"Thinking about the culture of peace"

                                                “Idea of non-violence: creating a culture of peace” In our times Thomas Payne holds that the emphasis of non-violence is not the pattern in Muslim culture. To the contrary, violence has been a central, accepted element, both in Muslim teaching and in the historical conduct of the religion. For over a thousand years, the religious bias in the Middle Eastern Culture has not been to discourage the use of force, but to encourage it.  We have every reason to disagree with Payne because we know Islam means “peace” to millions of us. But one must rethink about the first statement, which is that we have failed to create a culture of non-violence. All of us have failed whether it is a Hindu, a Christian or for that matter a vulnerable Muslim.   There have, however, emerged voices who have made an appeal for peace. Mahatma Ghandhi is one amongst the various. In the immediate aftermath of Madanlal Dhingra’s assassination of Curzon Wyllie, Ga