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- What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- International Development and Conflict Resolution -- the impact of the individual, the society, the state, and the system on the processes of international conflict and conflict management. Conflict is not only pervasive but also a permanent feature of international political processes.
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- Shaheen Sultan Dhanji is a visual artist, photo-journalist, musician, international affairs advisor and a social-political activist. Her extensive credentials in matters of foreign affairs interested the Canadian International Development Agency to seek her expertise in conflict resolution and diplomacy as a paradigm to be implemented in countries impacted with war, internal displacement and conflict prevention, management and resolution. Her vocation focuses on vital themes of war, genocide, civil rights, social development, indigenous peoples & land rights, cultural and heritage conservation. She has held successful solo and group exhibitions. Shaheen has been affiliated with various development projects and continues to dialogue with global leaders in implementing positive social and economic changes where necessary; the position in public sector gives her a platform from which to speak out on international issues, and to use her political experience as a kind of instrument for social change. Her areas of concern include the stark realities of war and civil society, globalisation and the effect on environment, agriculture and deforestation. Additionally, she has directed and managed various high level development projects in the area of natural disasters (mitigation), rural education support, economic expansion and cultural property restoration, and she respectively served as an executive board member on the Ismaili Council for Ontario's Education, Social & Welfare and Economic Planning Boards. Parallel to this, Shaheen has maintained an active interest in development issues and continues to write for several newspapers focusing on adjustment, civil rights, national debt reduction, African development and poverty, Middle East conflict, incepting discourse by exhibiting her art work, plus attending conferences and delivering lectures at reputable global forums. Shaheen Sultan Dhanji is the founder and president of Monsuun Communications Inc, African Socialist Movement and Naya Adab Association. She is co-founder of Purple Rain Productions(film) and is working on a film documentary.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- Africa - (Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Algeria), Canada, Pakistan, Middle East
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- Canada / Africa
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Public Sector - International Relations / Diplomacy
- How many years professional experience do you have ?
- 3-5
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://shaheensultandhanji.newsvine.com
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Conflict Mainstreaming, Culture, Development, Dialogue, Diplomacy, DDR, Education, Environment, Facilitation, Gender, Human Rights, Information and Communication Technology, Internally Displaced, Humanitarian Relief, Media, Organizational Development, Peacekeeping, Refugees, Rule of Law, Social Entreprenuership, Transparency
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Advocacy, Budgeting, Capacity Building, Communication, Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Program Administration, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Research, Qualitative Skills, Quantitative Skills, Training
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- Restoration of cultural property
Deforestation and Agriculture in Africa
Social-political issues in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Central Asia
Indigenous peoples of East Africa - paper in progress
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But...God is not Obliged by Shaheen Sultan Dhanji
But...God is not Obliged
No mistakes made here
these murders are precise
mathematical
these people blown apart - burned alive
flesh and blood all mixed together
a sight no human being can grasp
and yet we take and take
desensitized to the sacred defamed
witness youth strap 30 ibs of
dynamite to sore bodies 'cause
we always return to what we know
and if that's war
we ret
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Events
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UPEACE Extended Deadline Application
February 17, 2010 at 6pm to March 15, 2010 at 12pm – UPEACE Campus, Costa Rica
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trainingcourse Peacebuilding and Local Governance
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Nonviolence In The Context Of War Or Armed Conflict
June 18, 2010 at 6pm to July 5, 2010 at 7pm – Kurve Wustrow
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Bologna, Italy Symposium on Conflict Prevention, Resolution, and Reconciliation
June 19, 2010 to July 17, 2010 – Johns Hopkins SAIS Bologna Center
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trainingcourse Peacebuilding and Local Governance at The Hague
May 31, 2010 to June 11, 2010
The Hague Academy for Local Governance, together with the Barcelona International Peace Centre, is organising this 2-week training course to enhance understanding of the challenges that are faced by local governments in fragile situations.
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Call for Applications The Gebran G. Tueni
Human Rights Fellowship
2010-2011
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/cchrp/opportunities/fellowsprogram/fellowsprogram.php
Opportunities Available: 2
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Status: stipend available
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how are u doing?
nice meeting u here
best wishes
Great profile and experience, thanks for the good work
Good to see you in network.
Binod from Nepal
We have quite a few supporters in Canada now.
I wonder if you know Cayle Chernin?
You are very welcome, also, to join our online community & meet the rest of the team, share about your work etc, if you wish - though you're obviously very busy!
We're posting some films there about our Ugandan experiences.
www.womenforachangecommunity.ning.com
But either way, I'll keep in touch!
Kindest regards
Chris
* Namaste!
Thanks for reaching out & connecting here.
Glad to browse your bio-profile here - keep up the good work.
With love & best wishes from sunny Doha,
Yogesh Pagar
We have some contacts in Kenya, and in fact a lovely group of women who are keen to set up WFAC in Kenya, but we don't have any contacts in Tanzania as yet.
We haven't set dates for Uganda yet. (we need to book our flights soon!). We're aiming for mid-August. Our 'film-crewe' are going out there in July to make a start.
We actually had our wedding filmed, so bits can be used for the documentary, as it was the first time many of us had met - women flew in from various places!
If you are interested, you can watch this film on the front page of our community at www.womenforachangecommunity.ning.com
You don't have to join in order to watch it - but of course you're most welcome to join if you want to!!
Re Gaza, we didn't get to Gaza. We certainly want to go back to Israel & Palestine though. We had an interesting drive around the West Bank, and were overawed by its beauty, and of course saddened that there's so much suffering in such a beautiful place. We have a lovely friend in Gaza and have tried on a couple of occasions (including our honeymoon) to request permission for her to come and meet with other WFAC women but to no avail.
We are certainly planning future projects in the Middle East. One of the women we visited is a wonderful film-maker/actress in Jordan.
A pleasure to meet you, too
and I'll certainly keep in touch!
(I'll write to you more about our plans for our Uganda project as they develop)
I'd love to hear of your Gaza visit.
thank you very much for your friendship.
i love your artwork. I would be interested also to read any articles you've written.
Looking forward to connecting with you more,
Chris
PS I'm just back from a honeymoon in the Middle East and, hopefully, we're soon off to Uganda to do some filming there.
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