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Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest 2005-2006
Honorable Mention –Dana Alsaadi Dana Alsaadi was born in Cairo, Egypt, and is now a sophomore at the Islamic Saudi Academy in Alexandria, VA. She enjoys reading, writing, tutoring, studying French, and playing various sports, some of which are soccer, tennis, and gymnastics. Dana is very involved in school activities. She is her class representative in the Student Government Association, a member of the Community Service Committee, and an avid participant of Model United Nations. Dana has participated in the National Student Leadership Conference's medical and diplomacy abroad programs. She intends to study medicine at Georgetown University. Essay Abstract: Peace is an essential value rooted in the three Abrahamic traditions. Such knowledge, if widespread, would cause people to stop and think. They would become more appreciative of the other religions, if only they knew how important peace was in each one. Judaism, Christianity, Islam – they are so similar! But the common misconceptions that prevail in society today prevent the people from seeing the positive and approving it. That is why each community should develop a proposal intended to increase its religious understanding. I know that, if correctly executed, an inter-faith youth group in my community will enhance relations between Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and broaden their horizons in hopes of a better tomorrow. Click here to download the entire essay (PDF)
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