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Security Reimagined: ICAN’s 2026 Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Forum

ICAN's WPS Forum 2026: Security Reimagined

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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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Security Reimagined: ICAN’s 2026 Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Forum

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June 9, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Lucy Talgieh is Promoting a More Peaceful Homeland in Palestine Lucy Talgieh, a newly-elected municipal representative in Bethlehem, Palestine talks about women’s rights, eradicating extremism and promoting a more peaceful homeland.
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May 31, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Sisi’s Failing Fight By Rana Allam On Friday, 28 Coptic Christians, including many children, were gunned down while on their way to a monastery near the Upper Egyptian city of Minya.
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 31 May 2017
May 17, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Rouhani’s Unlikely Supporters By Sussan Tahmasebi According to the polls, incumbent Hassan Rouhani is the frontrunner in Iran’s upcoming presidential elections, which will be held on May 19.
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 17 May 2017
May 15, 2017 by Lauren Mellows U.S. CSWG Global Forum on Women, Peace and Security On May 8-10, 2017, a number of ICAN’s WASL partners participated in the U.S. Civil Society Working Group’s (CSWG) Global Forum on Women, Peace, and Security. The event was among...
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May 11, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Women and the Iranian Elections By Sussan Tahmasebi​ Sussan breaks down what Iran's upcoming elections could mean for women's rights in the country, and finds hope in the efforts of women civil society activists.
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 11 May 2017
April 25, 2017 by Lauren Mellows UN Counterterrorism Reform Overlooks Crucial Partner By Eric Rosand and Sanam Naraghi Anderlini Yet again the UN failed to reach out and listen to the solutions and recommendations that civil society had to offer.
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 25 April 2017
April 23, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini on Listening to Women Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini discusses the importance of listening to women civil society activists and not taking peace for granted.
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 23 April 2017
April 22, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Countering Extremism Through Alternative Narratives ICAN co-founder and executive director Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini speaks about the impact of alternative narratives in the hands of trusted messengers.
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