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Pakistani Women Unite to Battle Religious Extremism
This article was originally published by Huffington Post. Sameena Imtiaz, a soft-spoken, educated Pakistani social worker, operates in the midst of U.S. drone strikes and Taliban suicide bombings. She regularly travels to remote parts of her country in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, infamously known for the safe […]
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Why Philanthropists Should be in it for the Long Haul
Three weeks ago our founder and president, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, travelled to South Sudan and Sudan to meet with coalitions of women peacebuilders, most of whom we’ve known more than six years. Many, in fact, met Ambassador Hunt in 1999 when she gathered 110 women leaders from conflict zones around the world for our first […]
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Pakistani Women Waging Peace the World Over
This article was originally published by Global Post. It was when children began painting ambulances, hospitals and dead bodies in art class that Bushra Hyder decided it was time to actively work towards healing. That was 2009, and there were almost daily blasts in Peshawar, a Pakistani city not far from the border of Afghanistan, […]
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Peace Network Pakistan
Sameena Imtiaz holds many roles in her native Pakistan. She is a social worker, education reformer, mother, and peacebuilder. By working in the most conflict-affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkwa (KPK) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), she was able to change the mindsets of young people who would otherwise turn to violent extremism. Eventually, […]
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Pakistani Women Leaders Propose Solutions for US Foreign Policy to Help End Extremist Violence
Why The United States provides more foreign aid to Pakistan than to any other country, with the exception of Afghanistan. A significant portion of those funds is intended to reduce violent extremism through the provision of aid to civilians. Still, thousands of Pakistanis die each year due to ethnic, sectarian, and political clashes motivated by […]
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12 Influential Pakistani Women Leaders You Should Know
This article was originally published by Huffington Post. As the weather warms and tourists descend on the nation’s capital, 12 Pakistani women will be among the thousands of visitors in DC this week. But they aren’t here to see the cherry blossoms or tour the White House. They’re here to meet with US policymakers to […]
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What’s Missing from the US National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security?
The US administration made major headway in the area of women, peace, and security with the announcement of the National Action Plan in December 2011. But the NAP lacks a practical element it needs to be sustainable and successful. The administration is now creating implementation plans to accompany the NAP, but there’s a lot of […]
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Serbia in Paradox
This article was originally published by Global Post. In April 2012, Serbia is living a paradox — beginning a new chapter before finishing the old. With the recent resignation of President Boris Tadic, eyes are trained, at least for a moment, on that torn remnant of Yugoslavia. The country, in turn, is looking for ways […]
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She Will Think 100 Soft Times
Extremism is a boiling problem in Pakistan. Zarmina Rafiq, a peace trainer from some of the most extreme areas of the country, spoke to staff at Inclusive Security during a trip to visit the coalition for moderating extremism in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Peace Practitioners
In 2011, Inclusive Security staff went to Pakistan to meet with members of our coalition of women peacebuilders. Zarmina Rafiq, a peace trainer from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), spoke about her work to create groups of peace practitioners in areas that are difficult to reach due to geographic and cultural constraints. Through illustrations […]
