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For Peace, Why Women?

Posted by on March 27, 2012

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

Posted by on March 23, 2012

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?

Posted by on March 23, 2012

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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VIDEO: A Right of Responsibility

Posted by on March 2, 2012

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 […]

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VIDEO: Why Are We Not Involved?

Posted by on March 2, 2012

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

Posted by on March 2, 2012

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

Posted by on March 2, 2012

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

Posted by on March 2, 2012

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?

Posted by on February 17, 2012

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

Posted by on February 17, 2012

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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