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a:25:{s:11:"event_start";s:4:"1800";s:9:"event_end";s:4:"2030";s:13:"display_start";s:4:"1800";s:11:"display_end";s:4:"2030";s:14:"start_unixtime";i:1362528000;s:12:"end_unixtime";i:1362537000;s:10:"event_text";s:19:"World+Peace+at+Risk";s:12:"event_length";i:9000;s:13:"event_overlap";i:1;s:11:"description";s:2430:"As+most+of+us+are+aware%2C+the+world+is+in+a+state+of+extreme+unrest.+There+is+economic+and+political+turmoil+everywhere.+The+indicators+that+lead+to+the+First+and+Second+World+War+are+starting+to+appear.+Financial+crisis+is+leading+to+power+struggle+amongst+nations.+Different+alliances+are+being+formed.+Nations+are+being+threatened+for+their+sovereignty.+Everyday+thousands+of+people+are+killed.+Recently%2C+the+United+Nations+reported+over+60%2C000+people+killed+in+Syria.+There+are+political+movements+all+across+the+world+using+people%E2%80%99s+emotion+and+in+the+name+of+revolution%2C+threatening+world+peace.+%0A+%0AHowever%2C+The+Current+Spiritual+Head+%26+Khalifa+of+the+World+Wide+Ahmadiyya+Muslim+Community%2C+Mirza+Masroor+Ahmad+%28may+Allah+strengthen+his+hand%29+has+previously+responded+to+this+by+saying+that+in+the+modern+world%2C+countries+could+no+longer+afford+to+remain+isolated+and+even+global+powers+like+the+United+States+were+dependent+on+international+trade+and+foreign+relations.+He+said+developed+countries+ought+not+to+exploit+weaker+nations+but+should+seek+to+help+them+develop+and+succeed.%0A+%0A%E2%80%9CLet+it+be+clear+that+I+am+not+speaking+in+support+or+favour+of+any+particular+individual+country.+What+I+wish+to+say+is+that+all+forms+of+cruelty%2C+wherever+they+exist%2C+must+be+eradicated+and+stopped%2C+regardless+of+whether+they+are+perpetrated+by+the+people+of+Palestine%2C+the+people+of+Israel+or+the+people+of+any+other+country.%E2%80%9D%0A+%0AThe+Khalifa+spoke+of+the+need+not+just+for+co-operation+within+Europe%2C+but+called+for+global+unity.+His+Holiness+said%3A%E2%80%9CSpeaking+from+an+Islamic+perspective%2C+we+should+strive+for+the+entire+world+to+unite+together.+In+terms+of+currency+the+world+should+be+united.+In+terms+of+business+and+trade+the+world+should+be+united.+And+in+terms+of+freedom+of+movement+and+immigration%2C+cohesive+and+practical+policies+should+be+developed%2C+so+that+the+world+can+become+united.%E2%80%9D+%0A+%0AKeeping+this+goal+in+mind+in+response+to+the+troubling+events+seen+recently%2C+we%2C+the+Ahmadiyya+Muslim+Student%E2%80%99s+Association+at+the+University+of+Saskatchewan+cannot+find+a+better+time+than+the+present+to+address+such+pressing+issues+which+put+the+whole+world%E2%80%99s+peace+at+risk.++This+event+will+take+place+on+Tuesday%2C+March+5th+from+6%3A00+PM+to+8%3A30+PM+in+the+Arts+building%2C+room+241+at+the+University+of+Saskatchewan.";s:6:"status";s:0:"";s:5:"class";s:0:"";s:9:"spans_day";b:0;s:8:"location";s:13:"Arts+Building";s:10:"categories";s:0:"";s:9:"organizer";s:6:"a:0:{}";s:8:"attendee";s:6:"a:0:{}";s:9:"calnumber";i:1;s:7:"calname";s:13:"U of S Events";s:8:"timezone";s:19:"Canada/Saskatchewan";s:5:"other";s:0:"";s:3:"geo";s:0:"";s:3:"url";b:0;s:8:"sequence";i:0;s:5:"recur";s:0:"";}
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