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Healing the Wounds of Political Violence

Read the following Huffpost article  From Victim to Victor: The Healing Power of Forgiveness in Rwanda Reflect on the following quote "Hate, like many other vices, is a learned behavior — it is a choice, a bad choice, but a choice nonetheless. And yet, I believe — I know — that forgiveness works the same way. I have experienced the power of forgiveness in my life — and I have seen it work its healing power in Rwanda today." What the role of forgiveness in the healing process of post genocide/ political violence. How does it help people rebuild their lives? What are the challenges and drawbacks of relying on forgiveness as a tool for getting past the hate? Use concrete examples from your experiences in Kuwait as well as the case studies we reviewed in class.

Lessons Learned from Rwanda

Explain the conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda as discussed by Phillip Gourevitch. What lessons do we learn from the Rwanda genocide case? How would you apply those lessons to maintaining peaceful relations and preventing future conflicts from erupting in Kuwait?