Universal CosmopolitanismAppiah's theory explains that people live in different parts of the world having something in common. Various activities such as watching movies, eating, buying things, reading books and newspapers, attending parties and funerals. They also have some universal values such as kindness and generosity. He argues that these are important points in cross-cultural conversation and believes in human dignity across the nation, to share these goals with people in many countries who speak different languages. People all over the world make full use of the World Wide Web. They never go to war against any country, but enlist in a campaign against any nation that impedes universal justice (Appiah, 2006, Cosmopolitanism, Ethics in a World of Strangers , p.137). It is the fundamentalist Muslims who are recruiting ground for Al Qaeda and these fundamentalists illustrate a universal ethic that destroys the real image of cosmopolitanism and in the absence of tolerance easily turns into murder. Appiah's theory provides the example of Christian and Muslim fundamentalists who are seeking a community of those people who share their faith and reject all local and national loyalties, having no tolerance for religious differences. Appiah says we should be careful of these fundamentalist groups and rejects that kind of universal community because they led to murder and we can learn a lesson from the history of war in Europe. His “cosmopolitan theory believes in universal truth. It's realistic how difficult it is to find the truth. However, once the truth is that every human being has obligations to others, everyone matters: this is our central idea. And it severely limits the scope of…half of the document…at least some forms of bias” (Appiah, The Ethics of Identity, p.222, 223). Appiah's theory of cosmopolitanism calls for global justice in a religiously diverse society. According to Appiah, the United Nations is the largest and most ambitious organization responsible for promoting justice and peace in the world. The UN peace process in Rwanda, Liberia, Uganda, Palestine, Sarilanka, Myanmar and occupied Kashmir is very helpful. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been accused of crimes against humanity, including crimes, murder, forced deportation, torture and persecution in the name of religion, ethnicity or gender. The International Criminal Court has indicted dictators and mass murderers in Sudan, Congo and recently Liberia. UN Security Council steps in to protect Iraq's Kurdish population, restoring peace and security in Haiti.
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