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VIDEO: Why Are We Not Involved?
In late February 2012, Alaa Murabit, a Libyan women’s rights activist, came to Washington, DC, to speak to policymakers about the need to make sure women were fully involved in the reconstruction of her country post-revolution. Filmed in the Inclusive Security offices, Ms. Murabit speaks about her concerns and hopes as a citizen for the […]
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Overcoming Divisions
On February 28, 2012, Libyan activist Alaa Murabit discussed the importance of unifying individuals beyond their divisions. After the revolution, Libya faces an enormous task of reconciliation. Ms. Murabit believes that women can play a strong role in this process. Her organization The Voice of Libyan Women brought together women from all around the country for […]
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Women Work Together to Demand their Rights
In an interview in late February 2012, Alaa Murabit, a member of a delegation of Libyan women to Washington, DC, discusses how working as a collective whole is much stronger than working alone. Often movements struggle with working across diverse sectors of society, but Ms. Murabit says she believes Libyan women can manage this diversity […]
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What Libyan Women Want
Alaa Murabit, a young Libyan activist, came to Washington, DC, in late February 2012 as part of a delegation supported by the NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security, Refugees International, the Women’s Refugee Commission, and The Institute for Inclusive Security to speak with policymakers about women’s inclusion in the Libyan transition to democracy. […]
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Who Owns This Country?
Sarah James was part of a delegation of women who came to Washington, DC in December 2011 to join in the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan. There, in front of the world’s key decision makers on the future of South Sudan, Ms. James and her fellow delegates presented recommendations from civil society so women’s […]
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Our Common Tribe is Being Women
In December of 2011, women from civil society of the world’s newest country, South Sudan, came to Washington, DC to make sure their voices and interests were included in the development planning at the International Engagement Conference (IEC). Sarah James was one of these women. Ms. James and her colleagues were able to get women’s […]
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Women Must Call for Peace in South Sudan
Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan, encouraged women to use their roles and relationships to build peace at home. At the closing reception of the Gender Symposium hosted by Inclusive Security before the International Engagement Conference (IEC) in December 2011, Ms. […]
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Defining the Conflict in Pakistan
At an event at USIP in January 2012, Inclusive Security’s Vice Chair, Miki Jacevic, spoke about how difficult and important it is to define and frame a situation in conflict resolution. This is especially tricky in areas with complicated political situations, such as Pakistan.
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Women are the Backbone of South Sudan
Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan, offered her support for the women at the closing reception of the Gender Symposium before the International Engagement Conference in December 2011. Here she focuses on how women’s efforts in the years of struggle are […]
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Transmitting Trust
Pakistani academic and peace activist Mossarat Qadeem saves not only individual lives; she saves families. Working directly with mothers of radicalized youth, using her skill as a communicator and her detailed knowledge of the Quran, she rescues young men — including potential suicide bombers — who are being exploited by extremists. Afterwards, she ensures they […]
