Posts by Metta Center

Nonviolence and Islam: An Important Radio Interview from 2008

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Here is an interview with Michael Nagler and Syrian-Canadian journalist Afra Jalabi on KWMR out of Point Reyes Station, California. This fascinating interview (on Google Video) explores nonviolence in Islam in 2008, well before Arab Spring, and is centered around the misconceptions of Islam promulgated by US media among others. Please take time today to have… read more

Passivity or Violence: Is that the Only Choice?

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By Michael Nagler Reprinted from Waging Nonviolence, Sept. 6, 2011 Between Libya, which has endured more than 2,000 NATO bombings, and Syria, where more than 2,000 civilians have been killed by their own government so far, we see the two traditional responses to a perceived need for intervention by the international community in regimes gone… read more

Hope Tank is Coming to Your Local Community

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Dear Community, We recently sent out this notice on our email list. If you want to register to receive METTA emails, please do so at this page. For the links below, you can access them below: a. Hope Tank Page (plus Hope Tank for Teachers’ Retreat) b. Love Your Enemy: A Campaign to Reclaim Human Dignity Through Nonviolence… read more

Re-Opening Pandora’s Box

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By Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook Reprinted from Waging Nonviolence, August 30, 2011 Most people remember Pandora’s box as a source of all the troubles in the world. In the original version, however, there’s an intriguing element: one thing remains in the box, for which the Greek word is elpis meaning “expectation” or “hope.”… read more

Coming Home in the 21st Century

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Edited and published at Waging Nonviolence 8/23/11 as “Coming home from killing” By Michael Nagler The recent British film In Our Name is a returning-soldier drama featuring a married woman, Suzy, who leaves her husband and little girl to fight in Iraq. Because she’s involved in the killing of a little girl during her tour—this part… read more