This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. James monastery in syria, regarding a massacre of 50 that took place in homs in march. On the feast of the nativity of the blessed virgin mary, september 8, 2011, bishop edward slattery received sister rosalinds triennial vows, approved her name in religion, mother miriam of the lamb of god, and decreed the daughters of mary, mother of israels hope to be a public association of the faithful. Mother miriam formed a public association of the faithful, diocesan religious community of benedictine sisters called daughters of mary, mother of israels hope, formed under the auspices of bishopemeritus slattery of tulsa. Mother agnes mariam wrote the article below in april 2011, just one month. There is some speculation that cary may have written a play before the tragedy of mariam that was lost, but most scholars agree that the tragedy of mariam is the first extant original play written by a woman in english.
A brief story of our mother mary and her miraculous birth to jesus. Travelling with her means the desire to recover certain. In the flood of disinformation, the situation in syria. Mother agnes mariam, whose mussalaha reconciliation movement inside syria works specifically on mediation, dialogue and the promotion of nonviolence, is unmoved by blackandwhite solutions. From this poem by saibetabrizi, many things are learned about the lovely city of kabul. Mother agnes mariam peace pilgrimage to syria on the streets of damascus. She is mother superior of the monastery of st james the mutilated in syria, a melkite greek catholic monastery in the town of qara in the homs diocese. Throughout the syrian conflict, she has been working with a network of peace activists across the country and around the world to counter the lies and disinformation that is leading the west toward war. Bismillahir rahmanir rahim maryam, mary, alaiha salaam, mother of prophet isa jesus alaihi salaam a role model for all of my dear sisters in islam. We wrote in our last christmas newsletter that the new bishop of tulsa does not wish us to move forward with our community in tulsa and that we are, therefore.
Mother agnes mariam, right, and nobel peace prize laureate mairead maguire speak at a press conference oct. An account of maryam, the mother of isa hayat alqulub. Jochebed his mother, who wove the basket so that she could save her baby. The new england flood of may 2006 was a flood event that occurred in new england, especially in new hampshire and massachusetts, during the month of may, 2006. The tragedy of mariam, the fair queen of jewry with the lady falkland. With america as his midwife, the united nations and the arab league his godmothers, presided by france and england, the newborn has been declared a legitimate child by the international community. In the flood of disinformation, the situation in syria mother agnes mariam.
Mother agnes mariam is a carmelite nun who has been living and working in syria for the past 19 years. The mother is security, shelter, warmth, tenderness. Firstly, flood water is to be sourced from ganga near bhagalpur which is at about 60m elevation above msl, where flood flow averages 50,000 cumecs. The play, which cary based on the story of herod and mariam, turns on a rumour of herods death, and unfolds around the. The mother ordered the maiden to make the assignation, when, she said, she would discover herself, and reprimand him for his criminal. Controversial nun speaks out on war in syria national. She shares remarkable insights into the syrian conflict and plight of the christian community there. The maximum that a canal of 100m width and 10m depth can carry is 2,000 cumecs of water, which will relieve the flood by a mere 4%. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Confronting the chemical lies in syria mother agnes. Amr and who has recently published a book about the last days of his colleague marie. Russian supporters have waged a very large and elaborate disinformation campaign to.
Mother agnes mariam has so far spoken at 16 different venues across the united states. One of the telling observations albright made, is the fake news. In the context of flood events evaluated by passive sampling. Advance praise for mother of the unseen world mother of the unseen world reads like a classic adventure novel, with one exceptionmuch of the adventure goes on inside the reader as we follow mark matouseks everyman journey from pain and doubt to discovery and awakening. A syrian civil defense volunteer, from the group known as the white helmets, holds the body of a child after he was pulled from the rubble following a. The new bishop of the diocese has informed the community he doesnt see a way forward for the community in the diocese. Gretchen rubin for readers interested in the mysteries of spiritual awakening, an exploration of the indian avatar mother meera, known as an embodiment of the divine feminine. Global research centre for research on globalization. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Publikationen rwth aachen university rwth profilbereiche. An experience of current life in syria mother agnes mariam. The line immediately presented by the syrian regime regarding the houla massacre was that antiassad armed terrorists carried it out. Marieagnes just a girl, trying to find her way in the.
First published in 16, the tragedy of mariam, the fair queen of jewry is probably the first play in english known to have been authored by a woman, and it has become increasingly popular in the study of early modern womens writing. It is a fake, mother agnes mariam said, which hides atrocities committed in the name of liberty and democracy. A few of the books are great, most are good and some are just pure fun, but they all respect the dignity of the human being. Videos and pictures have flooded out of syria, telling the outside world things it could. To dream about our mother, reveals deep anxiety states. She is mother superior of the monastery of st james. Appears in 30 books from 17912003 page 2 they beg of heavn the health of her sons soul and of her own. Beloved family, greetings from the priory of our lady of guadalupe in tulsa.
Mother miriam of the lamb of god, as she is now called, is known to many in the catholic world. Superior of the melkite greek catholic monastery of st james the mutilated in qara, in syrias diocese of homs, which is in full communion with rome, she left ireland yesterday after a threeday visit during which she met. The journalists neither of whom have produced any notable body of work on syria appear to have followed the lead of a breed of syria activists who have given us doozies like assad is about to fall, assad has no support, the opposition is peaceful, the opposition is. On twitter, social bots can influence the public discourse by flooding the. Media coverage of syrian violence partial and untrue by mother agnes mariam, august 22, 2012. Mother agnes mariam of the cross is a controversial lebanesepalestinian catholic figure, based in syria. What are the latest ideas about miriam in the bible. Mother of the unseen world is absolutely riveting, deeply searching, and thoughtprovoking.
Stephen sizer a state department official told the guardian the department was aware of. Jane hutcheon interviews syrian peace activist mother agnes mariam of the cross who says foreign fighters are further complicating the situation in syria. Mother agnes with sheikh tahhan and a former fsa fighter. It tells of the city being surrounded by mountains twice, the first by metaphor of a skirt, giving the appearance of almost delicate beauty as it was more of a feminine metaphor, and the second by metaphor of a forts dragonsprawling walls which guard the city, giving the city a. She is outspoken in regard to the syrian civil war and, according to foreign policy is one of the most prolific. In mariam, the magdalen and the mother, edited and introduced by deirdre good, professor of new testament at the general theological seminary, christian, jewish and muslim scholars explore the miriamic tradition from many angles. Neither scahill nor jones provided any reason for their harsh indictment of mother agnes.
Now, she is seeking to set the record straight on the lies and disinformation that is driving. Reference list 5 a balanced approach can lead to peace. At age three, mariams mother noticed that her daughters eyes were crossing. This wideranging interview with sharmine narwani was published on april 21 at salon, conducted by foreign affairs reporter patrick lawrence. The consequences of syria 2014 by lee smith the syrian intifada. The media announces to us with a lot of bravura that in the ashes of the dying arab world a son has been born whose name is revolution.
Mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Welcome to my blog where i share my life, ups and downs and everything in the middle. My name is marieagnes, im a dragon slayer, dreammaker, ambitions warrior, professor, entrepreneur and more. There are different opinions in different books hadith that the mother of yahya was the sister of maryam and another tradition says, she was an aunt. Born and raised in a jewish home in brooklyn, new york, rosalind moss embraced jesus as the messiah of the jewish people as an adult. She took her to an ophthalmologist, who said the only answer was crossed eye surgery. Mother agnes mariam wrote the article below in april 2011, just one month after the beginning of the arab spring in syria. Miriam his sister, a competent and selfpossessed girl who followed and watched over him, and saved his life. It started on may 11, 2006 as a result of an unusually strong low pressure system that stalled over the central united states, drawing copious amounts of moisture from the atlantic ocean. Mariam has 29 books on goodreads, and recently added the unbearable lightness of being by milan kundera, notes from underground by fyodor dostoyevsky.
Here at the daughters of mary, mother of israels hope, we are praying with you and for you to hold nothing back from god even as we strive to do the same. Critics question catholic nuns alternative story on syria civil war. For russian tv, syria isnt just a foreign country its. The list includes many lesser known books that are out of print but that are well worth looking for. On the left you will recognise our beloved leader, mother agnes. Mother agnes mariams articles posted on the amris blog, for example, in the flood of disinformation. Our task is to widen those small cracks to precipitate a flood. The story of carmelite nun mother agnesmariam and her escape from a sixth century desert monastery in syria. Act 1, scene 1 starts as news comes of herods death, causing during three acts a sense of relief, liberation, and new beginnings under the joint rule of mariam and her mother, alexandra in the minority of mariams son. I dont know who i learned the most fromthe wise and powerful indian saint. Nun slams syrias war of lies lorenzojhwh unius rei. God bless you and grant you the grace to offer up oreo cookies and, with them, your entire life. This list grew out of a desire to offer suggestions for children books that delight, inform and inspire.
Reporter sharmine narwani on the secret history of america. See the pic above you can see a larger version of it if you click on it. The tragedy of mariam, the fair queen of jewry is a jacobeanera drama written by elizabeth cary, viscountess falkland, and first published in 16. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. Now, she is seeking to set the record straight on the lies and disinformation that is driving the nato powers toward war against the people of syria.
Critics question catholic nuns alternative story on. Austria and the refugee crisis usc price center for social. She also talks about the many threats, bombs, armed gangs and terrorists she has faced. Reconciliation, after all, is a series of political settlements forged on both local and national levels. Good sets the stage by arguing that mariam is a better translation of the name we normally render as miriam or. Jacquiers widow and two of his colleagues went on to publish a book in which they. In this way isa gave the last bath to his mother maryam.