| December 2004 Volume 1, Edition 4
As we reflect on 2004, we
are humbled by all the people worldwide who stand with us to work for
a better world and help us advance the ideals for which Danny stood.
We are proud to share with
you this update on the activities of the Daniel
Pearl Foundation and,
in this season of giving, we hope that you will consider
supporting these activities with a financial contribution.
We wish you Happy Holidays
and a year of fulfillment of all your dreams.
With profound gratitude,
The Pearl Family
The
Daniel Pearl Foundation promotes cross-cultural
understanding through journalism, music
and dialogue.
Contents
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Third Annual Daniel Pearl Music Day -
See Slide Show of "Harmony for Humanity" 406
concerts in 39 countries
>Journalists from Pakistan and Yemen
Selected as 2005 Daniel Pearl Fellows
>Jeff
Greenfield of CNN to Deliver Daniel Pearl
Lecture at UCLA � February 16 , 2005
>PEARL
World Youth News High School Journalism
Project Launched
>Daniel
Pearl Dialogue for Muslim-Jewish Understanding
Featuring Akbar Ahmed and Judea Pearl
>�I
am Jewish� Book Edited by Judea and Ruth
Pearl Wins 2004 National Jewish Book Award
>Coming Soon - "Stories from My Favorite
Planet" New CD; Music by Russell Steinberg,
Text by Daniel Pearl
Daniel
Pearl Music Day - The global Harmony for Humanity network doubles
again!
At the Third
Annual Daniel Pearl Music Day-
October 8-17, 2004 - hundreds of thousands
of people participated in or attended
more than 400 events in 39 countries.
From the Boston Symphony Orchestra to
Elton John to school children in Afghanistan,
people raised their instruments and their
voices, joined neighbors and strangers
at
concerts and
reflected on their shared values and common
humanity. Together we harnessed the
power of music to inspire hope and brotherhood
across national, ethnic and religious
divisions.
Daniel
Pearl Music Day participants included more than 50 orchestras and
chorale groups in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the
Americas; over 20 festivals representing musical styles of all
genres; over 20 events broadcast by radio, television or the
internet; dozens of inter-faith programs; and thousands of individual
musicians playing jazz, rock, folk, fusion, classical, hip hop, and
world - blending many musical, religious and cultural
traditions.
Governors
Pataki of New York and Blagojevich of
Illinois issued proclamations declaring
October 10, 2004 Daniel Pearl Music Day
in their respective states and every October
10 was proclaimed Daniel Pearl Music Day
in the City of Los Angeles.
View
the slide
show
of 2004 Music
Day events and mark your calendar now
to Join
Us for the Fourth Year in our Drive to
Unite People through Music - October 1-10,
2005
.
Journalists
from Pakistan and Yemen Selected as 2005
Daniel Pearl Fellows
Ms. Ammara Durrani,
Assistant Editor of The News International
in Karachi, Pakistan, and Mr. Walid
Al-Saqaf, Editor-in-Chief of The Yemen
Times, have been selected as Daniel
Pearl Fellows for 2005. Ms. Durrani will
join the Los Angeles Times staff
and Mr. Al-Saqaf will join the staff of
the Washington, DC bureau of the Wall
Street Journal from March �September
2005 under the Daniel Pearl Fellowships
administered by the
Alfred
Friendly Press Fellowships
.
CNN�s
Jeff Greenfield to Speak at Daniel Pearl Lecture Series
Jeff Greenfield, senior political
analyst at CNN, will deliver the third
Daniel Pearl Lecture in Journalism and
International Relations at UCLA in Los
Angeles, CA on February 16, 2005. This
annual event co-hosted by Hillel at UCLA
features journalists who have contributed
original analysis or constructive approaches
to problems of international concern.
PEARL
Secondary School Student News Service
Launched
We are proud to announce the launching
of the PEARL
World Youth News
, a unique internet-based student news
service in partnership with the International
Education and Resource Network (iEARN-USA)
which has a network of over 20,000 schools
in 109 countries. High school students
will collaboratively write articles and
act as international correspondents for
secondary school newspapers around the
world.
With an emphasis on
unbiased reporting and respect for a diversity
of views, PEARL World Youth News
focuses on developing journalistic skills
among students as well as broadening cross-cultural
understanding and providing an important
global youth perspective. High schools
in the U.S., Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon and
Uzbekistan are playing key coordinating
roles. For more information please contact
Anindita Dutta Roy at [email protected]
Interfaith Dialogue
The Daniel
Pearl Dialogue for Muslim-Jewish Understanding
grew from Professors Akbar Ahmed and Judea
Pearl's shared belief that reconciliation
of these two Abrahamic faiths is critical
and can only be achieved through the re-establishment
of respectful dialogue. During 2004, Professors
Ahmed and Pearl�s personal yet public
dialogue continued in Philadelphia, Williamsburg,
Chicago, Baltimore and London and was
featured in the Washington
Post Magazine and
on Close Up on C-Span. The Daniel Pearl
Dialogue will continue in 2005 in collaboration
with communities in the U.S., Canada and
Europe. Please check our website
next month for updates on dialogue
events or e-mail [email protected]
for information.
�I
am Jewish� Wins 2004 National Jewish Book Award for Anthologies
The book
I
am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired
by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl,
co-edited by Judea and Ruth Pearl, has
been awarded the 2004 National Jewish
Book Award for Anthologies. The book examines
what Danny's last words mean to contemporary
Jews from all walks of life in twelve
countries, in their own words. Judea
and Ruth Pearl are speaking in cultural
and community centers, inspiring
audiences to explore their identity, heritage,
faith, humanity, image and moral commitment
in the post 9/11 era. For updates on presentations,
panel discussions and book signing in
your area, visit our Calendar
of Events
page. All speaking fees
and book royalties are donated to the
Daniel Pearl Foundation.
�Stories
From My Favorite Planet� with Music by
Russell Steinberg and Text by Daniel
Pearl
Composed for the Daniel Pearl Foundation
and premiered as part of the Second
Annual Daniel Pearl Music Day on October
12, 2003 with composer Russell Steinberg
on piano, Los Angeles Philharmonic
violinist Mitchell Newman, and actor Josh
Coxx, reader. This piece intertwines
music with readings of Danny's articles
selected from At
Home in the World
into a musical tapestry that portrays
his humor and compassion. The CD "Stories
From My Favorite Planet" will be
available to donors soon at www.danielpearl.org
.
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Pearl Foundation Contacts
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