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Peace Clubs
In 2011, Inclusive Security interviewed Bushra Hyder about her work with students in Pakistan. After extremism began to effect every aspect of her community, she formed peace clubs for students to help people who had been affected by bomb blasts. This gave her students and their families the ability to help children who were directly […]
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Becoming Friends with Her Torturers
In 1976 as a student in university, a newlywed, and a woman with a baby on the way, Stella Sabiiti was kidnapped from her dorm room by rebels in her native Uganda. They tortured her for hours, until she could take no more. She began to search for the only commonality she could find between […]
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Supporting Coalitions in Pakistan
In January 2012, at an event hosted by USIP, Mr. Jacevic and Women Waging Peace Network member Mossarat Qadeem, Executive Director of PAIMAN Trust in Pakistan, spoke about the work The Institute for Inclusive Security is doing with a coalition of women of women peacebuilders in Pakistan.
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Understanding Narratives in Pakistan and the US
At an event hosted by the United States Institute of Peace in January 2012, Miki Jacevic, Vice Chair for The Institute for Inclusive Security, spoke about significant misunderstandings between citizens of the United States and citizens of Pakistan which threaten the security of two nations filled with largely moderate and tolerant people.
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Learn From Each Other
Amina Megheirbi, a women’s rights activist from Libya, spoke to Inclusive Security staff in late February 2012 about the importance of communication between women in the different countries which were part of the Arab Spring. Now that many of the nations are rebuilding, Ms. Megheirbi believes those women should share experiences, especially regarding women’s inclusion […]
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For Peace, Why Women?
As gender equality on a global scale grabs more attention, The Institute for Inclusive Security is often asked, “Why Women?” Why should we include women now? This video is the cornerstone of our response. Featuring our Women Waging Peace Network members Monica McWilliams, Vjosa Dubruna, Rogaia Abusharaf, Josephine Perez, and Aloisea Inyumba, this video explains […]
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Women Must Help Build the Systems
As a member of a Libyan delegation to Washington, DC, in late February 2012, Amina Megheirbi spoke to policymakers about the need for women to be involved in the sweeping changes her nation faces. She speaks about including women in drafting the new constitution, reforming the security sector, and disarming and reintegrating revolutionaries.
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Why Libyan Women?
Supported by The Institute for Inclusive Security, Amina Megheirbi traveled to Washington, DC, in February 2012. She met with policymakers and emphasized the need for women to be included in the reconstruction of Libya.
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Book Review: Worlds Apart
This article was originally published by The Christian Science Monitor. The city is surrounded. Shelling rains down on the population. Sniper fire, bombs, mortars erupt from all directions. There are no safe havens for civilians; dozens are killed each day. The international community meets, protests, debates what should be done. Powerful players like Russia obstruct […]
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VIDEO: A Right of Responsibility
In late February, 2012, Inclusive Security supported Libyan women to travel to Washington, DC, to advocate on an international stage for women’s rights in Libya. Alaa Murabit, a young activist who was born in Canada to Libyan immigrants and who later returned to Libya, provides a firsthand account of women’s roles during the Libyan Arab […]
