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12 February 2026
Countering Extremism in Iraq: A New Horizon for Peace

Iraqi Al-Firdaws Society (Al-Firdaws) is taking a new approach to peacebuilding. Their project, Horizon: Promoting Community Peace, supported by ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund (IPF), brings together youth, local security forces, and civil society actors to address violent extremism through dialogue, education, and community-based action. 

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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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News & Media
6 October 2025
Open Statement to the United Nations Security Council on behalf of Women Peacebuilders Marking 25 Years of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda

On October 6, 2025, the U.N. Security Council holds its annual open debate on Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security. Today, we are not issuing a new statement. Instead, we are honoring our community of women peacebuilders—who appeared before the Security Council throughout these 25 years, speaking for the millions they represent—by echoing their messages.

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Egypt

She Builds Peace in Egypt: WJF

Posted on by Lauren Mellows

Women for Justice Foundation (WJF) facilitated the launch of the She Builds Peace campaign in Egypt and elsewhere around the world by supporting Tanaghom Academy’s collaboration with artasfoundation.

Resuming Military Aid To Egypt: In US National Interest?

Posted on by Lauren Mellows

By Rana Allam
The Trump admin is releasing $195 million in military aid to Egypt that was previously withheld over human rights concerns. Have these concerns been alleviated over the past year? Or has the Egyptian government’s PR machine garnered results?

Egypt: Travel ban and assets freeze for Azza Soliman

Posted on by Lauren Mellows

Azza Soliman, well-known WHRD, lawyer and Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA)’s board of trustees head, was banned from travel. Azza was on her way to Jordan to participate in a training for Musawah’s movement when she was informed that she is banned from traveling based on a judicial order issued on November 17th, 2016. Azza […]

Statement from the Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in Middle East and North Africa

Posted on by Lauren Mellows

Find the original statements in Arabic and English on the WHRD MENA website. Stay tuned for further statements made in solidarity with Nazra for Feminist Studies. Human Rights In Egypt: An Unbreakable Will On the 20th of March 2016, Nazra for Feminist Studies issued a statement confirming that they are under investigation in Case 173, which is known by […]

Trial of witnesses to killing continues in Egypt

Posted on by Lauren Mellows

This information was originally published by Amnesty International Women’s rights defender Azza Soliman and 16 other people who witnessed the killing of Egyptian activist Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh in a peaceful march forcibly dispersed by security forces are due in court for their second hearing on 23 May. They are charged with illegal protest and could face up […]

Prominent Woman Human Rights Defender to be kept in custody in Egypt

Posted on by Lauren Mellows

This update is from Nazra for Feminist Studies (Egypt). Update: Egypt – Prominent Woman Human Rights Defender (WHRD) and Lawyer Mahienour El-Massry appeal is Adjourned and to be Kept in Custody El Raml Misdemeanor Court in Alexandria governorate adjourned today the session of WHRD and Lawyer Mahienour El-Massry along with 9 other activitsts to May 31st, 2015 […]

Prominent Egyptian Lawyer Declared Defendant for Giving Testimony on Killing of Shaima ElSabbagh

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Update March 31, 2015: Despite a grievance submitted to the court to list Azza Soliman as a witness instead of a defendant, she officially remains a defendant. The first court session will take place on April 4, 2015. 23 March 2015Originally published by Nazra for Feminist Studies Prominent Egyptian Lawyer and Woman Human Rights Defender (WHRD) Azza […]

Press Release: Put protection of women human rights defenders into practice

Posted on by Lauren Mellows

(New York, 9 March 2015) International Women’s Day was marked today by two United Nations events in New York and Geneva highlighting the ongoing threats, risks and attacks against women human rights defenders, despite the existing State obligations to ensure their protection and to create an enabling environment for their work. The event in New […]