This Week in the Middle East

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This Week in the Middle East

William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation, discusses the new political issues of the week, with a particular focus on developments in the Middle East.

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  1. 14 JUN

    Your Destiny? Mission Impossible meets philosophy

    What matters most in the eternal scheme of things? Spoiler alert: If you don´t want to know anything about the plot of the latest mission impossible movie read no further. But this podcast doesn´t reveal that much so you are probably OK. Each individual must answer that for himself but I would stand with the thought that what matters most of all is your relationship with society. Perhaps mass media gives an answer in the fictional character Luther Stickell's last words in the recent blockbuster, "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning", written by Christopher McQuarrie who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film. The script delves into the nature of work and its impact. Luther concludes by saying, in the course of a closing monologue that could be a message to us all: “The world is still here and so are you . . . I hope, in time, you can see this life is not some quirk of fate. This was your calling. Your destiny. A destiny that touches every living thing. Like it or not, we are masters of our fate. Nothing is written. And our cause, however righteous, pales in comparison to the impact of our effect. Any hope for a better future comes from willing that future into being. A future reflecting the measure of good within ourselves. And all that is good inside us is measured by the good we do for others. We all share the same fate -- the same future. The sum of our infinite choices. One such future is built on kindness, trust, and mutual understanding, should we choose to accept it. Driving without question towards a light we cannot see. Not just for those we hold close, but for those we'll never meet.” Support the show Reflections and observations from William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation

    38 min

  2. 28 MAY

    Kashmir - still blood drenched after all these years

    NCF Secretary General shares a few selected memories from a fact finding mission to Kashmir nearly forty years ago. And asks the question, what´s different? He makes a couple of simple suggestions for a better tomorrow. This is one for my cousin John Holton, who tells me I have not done enough podcasting lately. Support the show Reflections and observations from William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation

    30 min

  3. 26 APR

    Syrian girls sold into Slavery

    There are conflicting reports about Syrian Alawite girls being kidnapped and sold into slavery. There are also denials. You can make your own mind up. Meanwhile one thing is clear - there is little or no stability in Syria today. Support the show Reflections and observations from William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation

    12 min

  4. 19 APR

    An Easter Message

    A message for Easter, and indeed for Passover which ends on Easter Day. This message is about a kind of code of honour, twelve commandments: 1. Respond with care and power to the one that wounds you. 2. Do not hurt or fight with gentle people. 3. Care nothing for your life, nurture others with your concern. Weep less for yourself, spread joy selflessly, save your tears for another's tragedy. 4. Remain silent, except to the truth. 5. Promise nothing. 6. Do not let your intellect become the slave of emotion. Let your emotions serve your intellect, as a powerful banked fire would serve a house. Be not angry. 7. What you need, give away, and what you do not need, relinquish; surrender your possessions as if they were another's joy and your burden. 8. Surrender your soul with love to the power of the Spirit of God. 9. Tomorrow is God's. Yesterday is dead. Remember you are a child of today. 10. Never permit anyone to trap you with fear, for fear is evil. 11. Never trap yourself with pride, for pride is evil. 12. Trust God always. Support the show Reflections and observations from William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation

    26 min
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William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation, discusses the new political issues of the week, with a particular focus on developments in the Middle East.

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