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Profile of Jwan M. Aziz
I think that firstly i should molify the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that firstly i should molify the anger of the other and then i will begin a wise discussion. We are all human being so it is normal when we sometimes get angry , so we must trust and love each other. If we trust and love each other, we will become able to endure each other without hate or angry response. Unfortunatly, there is missunderstanding of the others,so let us start right now and try to understand each other wherever we live in the world. The dialogue language will lead to the understanding ,consequently, we can build the trust between us and when we do that, the Hate and the anger will be less than before. So, i like always that the response for the hate and the angry should be done with love and dialogue.
Some people think that the human being is [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Some people think that the human being is the master on this planet and he has the right to do whatever he wants in the weaker wights like the people,tress or animals. I think that this thought is totally wrong, because every kind of the wights has the right to life. Unfortunatly, the irresponsible human being behaviors will lead to environmental imbalance and the human being will be the loser.
We know that the socialism was not really [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: We know that the socialism was not really successful and we thought that the capitalism together with the democracy will be effective for the human being but it was unsuccessful ..also the socialism was unsuccessful. I hope that after the capitalism will come a system which leads to the full freedom for all people ,that everybody will be free in everything in his life..free in his residence ..free in his education ..free in the place where he wishes to live ..free to express his opinion, so we want the freedom as we know it ,so i hope that will come after the capitalism.
I think that the economic globalization [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: i think that the economic globalization promotes dictatorship and it does not promote democracy. If there were real democracy,then it would be possible that economic globalization could promote democracy. But unfortunatly, there is no real democracy at present,but this is why we are here now to discuss this issue and to achieve real democracy in all regimes. So, i think that economic globalization leads to the consolidation of dictatorship. Thanks
Dear Stephen, the first step we have to do [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Dear Stephen, the first step we have to do is to make efforts to spread the social justice and the fundamental human rights like education, health, residence, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, and equality of chances for all young people. We should also work on engaging these young people with sport and learning skills, consequently, that will distance them for such cases.
Gesen, i think you are telling the truth, so [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Gesen, i think you are telling the truth, so me, you and all people should activate the social justice to ensure the fundemental rights for the human being and to replace love by hate . I guess that millions of the people in many countries feel the same thing you feel,so we should work together to achieve the social justice everywhere for all people and to be lovely and to posulate peace for al people.
Dear Mr. Hors, I think that the best use for [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Dear Mr. Hors, I think that the best use for this money would be on education and health to the citizens of these countries and to help the poor countries, at least to prevent the people there from starvation. Thank you.
Because there is colonial occupation in some [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Because there is colonial occupation in some countires in this region, and because of the convergence of economic interests of the greater countries, in oil and the natural resources. But the most important factor for peace in my view is to find mutual understanding, or mutual trust among humanity, so from this place here i would like to announce a global citizen campaign, which is a cooperative and continuous effort to bring about new hope and to promote opportunities to create awareness and hope to work for supporting and protecting ourselves,our children and our planet.So we should concentrate on building human relationships between us and ensuring the common values for peace. We peoples of the world must find ways to create peace and true democracy, which can give enough opportunity to everyone, and we need to define the roles we must play as we come to understand each other. We can generate a vision of human unity and of the serious continuing work of acheiving peace. The campaign admits our feelings of frustration and hopelessness and fear. The campaign calls all people to this shared work, and to support this vision which looks toward peace, the shared and continuous work, so that we can all fulfill our greatest opportunities. And god is with us.
Dear Glean, If we want to manage to stop [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Dear Gleen, if we want to manage to stop our governments from going to war, then there must be true democracy, and the people should have the right to express what they think freely and to play a role in the government politics. If there is real democracy which is nowadays not there,we will be able to stop our governments from going to war, so let us try to make totally sure that there is real democracy and freedom in the world, and freedom of expression. ,, thanks leen. If there is real a democracy which doesn’t exist nowadays, we will be able to stop our governments from going to the war, so let us try to achieve real democracy and freedom in the world. Thank You Glean.
Miss Clara, the basic dignities are to have [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Everyone should understand that the human being is very valuable, but unfortunatly the only standard that is used by the people is the economic standrad in all matters in life even in human being life,so everything is connected with the economy. The people in the countries with big economy are more valuable than the people in the countries with bad economy, so from this place i would like that we all try to respect all people and to avoid the economic standard.
Because the economic containment of the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: i think that the economic globalization promotes dictatorship and it does not promote democracy. If there were real democracy,then it would be possible that economic globalization could promote democracy. But unfortunatly, there is no real democracy at present,but this is why we are here now to discuss this issue and to achieve real democracy in all regimes. So, i think that economic globalization leads to the consolidation of dictatorship. Thanks
Michael, I think that a global government to [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Michael, I think that a global government to solve the problems is not the solution. The problems should not be solved by other governments, but by the nations themselves.
I think that the current economic system is [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that the current economic system is unsuccessful.Yes it is unsuccessful.In some countries people die from hunger, in some other countries people die from diseases. There are countries which suffer from lack of medicine and money to educate their children. However we tried to collect donations and to send them to these countries like my country which is Iraq, yet only a quarter of the donations arrive there, if any at all. So all of us must try to dismantle that and to make the economic system accessible for the entire world.
Dear hayat Aza, what is the definition of [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Dear hayat Aza, what is the definition of terrorism? There is no agreed definition till now. The western countries manipulate the terrorism according to its political interests, so the term "terrorism" became meaningless and it implies both the right and the wrong, or sometimes it implies the right without the wrong and the wrong without the right. When we find agreed definition of the terrorism, we will be able to distinguish between terrorism from part of the powerful and terrorism from part of the weak.
Angela, one of the most important reasons [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Angela, one of the most important reasons that motivated me to come to this meeting is this question of yours, which is how can we stop, or at least decrease, the increasing amount of civilian death . What i can say is this, that we as people must try to interfere with the policies of our governments, to demand social justice, to claim peace everywhere in the world and to put an end to the love of power on this planet, so that we can lessen, the destruction of humankind against each other. I wish this could arrive today. What you have said is right, there is so much destruction and it has increased. For years, and for decades, this destruction has increased. I believe we can stand up and stop this, or else it will only increase. The people who attack and declare war on others should realize that the others are human being and that they have the right on this planet to live freely and independently. He must have freedom. If that situation happened, I believe that we could stop this increase in wars.
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I would like to ask you question, do the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I would like to ask you question, do the western world people have no troubles in their daily life? I do not think so. This is wrong explanation from the western world to the foreign countries. There is always misunderstanding between the people from all over the world. Unfortunately, people became like parrots because they just repeat what their governments say and they do not pay attention to what the people say to each other. Copying and imitating the western democracy is wrong because the characters of the nations are different and it is not easy to go directly to the democracy stage from the dictatorship stage without preparing stage. Yes, people in foreign countries were oppressed by dictators for a long time, but we can not go directly to democracy without preparing stage, which requires great efforts and dialogue in order to be able to achieve gradually democracy. I do not think that there are people who are aggressive against the western world.
I think that this question should be [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that this question should be addressed to a group of economists and experts within the country. But at present, isn't the human being right now faced with economic systems which contradict him and his life requirements in all matters? I think that this question should be answered in a more precise way. Thank you.
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Sure there is neither harmony nor balance,as [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Sure there is neither harmony nor balance,as long as the male values are maximized in the societies,so this passive idea should be changed and the women should be given the chance so that they become able to take advantage of their abilities and to play their rules in building the society. Some days ago a list of the most effective women in the world was announced and the german federal chancellor "Angela Merkel" occupied the first position of this list among 100 women. If we just give a look to the names of these women, we will find out that most of them work according to the men conditions and mechanism and not according to the women values and humanity. For example we did not notice any increase in the human and motherly tendency, which was more in the past, so nowadays we need women who work according to the feminine values and not according to the male aggressiveness, maybe after that the wars will be minimized and the social justice will be maximized because the women create life and the men kill it. We wait for list of women who work accoring to feminine values,,thanks David.
i believe that the development is not [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that development cannot be measured according to the age of a people, but must be evaluated with reference to the economic, political and environmental circumstances which have played the most important role in the people's development. For example, the US goes back only four centuries, but has achieved advanced progress by taking advantage of the minds, and the human and material resources, of the weak countries. Thanks.
First of all we should establish the human [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: First of all we should establish the human values for the young people and we should always attempt to change our governments so that we can live in peace of mind. If the president was unfair we should discuss with him to know what he exactly wants, but if his policy could not be reformed we should try to stop him so that he does not affect the others. We should make efforts by all means to live without differences on our planet. I also think that the duty of the governments is to serve people, so if governments could not manage to do that, the people have the right to change them.
I think that the right to choose where we [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that the right to choose where we live is one of the fundamental rights of real democracy. Yes, everybody should have the right to choose where he lives, but the fact we all know is that nobody has this right now. I hope that we will get to the point where everyone can choose where he will live, and love this place, and give it peace, and see his children's future in peace. I hope also that we will achieve this and achieve real democracy for everyone in the world.
I think that the love of the money and the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that the love of money and wealth is a universal human instinct. The rich person can be recognized from his appearance which makes him more respected by the others. I wish that a wealthy appearance did not have such an effect on the people, but that is the reality, because our instincts affect us. Everybody loves money and wealth. And we have an Arabic saying which states "If you've got a pound,you're worth pound, but if you have more, you're worth more". So, in many societies the value of the human being is unfortunatly evaluated by the wealth and not by his principles, morality, knowledge or human behavior, but hopefully we can take advantage of our gathering here to change this idea and to stop loving this human instinct, Thanks.
Although enslavement is very inhuman, [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Although enslavement is very inhuman, America would not be beautiful without the Africans. The Africans affected positively the American culture and their presence in America has effect on the American policy and the parliament elections. So I can not imagine America without Africans.
I think that the only case when it might [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that the only case when it might become necessary to break the law is to save someone's life. i do not think there are other cases.
I do not think the traditional or the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I do not think that traditional or religious values conflict with universal human rights. I just think there is kind of misunderstanding between interpreting these values and understanding the religion. Because religions in the world like Christianity, Judaism, Islam or any other religion do not conflict in their respect for human rights. Traditional values do change with time, and we may hope that the new generations will reform some old traditional values which they got from their parents and grandparents. But as far as religion, I see no conflict with human rights. No religion in the world forbids human rights. Thank you.
I do not think that there is something [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I do not think that there is something better than democracy. The democracy is the best solution, but only the real democracy, which creates a feeling of freedom and security for everyone and ensures that everyone has the right to persuade the others of his thoughts and to, gives equal chances to the all people. If there is a real democracy with these conditions, it will be surely the best.
I think that there is no difference between [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that there is no difference between the holy war and the just war. I would like that we remove the term "war" from our life. There is no adequacy to the war in the world,,we make it sometimes holy and sometimes we call it "just war". i believe that the "just war" and the "holy war" do not exist, we are here to achieve peace, so let us please forget the word "war" and not to give it any other name and not to define it as holy or just. We are here to unite all people in the world, to seek the peace,the social justice and the equality of chances, and that all can not be achieved by existing the so called "holy war" or "just war". The war as i think is war however it is called, it is killing of innocents, the destruction of the humanity , the damage of the environment, so i hope that you forget the word "war" and to replace it by the word "peace"..always peace.
Jodi, I think that change should happen [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Jodi, I think that change should happen gracefully and peacefully. If the Americans continue their current policy, they will become like prisoners in their own country. They will be afraid to travel freely outside America in the future as is now the case in some other countries. So we as people should try to affect the policy of our countries. I believe that you and your fellow Americans can effect your government through elections, to enter into the politics of your country. To put an end to the use of power. Yes, America is now strong, but a day will come when there is a nation stronger than America and what has happened to the countries which the US has tried to dominate will happen to the US. And our presence here today obliges us to try to sow the seeds of peace and love for all peoples, by every means. And we should make 'the weakness of power' our slogan on this planet.
It is a very nice question. If we agree [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: It is a very nice question. If we agree that the terrorism is killing civilians, occupy of the territory, destruction of the dignity and it is one of the war means. So, the several gangs, the mafia, the false politic, and the military superpowers are profiting from the terrorism.
Yes, the brands could be more powerful than [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Yes, the brands could be more powerful than the governments. Firstly, because the brands reach the consumer more efficient than do the governments, which are probably hated by the people. The brands may also cross the regional borders, so they have a wider effect area than the governments have. Thirdly, the brands own large capital that, may affect the country's policy or parliament and presidential elections. Thank you
Dear Sarah, I think that courage means [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Dear Sarah, I think that courage means tolerance and accepting the others. In my point of view this is what courage means now. Tolerance and acceptance.
Because of the wrong point of view that the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Because of the wrong point of view that the western countries have to the muslim countries,which are considered to be the source of terrorism by the western countries, so they assume that the iranian nuclear bomb is more dangerous than an american or french. So, we should try together to put an end to this point of view and to understand and trust each other well in the east and the west.
I wish I had answer to your question Maria, [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I wish I had answer to your question Maria, but unfortunately what you said is true. The resolutions are not applied, so the United Nations should be reformed. There is no real democracy, because there are only 5 countries which control the world.
I believe that there is strong connection [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that there is strong connection between politics and violence. Politics means achieving goals and these goals demand violence to be achieved , so surely there is connection between politics and violence.
I think that the people enjoy the cheep [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that the people enjoy the cheep products, but only the large industrial companies and the capital countries criticise these products, because they consider them as seriously rival products,but the consumer is satisfied with them, so i do not think that the chinese products are criticised,, that what i think..i do not understand how you came to the idea that the chinese products are criticised.
Yes, there are other versions of [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Yes, there are other forms of colonialism. For example, ideological, economic, cultural and political colonialism.
Alina, the freedom is that when i use my [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Freedom is my own exercise of my personal rights, but freedom does not allow me to cut myself off from others. And I believe that freedom is the same everywhere. Freedom in one area does not differ from freedom in another place. It is the same everywhere. So, this is the definition of freedom.
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Unfortunatly, the education systems in most [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Unfortunatly, the education systems in most countries depend on the needs of these countries rather than the needs of the child. Child needs, like what does the child want? What are his hobbies? What would he like to be in the future? What is his environmental and economic situation? So, i hope that we manage to improve these systems as soon as possible in order to help the children and to enable him to bloom.
The industrial control of the progressive [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: The industrial hegemony of the developed world, and their desire to control the others and to exploit the human and natural resources of these countries leads to the drain of minds and resources from the 3rd world. And certainly, this will lead to poverty and underdevelopment.
Everyone should understand that the human [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Everyone should understand that the human being is very valuable, but unfortunatly the only standard that is used by the people is the economic standrad in all matters in life even in human being life,so everything is connected with the economy. The people in the countries with big economy are more valuable than the people in the countries with bad economy, so from this place i would like that we all try to respect all people and to avoid the economic standard.
I think that both of them should be used. [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that both of them should be used. There that not all of the people are able to administrate a project individually and there are people who are capable of administrating projects. So I suggest that we appoint to the persons who are able to administrate projects a micro-financing, and at the same time create macro-finance projects to employ as much as possible of the manpower. So, both of them are needed.
Some countries do not care about the women [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Some countries do not care about the women situation and they do not care about legislating laws for insuring their fundemental rights in life. Some other countries legislate laws for the women rights,but these laws are not followed. Furthermore, the tradition and customs in some societies belittle the women and they define them as the weakest side in the family. Even the united nation itself, which has been postulating that the women should represent more than 40% of the important positions, did not apply that,and the portion of the women who occupy the leading positions in the united nations is less than this procentage. Thanks.
I think the the true concept is the peaceful [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that the appropriate expression is peaceful resistance, but only under the condition that the other side should understand that this peaceful behavior comes from a position of power, and not from weak position. But if he will not recognize this, and continues to use violence, then i believe that justifies our use of violence. So, yes there is biodiversity of resistance.
Mr. Ethan, probably the drugs are one of the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Mr. Ethan, probably the drugs are one of the reasons for suffering in the world, but there are other forms of addiction which lead to suffering and calamity, for example computer,internet,TV and eating addiction, so all these froms lead to loneliness, isolation and chronic diseases.
The progressive world which colonized Africa [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: The developed world which colonized Africa for many centuries must bear the greatest responsiblity for the ignorance,the poverty and the diseases in Africa. I also believe that the medicine companies take the responsibility too because of the high prices of the medicines and the ill people can not afford the costs of these medicines, so the entire world should take the responsibility especially the medicine companies and the progressive world that colonized Africa. i hope that these companies will reduce their prices so that the ill people can afford the costs and consequently they will less suffer. Yes, we are all responsible.
There are many heroes I could name, but in [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: There are many heroes I could name, but in fact everyone who lights a candle for humanity, in my opinion, is a hero. Each person who serves humanity is a hero. Each person who tries to save this beautiful planet is a hero. Everyone who says a word of truth is a hero. And thank you.
I believe that creativity and invention must [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that creativity and invention must have freedom, ability to act without having to obey the patent laws and property rights. Then, when a person invents something that person invents it to help mankind. We must advance humanity. I wish that there were no laws to prevent this, or make it the right of one person only. No, the person, who wants to invent something or do good, ought to do in the service of mankind, for the happiness of mankind, in order to help the people. That is something that needs no patent, but a paper that he owns this and invented it for the sake of humanity. Thank you.
David, I believe there are no ecological [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: David, I believe there are no ecological limits because it regenerates itself by itself. But it depends on us and on you how to use this ecosystem and help in economizing it in the right way. That is what I believe.
Because of the reception and sending of the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Because of the reception and sending of the information and accessing to the truth has become very fast and easy, we have become subject of doubt and suspicion to the governments. People became a source of concern to governments. Therefore, the control indeed increased on people since the existence of the Internet. This is what I believe. Yes, the observation of the people increased. Thank you.
I am very happy about this question. Indeed, [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I am very happy about this question. Indeed, the excessive use of technology caused the people many of physical and intellectual abilities. When I was small I did not need to use a calculator to multiply or divide numbers. Now my children are unable to multiply numbers or divide them without using the calculators. I wish we would go back to the old ways, so we use our head in a more practical manner. And also sitting behind the Internet, computers and television took away our movement. No sport exercising is of one of the reasons. I am a chubby woman because of the lack of movement caused by technology. Previously, the mothers worked, swept and cleaned with their own hands. Even laundry, we use washing machines, vacuum cleaner and electric sweepers, and so on. Yes, technology has made us lose many physical and mental abilities. Thank you.
Katie, I believe that I, you and everybody [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Katie, I believe that I, you and everybody bears that responsibility. Creating awareness and inquiring quality education. And I and you and all of us are trying this. Thank you.
... And also that people coexist peacefully [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that the people are stronger than governments. And when peoples are able to live together in peace, then we can come to agreement over the waters.
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Mike, the only thing that I will say to you [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Mike, the only thing that I will say to you is to raise awareness, awareness, awareness. To make the human race aware of what is happening. We must get to every person living anywhere in the world, and make him aware of what is happening. We are on the verge of a natural disaster, we are destroying this planet with our own hands. Even if it requires standing against our own the government, we must then stand against the governments in order to stop this hemorrhaging, and the destruction. Awareness... I and you and others, we must gain it in order to save this beautiful planet and ourselves from destruction.
Yes Michael, indeed the television is a very [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Yes Michael, indeed the television is a very powerful communication tool. Due to the different taste of the people that is what happens. The television is also used as a means of commercial, xxx, of economy and of the capital. Therefore they control what is broadcasted on their channels.
Noah, what do you believe? Products are at [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Noah, what do you believe? Products are at big availability for cheap, low prices. The third-world countries are the testing field for these products. So what do you believe? Will this stop? Therefore, we must speak with our government. Therefore, we must come together as human beings, you and me, to prevent this. Thank you.
I do not know how exactly to answer this [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I do not know how to exactly answer this question, but I will try. I believe that science, any particular science is supposed to exist for the service of humanity and service of the environment, animals and plants. Any knowledge of science used in a non-positive, negative way, harming people, I do not think that it deserves to be called science. Unfortunately, science is being used in two ways now, yes, a positive way such as to cure diseases, producing machines, air-conditioners and other things. But science is also used for manufacturing weapons and developing them to kill human beings, to kill and destroy the environment, to destroy the natural materials. I think that science became now positive and also negative. Thank you.
Above all, we have to understand and be [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Above all, we have to understand and be conscious that what we do from the destruction of the environment, by cutting down trees, by the killing the animals and by using of lethal weapons would cause damage to the earth atmosphere and natural materials also. Hence, the destruction will surely reach in the end human race. We must try by all methods to stop this destruction which we are doing to us.
I think that this Nathan is your [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that this Nathan is your responsibility and responsibility of every person living in the United States to try with the government. Try to teach your government. Try to make them change. Try to elucidate that the human race is not only human beings who live in the United States of the supreme value. No ... All human beings are of a supreme value. All have the same rights. You can try to accomplish the change. And we are with you.
Kenneth, architecture is a reflection of the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Kenneth, architecture is a reflection of the cultural inheritance of the people and is mainly associated with the planning policies of the different societies based on the perception of the historical, environmental, social and economic dimension. As for the factors, they have an essential role in improving and in social, economic and environmental services. And they are: First, architectural planning conscious of the importance of the environment and its influence on the life of the individual. Secondly, securing an economic, social and political side in determining the bases and logic of planning. Thirdly, reviewing of the teaching curriculum in the architectural sections to coincide with the planning strategy. I hope that I helped, and thank you.
I believe what I want is what everybody [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe what I want is what everybody wants, a future with social justice for everybody, equal opportunities for all and a world prevailed by peace. Thank you.
I believe that the overall presence of the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that the overall presence of the media is an opportunity and a problem. It is an opportunity to disseminate useful information making the world a small village and reaching to everyone. On the other hand it is a problem when the media is biased, dishonest and manipulates the public opinion. So in this case it is a two-edged sword. This is a very good question.
Nicola, I think this is science fiction. [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Nicolas, I think this is science fiction. Yes, it is possible to reach such a thing, but I truly hope that we do not do it, so that not only man's mind will survive in the world, but also his heart and emotions. People without feelings and without heart working like machines, I do not like that and hope that we do not go so far. Thank you.
I think, cutting the budget of the military [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think, cutting the budget of the military armament and spending it on education is the first thing. The second thing is helping the weak countries to improve their educational curricula. I think this way we can get to what you want. Thank you.
Nadia, it is true that we are so many, six [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Nadia, it is true that we are so many, six billion people, and only few human relationships. Selfishness, arrogance and the love of money burden all the connections between us. The more time goes on the more they increase. Therefore, a person feels alone although such a big number of people exist. Thank you.
Rodrego, that can be done by making the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Rodrego, that can be done by making the access to techniques cheap. Secondly: by making internet accessible for everyone. Thirdly: by organizing training to teach the use of these techniques. Thank you.
My favourite tree is rose. I think that my [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: My favourite tree is rose. As for who calls me to be bigger than what seems possible, it is my children. I believe that everybody likes to be bigger in the eye of his children. This is my answer. There are surely different points of view, but that is my opinion. Thank you.
Our world now is a world of economy, [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Our world now is a world of economy, capital and wasting of wealth. Today, money can bring close what is distant, and send away what is near. Capital can buy and sell minds and nations, because money and economy have become the masters and people are now the slaves. We return to a basic fact- selfishness and the love of possesion. If we can be able to change the selfishness and greed within us, then we can change everything. thanks,
If you think deeply and contemplate in life, [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: If we penetrate deeply into our minds, we discover that a person is a part of nature. You and I live on this planet and we are part of this planet, so think about this, try to just close your eyes and think, then you will find out that you are connected with this planet, and with nature, trees, birds, rivers, animals and with people. You will see that you and I together are a part of nature. So certainly, if a human being lives in an environment, and looks into himself, he will find that he is a part of this place, a part of this ground, a part of this river, a part of these trees, part of it all. Thank you.
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What to learn from Africa, from the black [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: What to learn from Africa, from the black continent? We can learn wisdom, patience and struggle. Thank you.
By educating young people and sensitizing [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: By educating young people and sensitizing them to preserve the local culture and art heritage and exhibiting it to the world in the equivalent way to the technological progress in the world. I think this is a way of keeping a balance between the local culture and the development of a global community. We will try.
Benjamin, I am an Iraqi woman and I came to [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Benjamin, I am an Iraqi woman and I came to this civil gathering to call out for humanity and peace. The world's problem is ignorance of the other. So I came and worked to show to all those present what an Iraqi woman is, and how a Muslim woman behaves. It required quite a bit of time and effort to arrive here and work. Therefore, I think in order to make the world listen, we need a lot of patience and sustained work. Thank you.
I think that everything in the world has [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that everything in the world has been covered, almost everything but the human soul. How to control it? How to make it stop from demanding? "I want, I want and I want!" And what is the human psyche itself? I think this is the more important story. Knowledge of human, his self, and what one wants to reach? How can we make him feel brotherhood? How to understand the other? How to love others as much as himself? If we can write this story, if we can penetrate deeply into the mind and spirit of man, or the human race, I think that then we have reached to the most important story in the world.
Mathias, this question I do not know how to [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Mathias, this question I do not know how to answer, but I think that to every question, to everything in life, there are two answers or two ways of taking it, a negative and a positive way. And both lead to the solution of this question. Then for each opinion there is another opinion. That is what I believe. Sometimes there are also a million answers to a question and not only two. Thank you.
The law of human rights was written after [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: The law of human rights was written after the Second World War containing 30 articles. The first article says that people are born free. I come from a Muslim country, and my religion is Islam. Religion Islam emerged before 1400 years and it said: when did you enslave people, for their mothers born them free. Then let us make humanity acquainted with what religion of Islam is. Religion Islam freed all slaves before 1400 years ago. That is only a small piece of knowledge about the Islamic religion. Thank you.
Because we tend to get more separated and [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Because we tend to get more scattered and confused with the advancement of technology. Me as a woman, I do not know how to divide my time between the Internet, washing machine, cleaning the house with the vacuum cleaner, calls on mobile and TV. My time became very, very badly managed and I can not continue this way. But our mothers, I remember my mother of course, she is in Baghdad, she could within a half of a day complete all the work from cleaning the house to the cooking and everything. Now I need much more time with all this technology. Indeed, we became scattered and confused. And thank you.
Dan, I think the technology serves the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Dan, I think technology serves humanity. But sometimes it kills it, makes a person without spirit and takes a person's humanity. So I believe that the demand in recent years for more military and weapons, the spending of funds on it, indeed, it has decreased because of technology. And by advancing with technology, i do believe that we lose humanity. And we depend more and more on machines. And we become more lonely and more stupid, because the human mind stops, because they rely on a machine to do everything. So a person loses his vitality and health and also shortens his age. So give thanks also to the last 50 years spent on military interests. And I hope that the both of them will stop together, so we can go back to the old days and live in safety and health and live a long life. Thank you.
Barbara, I believe that ones who are [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Barbara, I believe that ones who are supposed to manage the natural resources are specialized people and professionals and not only the politicians alone. That is what I believe and thank you.
That a group of inhabitant stayed in one [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that it is impossible that one group has always remained living in one land up to today. Indigenous people became part of the history as the case is with dinosaurs. As by every war, and migration, no race remained pure in any region of the world. There are tremendous changes of nations and peoples. Can we still be indigenous in the twenty-first century? I think not. It's become impossible. Thank you.
I am only with the genetic disease, the use [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I am only with the genetic disease, the use of such genetic engineering against genetic diseases only and nothing else, not for reproduction and none other, only to get rid of genetic diseases. And thank you.
This is a very nice question. I think that [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: This is a very nice question. I think that the truth cannot be manipulated. But facts can be manufactured and manipulated. The truth is not manufactured, but a fact can be manufactured and played with. That is the difference.
Elena, in my opinion the three most [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Elena, in my opinion the three most important values we should focus in the mind of a child and in its personality are: First of all, want to yourself what you want for others. Secondly, listen more then you talk. Thirdly, to hope. There is hope. The hope is always there, the hope is always there. Thank you.
I believe that art is a language understood [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that art is a language understood by all nations. I think if we used art to spread love and coexisting, then that would be the most important subject from all arts, to use art to spread the love and coexisting to the whole world. Also, if we recall as a part of the history of the world, art has a great impression and importance, in historical terms. When we remember the Greeks and Romans, till now there are arts they left us that still speak of the past of those centuries. I think possibly the most important subject is the use of art to speak about love and coexisting. Thank you.
It is a good question. But I think it [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: It is a good question. But I think it differs from human being to another. For somebody living in one of the third world countries, what I consider the most dangerous place on the world now is Iraq, my beloved country, so I believe what moves me is a foreseeable risk, those are my only words foreseeable risk. Thank you.
I think there are many legends. But for your [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think there are many legends. But for your question, I believe in a return to the "Republic" by Plato. General change for the better. Thank you.
Silence, no answer was given to this question.
Jwan M. Aziz: Silence, no answer was given to this question.
Katarina, how is one to believe in a source [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Katarina, how can one believe in a source that causes him pain and damage? In this human world one is threatened, raped, destroyed and killed in the name of humanity. So what remains for this humanity? The only shelter left is nationalism. Then a person holds on to his clan and people to prevent from being harmed and to feel more safely. What do you think? Let me give you an example. In Iraq now, my country, most people now bind to and trust only their own people, or neighbors or others from their city. Previously, we did not ask who a person is, where he comes from, from which city, which tribe or which family. We would be friendly that's it. Nowadays after what has been happening in Iraq, the country is tearing apart, people are killed every day like worthless sheep. Now everyone is looking upon his own nation and clan, even if he has no one, no tribe, so that it will protect him from his human enemy
Sacha, I believe that genetic manipulation [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Sascha, I believe that genetic manipulation and the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and soil and water polution. All these factors affect the quality of food. We all must try, I you and others, to go back to natural agriculture that does not rely on chemical fertilizers, but natural animal fertilizers, which do not use pesticides in this way that we use now, and to reduce the contamination in the atmosphere. We must try to help our nations understand, so that we can get to the food that nourished our ancestors. Thank you.
Mirage, this is the dearest question to my [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Mirage, this is the dearest question to my heart. I believe that all religions, religions of God given to us, knew that God's religion is love and peace. Every religion on the globe, whether Jewish, Christian, Muslim or Buddhist, any religion, above all demands love and peace to the world. I believe that the religion of God is love and peace. Thank you.
Sarah, I think that every city has its [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Sarah, I think that every city has its history and is inhibited by people with their own customs and traditions which differs it from the rest of the other cities. If we tried to highlight our local culture and architectural heritage in line with the development of the world, then we will keep each city from resembling with other cities and at the same time stand out with its features and history. Therefore, I believe that the architectural heritage is important. In the Middle East we have many mosques. There is a typical appearance of the oriental house. Me for example, I am touched by mosques and its commonness. I believe that other cities also have other forms of architectural differences, from one city to another. I know e.g. that in the Tunisia most buildings are white or green. So this architectural heritage preserves their cities from resembling other cities, and also its identity. Thank you.
Thomas, I agree with you and I hope that the [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Thomas, I agree with you and I hope that the day comes that our racial identity becomes secondary after our spatial or geographic identity. Let us try together, I, you and others, to make this possible. Thank you.
I think that education curricula, which [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that education curricula, which contain the old science, to it must be added the programs for thinking and innovation, entertainment and communicating with nations. And there is also the role of organizations, civil society and NGOs, to take care of youth. They have to provide programs to get them acquainted with the cultures of other nations through the Internet and televised conferences in order to build bridges to come closer and acquainted with others. When there are bridges between the youth in the different countries, I think this is something that makes them closer and know and care about what is happening everywhere in the world and how are people living in that state or in that city. That is my answer. Thank you.
Max, I think the presence of the Internet in [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: Max, I think the presence of the Internet in the good hands of the experts using it intelligently will serve our little community. The opposite would be the worst thing. Instead of serving our community it would be the cause for its misery. And thank you.
I believe that the future of the big city is [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe that the future of the big city is vanishing, day after day because the big city depends with its food and products on the small villages that work the land. When everyone goes and migrates from the village to the city, there is no crop and no food. Therefore, I believe that in the coming years the major cities will gradually vanish as people return to the small villages and start planting and production of agricultural materials. This is what I believe.
I believe its a environmental disaster. All [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I believe its a environmental disaster. All these natural materials will be exhausted and all this damage to the environment will happen. I think it will be an environmental disaster.
I think that egoism is the main reason for [...]
Jwan M. Aziz: I think that egoism is the main reason for human failure. Most of the wars were caused by the egoism. Egoism is even one of the most important reasons for the social problems in the family. I really hope that we can put an end to egoism and to be able to live together and to share each other positively our life. If we manage to do that and if we wish the others the things that we wish for ourselves then we would get the real peace.
