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Mennonite education provided to Afghan-American Muslim woman leads her to key roles in world peacebuilding

by Melanie Zuercher

The culturally mixed background of the Afghan-American Muslim keynote speaker fit well with the diverse attendees from 21 countries at the first “Frontier Luncheon” during the six-week Summer Peacebuilding Institute.
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EMU stage adaptation of Andy Carvin’s ‘Distant Witness’ immerses audience in tech-driven revolution of Arab Spring

by Kara Lofton

The story of a man with 107,000 Twitter followers – famous for publicizing the “Arab Spring” via social media – has been dramatized by Eastern Mennonite University faculty and students.
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Mennonite Camping Association maintenance teams visit EMU to learn sustainable models for renovation of historic facilities

by Chris Yoder

About 10 years ago, Gordon Shantz, director of maintenance at Highland Retreat in Bergton, Virginia, faced a problem. The first permanent structure ever built on the property – a bathhouse with
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Eastern Mennonite Missions president discusses challenges of global mission engagement in Augsburger Lecture series

by Lauren Jefferson

To explain the dramatic changes in missions engagement over the last half-century, Nelson Okanya, MDiv ’03, president of Eastern Mennonite Missions, utilizes a stark image: a sturdy bridge, spanning a
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