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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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WASL Updates

April 14, 2017 by Lauren Mellows Launch of the GSX Thematic Working Groups On behalf of WASL, ICAN is spearheading a series of GSX thematic working group meetings on topics that WASL members have identified as critical to the dynamics of extremism and militarism. We...
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 14 April 2017
September 15, 2016 by Lauren Mellows Press Release: Launch of the Global Solutions Exchange Join us. September 20, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. — 2:45 p.m. ET. Live streamed online at http://webtv.un.org/. On September 20th, during the opening of the 71st session of the...
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 15 September 2016
September 15, 2016 by Lauren Mellows Launch of the Global Solutions Exchange The exchange is to be a mechanism for regular dialogue between civil society and government on issues related to preventing extremism.
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 15 September 2016
July 30, 2016 by Lauren Mellows ICAN’s partner Fatima Akilu speaks to CSIS’s On Extremism Voice of a Practitioner in Nigeria – Fatima Akilu Dr. Fatima Akilu, Executive Director of the NEEM Foundation, psychologist, and partner of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL)...
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 30 July 2016
July 10, 2016 by Lauren Mellows ICAN’s partner Mossarat Qadeem speaks to CSIS’s On Extremism Voice of a Practitioner in Pakistan – Mossarat Qadeem Mossarat Qadeem, Founder and Director of the PAIMAN Alumni Trust, and partner of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL)...
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 10 July 2016