder
Radio Studio Programmes Now Accessible to Diaspora on Web: Studio Ijambo on the web.

January 28, 2002

For press coverage of the Working Group on Human Needs and Faith-Based and Community Initiatives II, please visit www.working-group.org
A project of Search for Common Ground-USA
January 2002

Eugene Weekly
Cheri Brooks
Strength Behind the Veil: References the U.S. - Iran Programme.
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January 3, 2002

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2001

The Financial Times
Mark Turner
Burundi Warms to Power of Radio to Break down Divisions; Discussion of the Studio Ijambo program Our Neighbors, Our Selves
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July 17, 2001

The Washington Post
Richard Morin and Claudia Deane Conflict Resolution Starts on Faith-Based Plan; Refers to the Working Group on Human Needs and Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
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July 10, 2001

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sen. Rick Santorum and Harris Wofford. Unite to Bolster Faith-Based Efforts: Refers to the Working Group on Human Needs and Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
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June 19, 2001

The Washington Times
Dave Boyer
GOP Enlists Wofford to Aid Faith-Based Bill: Refers to the Working Group on Human Needs and Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
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June 19, 2001

The Associated Press
Associated Press
24 Named to Nieman Fellowships: A SFCG radio producer receives a fellowship.
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May 23, 2001

The Christian Science Monitor
Arie Farnam
To Break Balkan Enmities, Start Small; Discusses the Moziak interethnic kindergarten program in Macedonia.
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April 26, 2001

The Guardian
Martin Woollacott
Macedonia Will Be Europe's Problem for Years to Come: Includes a quotation from Eran Fraenkel, executive director of Search for Common Ground in Macedonia.
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April 6, 2001

The Christian Science Monitor
Richard Mertens
Macedonia: From War to Talks; Includes a quotation from Eran Fraenkel, executive director of Search for Common Ground in Macedonia.
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April 3, 2001

Washington Life Magazine
Common Ground Awards at the Embassy of Finland.
Nonpartisanship Rules
March, 2001

The Wall Street Journal-Europe
Elizabeth Williamson
Macedonian TV Show For Kids Shows Life's Grittier Side-- Nashe Maalo is unlike U.S. children's TV.
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February 19, 2001

The Christian Science Monitor
Roger Connor and Charles Hauss
How Bush Can Forge Consensus; the use of consensus councils.
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February 13, 2001

The Coexistence Chronicle
Susan Collin Marks
Coexistence in the 21st Century
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February 2001

Harper's Magazine
Banana Split: The script from a radio drama produced by Search for Common Ground's Studio Ijambo, in Burundi.
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January 2001

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2000

Middle East Insight
John Marks
Memorandum To The Next President: New Domestic Politics

November-December 2000

The Washington Post
Roxanne Roberts
Nonpartisan Common Ground: Common Ground Award Winners.
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December 18, 2000

The Washington Post
Lloyd Grove
It's Good, But Is It Art? Yes!: Common Ground Award Winners.
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December 13, 2000

The Washington Post
John Marks
A Negotiated Solution: Written during the U.S. presidential election recount in Florida.
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November 11, 2000

National Public Radio
Nashe Maalo on All Things Considered: Interview with Eran Fraenkel, executive director of Search for Common Ground in Macedonia. Discussion of the children's television show Nashe Maalo.
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September 17, 2000

The Wall Street Journal
Burundian Scriptwriter Finds the Pen Mightier Than the Machete : Article discusses Marie-Louise Sibazuri, a Burundian playwright, and her radio drama "Our Neighbors Are Our Family." The show is produced by Search for Common Ground's Studio Ijambo in Burundi and broadcast on Burundi state radio.
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Full text available through the Wall Street Journal website.
March 16, 2000

Yes! A Journal of Positive Futures
Eran Fraenkel and John Marks
Making Peace : Describes the factors that prevented the Kosovo war from spilling over into Macedonia and Search for Common Ground's active role there.
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Spring 2000

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1999

The Financial Times
Muppet Makers Try to Bridge Ethnic Divide : Article discusses the new children's television program in Macedonia jointly produced by Search for Common Ground and the Children's Television Workshop.
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Full text available through The Financial Times' website.
August 7, 1999

The Christian Science Monitor
Richard Mertens
A Bridge Over a Balkans Ethnic Divide : Discusses an inter-ethnic school project organized by Search for Common Ground in Macedonia during the Kosovo crisis.
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May 20, 1999

The Christian Science Monitor
John Marks and Susan Collin Marks
Common Ground Is Possible: In this opinion piece, John Marks and Susan Collin Marks discuss the adversarial nature of US politics and the possibility for choosing more collaborative approaches at the national level.
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February 9, 1999

The Baltimore Sun
Kevin Kallaugher
Drawing Conclusions in Malta: The Sun's political cartoonist, Kevin "Kal" Kallaugher discusses his experience at a cartoonists' summit organized by Search for Common Ground on the Mediterranean island of Malta.
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January 8, 1999

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1998

Track Two
Sheldon Himelfarb
Impact Is the Mantra : The Common Ground Approach to Media; Discusses CGP's groundbreaking work using media to help resolve conflict.
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December 1998

The Los Angeles Times
John Marks
Sportsmanship Finds an Opening in a Wall of Mistrust : Article by John Marks discusses the participation of American wrestlers in a tournament in Tehran, Iran, and the role of Search for Common Ground in facilitating it.
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February 27, 1998

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1997

Negotiation Journal
John Marks and Eran Fraenkel
Working to Prevent Conflict in Macedonia : Article by John Marks and Eran Fraenkel discusses Search for Common Ground's programs in Macedonia and their impact.
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Summer 1997

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1996

The Washington Times
Joyce Price
Abortion Sides Find Common Ground : Discusses a meeting of Search for Common Ground's Network for Life and Choice, which brought together people on both sides of the abortion issue to talk about limits on activism and where they could agree on the issue.
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October 29, 1996