Caux Forum training and interview on gendered peacebuilding approaches to transform violent extremism
Last week, ICAN’s Senior Adviser and Program Manager for the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership, Melinda Holmes, was at the Caux Forum in Switzerland to facilitate a training on gendered peacebuilding approaches to transform violent extremism.
How Khedija Arfaoui’s Tragedy Strengthened her Peace Activism in Tunisia
Long-time Tunisian peace activist and academic Khedija Arfaoui speaks about her work, peace in the Middle East, and women’s pivotal role in change.
In the Face of Extremism: the SuperHeroines Behind ICAN
On a daily basis, women come face to face with violence and extremism, and bear the efforts to change an ever-conflicted world. Who are these women, and what do they do?
Fatima al-Bahadly Single-Handedly Disarms Young Men in Iraq
Interview with Fatima al-Bahadly, director of Al Firdaws Society, an NGO founded in 2003 in Basra, Iraq, who works actively to demobilise and reintegrate young people and children who have been used by militias.