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September 1, 2006Another Way to Save New Orleans

More than a year after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans the presumption continues that the problem began and ends largely with governmental assistance and rebuilding physical infrastructure. In fact, that presumption has been part of the problem.

What is the Chair?

The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace was founded in 1993 at the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM) at the University of Maryland. Its mission is the study, presentation, analysis, and application of spiritual principles to questions of international peace, social justice, and human security.

Professor John Grayzel, anthropologist and lawyer, came to the Chair January 2006 after serving 27 years with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Media Contact Jan Tunney, project coordinator (301) 314-7714

Media Coverage of the Chair

Jan. - Mar. 2006   First Bahá'í Chair for World Peace changes hands at University

of Maryland

One Country, Volume 17, Issue 4

February 2004      Scholar to Receive Interfaith Honor

Bahá'í World News Service

Jul. - sept. 2003   From Literature to Peace: a Scholar Who

Strives to be a Bridge between Cultures

One Country

June 2002            Lord St. John of Bletso Delivers Annual Bahá'í Lecture at

University of Maryland, Issuing a "Call to Action" on the Environment"

Bahá'í World News Service