Download or read book Toward a Compassionate Society written by Mahnaz Afkhami and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compendium of articles addresses the importance of cultural pluralism and women's role in promoting peace in a rapidly globalizing world. The issues are examined from a variety of gender-focused cultural and inter-disciplinary perspectives including sociology, anthropology, human rights, philosophy, and religion.