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Violence in
the three southern provinces of Thailand, where the majority of the
population are Malay Muslim, has been escalating in the past three
years. In this conflict, the youth are an important population group
to be recognized – be it as militants, victims, or peace builders.
FES sees them as crucial agents for the peace building process since
their chances lie in a peaceful rather than violent future. In this
connection, FES organized a training on peace building for 26
students from different universities in southern Thailand and
Bangkok from May 27-29, 2006. The participants were mainly Muslim,
both male and female, whose hometowns are in the three southern
provinces. The training team used participatory methods of training
and introduced them to different subjects related to peace and
non-violence, which were new to this group. |
