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THE POWER OF RESPECT
In recent weeks, the world has witnessed violent clashes in western China between the Uighur people and the Han Chinese. It looks like a case of ethnic conflict, sparked by a Uighur protest. But those close to the scene point also to decades of government policies aimed at suppressing Uighur identity, language, and religion. Many Uighurs speak of longstanding humiliation (see The Washington Post, July 9, and The Christian Science Monitor, July 8).
A deep sense of humiliation or being treated with disrespect has spurred violence in situations across the globe. Such cases, researchers say, include Muslim outrage after Abu Ghraib and the Danish cartoons crisis, the Rwandan genocide, Palestinian suicide bombers, and the rise of Hitler in Germany after a humiliating treaty at the end of World War I. Many see humiliation as a significant factor in the spread of terrorism.
About the author
Jane Lampman is a former staff writer for The Christian Science Monitor and lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

August 17, 2009 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from SIL WELLS SCHELL, BRUCE EVAN WOODS-JACK, CLARE PRINGLE HALL, MARY M. ARONSON, JOAN MORTNER
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SPIRITUAL HEALING FOR ALL TIME
KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Kim Shippey
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THE CONTINUITY OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALING TODAY
BY ALLISON PHINNEY
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MY UNBROKEN LINK TO GOD
BY ANNETTE KREUTZIGER-HERR
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'I KNOW IT WILL HELP YOU...'
BY SOLOMON WORKAR
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HOW I SHARED CHRISTIAN SCIENCE WITH SOLOMON WORKAR
KAREN LEA AASAND
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Extremist views, hate groups, and an influence that heals
BY CHANNING WALKER
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WHY CHURCH IS STILL RELEVANT
with contributions from Nathan Talbot
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NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL IN THIS WORLD
ULRICH HANISCH
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LIVING WISELY
ANN EDWARDS
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NO MILES BETWEEN
KATE MILLER
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THE POWER OF RESPECT
JANE LAMPMAN
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A LIFE FILLED WITH HEALING
KAYE PATTERSON
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MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S HEALING
CANDACE LYNCH
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SEVERE PAIN AND FEAR HEALED
CHRISTINA KOCH