Peace X Peace Connection Point Dialogues

Participating in the Connection Point Dialogues program will give you the unique opportunity to engage in facilitated discussions via videoconferencing technology with a diverse group of Western, Arab and Muslim women from around the world. The program structure and contents will be based on a curriculum developed by Peace X Peace, to include activities and discussion on a variety of issues concerning both regions, including…

As a peacebuilding organisation, Pax Populi’s working objective is to help the people of Afghanistan bring peace to their country. As part of this objective, we…

On Friday 8th March 2013, International Women's Day

Pax Populi pay's tribute to Afghan Women …

Despite international laws and policies mandating women’s participation in security sector reform (SSR), women’s perspectives are often discounted or overlooked. Women in civil society can also find themselves outside of discussions about security and unsure how to engage in them.

To address this gap, The Institute for Inclusive Security and The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF) are launching an…

THIS IS WHAT SOCIAL CHANGE LOOKS LIKE! JOIN THE DIALOGUES!

Participating in the Connection Point Dialogues program will give you the unique opportunity to engage in facilitated discussions via videoconferencing technology with a diverse group of…

For those in the Washington, DC area - Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi will be speaking this Saturday, Feb. 2nd on Women's Health Rights in Saudi Arabia. If you are interested in attending, and for further information, please contact Peace X Peace by email immediately at connectionpoint@peacexpeace.org, as space is limited. 

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In October Kosovo held the International Women’s Summit – Partnership for Change: Empowering Women.  It was a great event for Kosovo, pulling together local political figures and NGOs and drawing attention to a very important issue.  One of the key outcomes of the summit was the agreement of participants to the Pristina Principles, a set of affirmations and goals…

Interested in being a part of a cross-cultural dialogue? We have room for more participants in our Connection Point Dialogues. Participating will give you the unique opportunity to engage in facilitated discussions via videoconferencing technology with a diverse group of Western, Arab and Muslim women from around the world. The program structure and contents will be based on a curriculum developed by Peace X Peace, to include activities and discussion on a variety of issues concerning both…

Here's a link to a post I recently wrote about women's leadership in the field of Peace through Health. Feel free to check out my post, as well as the others on the En(Gender)ing Peace Blog that explore the greater efforts women are making the area of peace and security.

Women and the Growth of Peace through Health

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Three people I know and admire are getting the recognition they deserve this week and I want to take a moment to celebrate their achievements on how-matters.org.

1) Mulugeta Gebru, founder of Jerusalem Children and Community Development…

We'll announce the winners of 10th Anniversary Women, Power, Peace awards on September 21st. This year we're asking our readers to nominate peacebuilders in all categories. Find out more and get nominating - our submission deadline has been extended to September 1st!…

Peace X Peace, an international organization that promotes women's voices for peace, is seeking mentor and mentee applications for its Fall-Winter 2012 Peace Through Mentorship program!

The Program

This mentorship program is designed to foster a network of professional relationships between young women seeking to build peace and advance through their chosen professions and older women who seek to share their wisdom and experience. Mentors will be asked…

Kirsti Shields

United States

“Today’s young girls will teach the next generation about puberty, sexuality, and reproductive health. The conspiracy of silence will have been…

“When people come here and see that our work is Made in Kuwait, they realize we can offer the world a lot more than oil and derivatives.”

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Connection Point Manager Yasmina Mrabet interviewed Kuwaiti entrepreneur Lubna Saif Abbas about creating new economic opportunities for women in the Gulf and throughout the Arab world through the work and…

By Michelle Pomeroy

“As women, there are many shared experiences that make lifestyle differences seem less dividing to our shared humanness. Our gathering created such a moment.”

While we were learning a great deal about the nuances that shaped one another’s backgrounds, it…

By Michele La Morte-Shbat

“I was gratified by the deferential response I received from the Saudi men I met on that trip, treatment which flew in the face of all that I had heard before about the Kingdom.”    

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Interestingly enough, it was my idea to live and work in Saudi…

“In short, if I were to describe the typical Arab American woman participating in NAAP, she would be highly engaged in the community, up to date with global developments, concerned with making a difference, and participating alongside men as an equal partner.”

Connection Point Manager Yasmina Mrabet…