A writer and entrepreneur with a passion for peace

A new contest asks Americans to get creative as they consider the art of peace. A writer and entrepreneur with a passion for peace has started a nationwide project that invites everyone-from writers and scholars to musicians, painters, professionals and students-to creatively express the nonviolent messages of Mohandas Gandhi. The winning entrant will receive a prize of $1,000.

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Riad Yar, the initiative's creator and author of "Success In Uncommon Hours," started the project to commemorate the messages of Gandhi-teachings that deeply affected Martin Luther King, Jr. during his journey to India, where he studied Gandhi's life. "World peace starts with inner peace," explains Yar. "Creativity can lead to that. This contest will help people find an inner balance through expression. Person by person, that can lead to global change-we've seen it before and we can see it again." To enter the contest, you can write a poem, story, biography, song or slogan-or even create a Web site, piece of art or virtually anything else celebrating Gandhi. Each project should communicate who Gandhi was and what he struggled for. "The point is creativity," says Yar. The late Mohandas Gandhi won worldwide acclaim for his nonviolent push for human rights.

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