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8 June 2026
“We Canceled Silence”: How Local Peace Committees Rebuild Trust in Syria

Across Syria, communities are finding ways to reconnect after years of war through dialogue, storytelling, art, and collective action. Mobaderoon’s Local Peace Committees demonstrate why lasting peace begins within communities themselves.

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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
June 9, 2014 by Lauren Mellows Hopes and fears: Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict By Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini With the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict taking place in London, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini questions the presence of government officials from countries with dubious...
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 09 June 2014
March 9, 2014 by Lauren Mellows Tunisian women take major steps to implement the CEDAW By Khedija Arfaoui Since the Arab Spring, Islamists have attempted to walk back women’s legal rights in Tunisia. Yet, women’s organizations and civil society groups have successfully pushed back.
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 09 March 2014
March 6, 2014 by Lauren Mellows Combating Violence Against Women in Egypt By France Bognon A recent study showed that 99.3% of Egyptian women are sexually harassed at some point in their life. In 2011, three friends living in Cairo, had...
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 06 March 2014
September 14, 2013 by Lauren Mellows The One Million Signatures Campaign: An Effort Born on the Streets By Sussan Tahmasebi The One Million Signatures Campaign, is an effort designed to raise awareness among the public through face to face discussions and collection of signatures of citizen on...
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 14 September 2013
April 26, 2013 by Lauren Mellows 1325 Expert Interview: ICAN co-founder Sanam Anderlini Interview with ICAN co-founder Sanam Anderlini, conducted by Sahana Dharmapuri, Non-Resident Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Independent Gender Advisor. Anderlini talks about ICAN’s founding and mission,...
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 26 April 2013