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Ethnic conflict, Sri Lanka (2005 to present)
Easing the Trauma of a Prolonged Civil War Sri Lanka (2005 to present) Sri Lanka’s population has suffered through decades of conflict between the army and Tamil separatist groups in a protracted civil war, which reached its peak in 2009. Even in the gove ... -
Strengthening a City’s Spirit- 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack
26/11 remains a date etched in the psyche of many people. Many watched as forces turned two city hotels and a residential apartment block into killing fields. It was to be 48-hours before the terror attacks could be declared over. Yet the fighting continu ... -
9/11 terror attack in New York, USA
9/11 Terror Attack New York, USA (September 2001) On September 11, 2001, nineteen Islamic terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaeda carried out coordinated suicide attacks, hijacking and intentionally crashing commercial passenger jet airliners into the Twin To ... -
Sowing Seeds of Peace in Israel and Palestine
The long-drawn conflict between Israel and Palestine on the one hand and war with Lebanon on the other took a very high mental and emotional toll on the people of the region. Despite the danger, Art of Living volunteers actively worked in Israel and Pales ... -
Sharing the pain of terror attack victims in Madrid
The 2004 Madrid train bombings were a series of coordinated bombings against the commuter train system of Madrid on the morning of March 11, 2004, which killed 191 people and wounded over 1700. Witnesses and victims were so traumatized that they could not ... -
Reaching out to war victims in Afghanistan
The Art of Living, through its trauma relief workshops, brought relief and peace to war victims, including women and children, and others traumatized by over two decades of war and strife. Through the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crimes, Afghan coun ... -
Helping war refugees in Lebanon and Israel
During the one-month long war in 2006 between Lebanon and Israel, The Art of Living aided people on both sides of the conflict. Trauma relief courses were held for people living in northern Israel. The Art of Living also provided immediate supplies to the ... -
Erasing memories of the blast
Suburban railway bomb blasts, Mumbai, India On July 11, 2006, Mumbai, India's financial capital, was hit by a series of seven bomb blasts within 11 minutes on its suburban railway. The attacks left 209 dead, over 700 injured in the attacks, and cause ...
Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives.
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