Eastern Mennonite University

No Peace Through Wars – Louis Yako

Louis Yako, EMU professor of Elementary Arabic, speaks for a true peace out of his personal experience with wars in the Middle East.  “As I share some of my personal experiences of war, I’d like to strongly make a case that, based on my real life experiences, of wars … that none of the wars we have had throughout history have succeeded to bring peace on this earth. Wars, I believe, are at best no more than temporary periods where one party gets the illusion of victory. Today, more than at any time of history, we need to reflect on what Francois Fenelon said ‘All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers [and sisters]‘” – Louis Yako

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