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Assen Ahmed Assen replied to Craig Zelizer's discussion How to Adjust Email Settings and Receiving Messages on PCDNAssen Ahmed Assen commented on Craig Zelizer's blog post Peace and Collaborative Development Network now has 22,250 Members, please help reach 100,000 +"Dear Craig,
This is a wonderful job. Hope to see more people in the network.
Congratulations!!!
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Assen Ahmed Assen commented on Firouzeh Afsharnia's blog post Meeting Sam: Journey to the Source of the Nile"Dear Hentsa,
I think you are taking this issue seriously. For me, the question is not about the source of Nile, but about a local project initiative showing how the local community is contributing and benefiting. Please, don't get out of the…"
Assen Ahmed Assen commented on Ibrahim Sharqieh's blog post My new Op-Ed on "Why the U.S. Must Support Bid for Palestinian Statehood.""Thanks Mr. Ibrahim. I share your thoughtful and evidence based explanation on this issue. But, the problem is, countries like the US look into their strategic advantage and benefit when supporting or opposing any declarations or policies. The…"
Assen Ahmed Assen commented on Firouzeh Afsharnia's blog post Meeting Sam: Journey to the Source of the Nile"Dear Firouzeh,
Thanks for this wonderful article. Inspiring local initiative. But, I am afraid that the title doesn't go with the content. As far as I know, the source of the Nile is Ethiopia, not Uganda. Or is there another Nile in…"
Assen Ahmed Assen commented on Craig Zelizer's blog post Guide to Training Programs in Conflict Resolution and Related Fields"Thank you so much for this valuable information. I am happy to be a member of this group."
Assen Ahmed Assen commented on David Swanson's blog post Our Tahrir Square: DC's Freedom Plaza on October 6th"Good luck in organizing the event in DC's Tahrir Square. Sing, pray and act for peace peacefully."
Assen Ahmed Assen commented on Antonia Michaela Porter's blog post The shame that turns ordinary people into terrorists"I think this is a very good article. Militaries should respect the culture and norms of the host society. Good observation and critical ideas to be considered by US government or other western countries. Good work"
Assen Ahmed Assen commented on MasterPeace's blog post Killing Osama Bin Laden – justice, healing and ‘what next?’"Is it the right way of preaching peace? I am not sure whether killing one person totally removes terrorist thinking. What we should fight against is the idea of terrorism in general. Anyway, we will see the reactions from different directions. Let…"
Assen Ahmed Assen commented on Audrey M. Besnier's blog post Conference on Islam and Western Society - April 5 in Washington, DC"I really uphold the idea of Shyam. If all mindkind are emotionally intelligent, such religious fight and lack of trust should't have happened. Let us see our common features than differences, coz we have many, many similarities as a human being."
Assen Ahmed Assen commented on David Swanson's blog post Nonviolent Activism Is Middle Eastern"This is really a wondeful article. It is good to know the indigeneous way of non-violent strikes across the middle east. I learnt that exploring the reality is better than listening to the biased media."
Assen Ahmed Assen replied to Valerie Oliphant's discussion Call for Applications: International Summer Academy on Human Rights and Human Security (Graz, 10-20 July 2011)- Deadline: March 31"I looks that the candidates are only from Europe. Does it mean people from Africa should not apply?"
Assen Ahmed Assen left a comment for Craig Zelizer"Dear Sir,
I will be back to you after consulting my bosses. They are now on leave for the new year.
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Craig Zelizer left a comment for Assen Ahmed Assen"Thanks for your wonderful comments. Would appreciate if you could let others know about the network. We are also always seeking potential field internship opportunities for the students in our MA program and have had many students work with various…"
Assen Ahmed Assen replied to Craig Zelizer's discussion Seeking Feedback on Impact/Benefits of Being a Member of the Network"Assen Ahmed
Senior Program Manager for Culture of Discussion Initiative Project, Pact Ethiopia. Masters Degree in Educational Research and Development.
I recently joined the network and benefitted a lot in terms of getting new information through…"
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- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- I am educational researcher by profession (MA degree in Educational Research and Development). I am 42 and have 17 years of experience in the field of education. Recently, I am engaged in an organization working in peace building in east Africa and very much interested to know more about peace building, conflict resolution and peer mediation and life skills in peace building.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- East Africa-Ethiopia.
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- Ethiopia
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Senior Program Manager in Pact Ethiopia in the department of CDI
- How many years professional experience do you have ?
- 15+
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Dialogue, Education, Gender, Health, Natural Resources
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Capacity Building
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- At 5:09pm on December 31, 2010, Craig Zelizer said…
- Thanks for your wonderful comments. Would appreciate if you could let others know about the network. We are also always seeking potential field internship opportunities for the students in our MA program and have had many students work with various NGOs in Africa. If you think there might be some interest in exploring this with PACT/Ethiopia let me know.
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