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31 March 2026
مكافحة التطرف في العراق: أفق جديد للسلام

مدينة البصرة في جنوب العراق، المدينة التي تضررت طويلا من الحرب وقلة الاستثمارات، تواجه تهديدات متزايدة بسبب خطاب الكراهية والتطرف وتآكل الثقة بين المواطنين والمؤسسات. وغالبا ما يقع الشباب -وخاصة الشابات- في قلب هذه التوترات، في عالم تتقاطع فيه المضايقات والتحرش الالكتروني مع الواقع. وفي مثل هذه البيئة، تتبنى جمعية الفردوس العراقية (الفردوس) نهجا جديدا […]

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12 May 2025
The Odd Couple: Women Peacebuilders and Security Actors Bridging Positions, Building Trust

The WPS agenda has proven a vital entry point for women peacebuilders to engage with the security sector and build trust within affected communities. These efforts—often invisible—are contributing to the reform of the sector, reshaping local security environments and mitigating violence.

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21 April 2025
The War Against Ourselves: Afghan Women Peacebuilders’ Response to the Mental Health Crisis in Afghanistan

This case study describes the drivers of the mental health crisis in Afghanistan, its gendered and cultural dimensions, and the strategies used by Afghan women-led peacebuilding organizations to provide solutions. The authors conducted interviews with representatives of Afghan women-led peacebuilding organizations and thematic experts, which were complemented by a desk review of project documentation and […]

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6 March 2026
Staff Accountant (Remote, US Based)

ICAN is hiring a Staff Accountant to provide financial and administrative support to ICAN’s Finance Director and broader team.

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December 1, 2014 by Lauren Mellows Achieving peace in the 21st century Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini speaks to One Earth Future about whether peace in the 21st century is an idealistic vision or a realistic goal.
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 01 December 2014
November 19, 2014 by Lauren Mellows The World at a Crossroads: Women Have the Solutions PRESS RELEASE November 11, 2014 We, sixty women representing thirteen countries spanning the Middle East, North Africa and Asia, together with our colleagues from Europe and North America, gathered together...
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 19 November 2014
October 15, 2014 by Lauren Mellows أكثر من 350 منظمة عالمية تطالب بالإفراج الفوري عن السبعة مدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان السجينات في جمهورية مصر العربية مع اقتراب جلسة المحاكمة الخاصة بالسبعة مدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان المصريات يوم 11 أكتوبر 2014، واللاتي يتم احتجازهن منذ 21 يونيو 2014 على خلفية اتهامات تشمل انتهاك قانون التظاهر...
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 15 October 2014
September 19, 2014 by Lauren Mellows Congratulations to Tunisian women running for Parliament! In the MENA region and other Muslim majority contexts, women are struggling to have their voices heard and their rights ensured.  They work at multiple levels to create awareness,...
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 19 September 2014
July 15, 2014 by Lauren Mellows Recommendations for Action from Syrian Civil Society As the international community and the United Nations contemplate the latest developments in Syria, and in the aftermath of the Geneva 2 negotiations efforts and Lakhdar Brahimi’s resignation, ICAN...
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 15 July 2014
June 30, 2014 by Lauren Mellows Negotiating a Better Peace: Women & Civil Society at the Table “Looking around the room @ #betterpeace – like being in presence of many #mandelas – sadly not known by world” @sanambna On June 22-25, 2014, the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), UN...
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 30 June 2014
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June 15, 2014 by Lauren Mellows ICAN/Wilson Center Religious Extremism Event July 11, 2014 In the Mainstream: Religious Extremism in the Middle East and North Africa Religious extremism is becoming more mainstream across Muslim majority countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa....
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 15 June 2014
June 9, 2014 by Lauren Mellows Our hopes & fears going to London’s Global Summit ICAN and ICAN partners from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Palestine and Egypt are attending the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence In Conflict this week in London. You can...
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 09 June 2014
April 17, 2014 by Lauren Mellows Women & Religious Extremism in the MENA/Asia Region Religious extremism is spreading throughout the Middle East and Muslim majority contexts, with profound consequences for social, regional, and global security. The response by many countries has been primarily...
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 17 April 2014