Comments on: A Language of Reconciliation http://www.pfmrinteract.org/a-language-of-reconciliation/ An interactive space for intercultural dialogue and exploration. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John http://www.pfmrinteract.org/a-language-of-reconciliation/comment-page-1/#comment-35 John Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:20:41 +0000 http://www.pfmrinteract.org/?p=13588#comment-35 Rebecca, this is a great question. I just finished writing a paper about "a common script" in Iranian foreign policy. The thing is, that common script emerged (i.e., was not deliberately constructed) in the dramatic (and too often tragic) course of Iranian history. That means in the course of a the country of a single country... rather than several nations as would be the case in the Palestinian situation. Even so, that common script of Iranian foreign policy is experienced, interpreted and acted on in diverse ways. There is room within a common script for diverging perspectives. I wonder if part of the problem in Palestine is that there is to some degree a "common script?" Perhaps one that is performed with starkly different theatrical style and interpretation? I wonder if there are sacred concepts that multiple parties share... but interpret in very different ways... and therefore perform distinctly? If so, what might some of those concepts be? Rebecca, this is a great question. I just finished writing a paper about “a common script” in Iranian foreign policy. The thing is, that common script emerged (i.e., was not deliberately constructed) in the dramatic (and too often tragic) course of Iranian history. That means in the course of a the country of a single country… rather than several nations as would be the case in the Palestinian situation.

Even so, that common script of Iranian foreign policy is experienced, interpreted and acted on in diverse ways. There is room within a common script for diverging perspectives. I wonder if part of the problem in Palestine is that there is to some degree a “common script?” Perhaps one that is performed with starkly different theatrical style and interpretation? I wonder if there are sacred concepts that multiple parties share… but interpret in very different ways… and therefore perform distinctly? If so, what might some of those concepts be?

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