U.S., Nov. 8 -- Belfast is a city that is almost incomprehensible to an outsider. It is a beautiful city, and superficially it resembles many middle-sized European cities. Yet once delving below the sociological surface levels and getting past the city's architectural facades, visitors enter into a hidden realm.

Belfast is a city deeply divided between Protestants and Catholics - those loyal to the crown and those who see the crown as a sign of occupation. Both groups see the other side as terrorists. The British have pretty much given up, allowing each side to do its own thing as long as the violence is held to a minimum.

Making tourism safer

Dr. Peter Tarlow is in Belfast right now working with the police and conducting meetings on s...