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“Innocent People Are Going to Die”: The Price of Presidential Narcissism and the Path of Peaceful Resistance

Lori Sokol

Just two and a half years ago, the night of the 2016 Presidential election, I stood under the largest glass ceiling in the world in New York’s Jacob Javits Center, […]

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  • Justice & Law

Peace Heroes: Why Nancy Yammout Met with Extremists in Lebanese Prisons

International Civil Society Action Network

Lebanon’s prison cells are home to many extremists. Nancy Yammout and her sister, Maya, decided to reach out to them and see if they could be convinced to move away from their radical and violent pasts. 

  • Global

Peace Heroes: Deeyah Khan is Deconstructing Extremism with Documentary Film

Rana Allam and International Civil Society Action Network

Renowned documentary filmmaker Deeya Khan is recognized as a leader in the entertainment industry and on the human rights and peace-building scene. She spoke to Ms. about her work, her vision and what she’s learned about extremism by confronting it face-to-face.

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  • Justice & Law

Peace Heroes: How Psychologist Fatima Akilu Rehabilitated Nigeria’s Extremists

International Civil Society Action Network and Aya Nader

In 2012, Dr. Fatima Akilu was appointed to run Nigeria’s first official counter-extremism program in the wake of Boko Haram’s grip on the nation—and integrated de-radicalization and prevention programs across the prison and education systems.

  • Global

Peace Heroes: Mobina Jaffer is Canada’s Women, Peace and Security Champion

International Civil Society Action Network

Canadian Senator Mobina Jaffer’s life and career capture the spirit and essence of International Women’s Day. We talked to her about her experiences as a female envoy and mediator and her persistent struggle to ensure women’s participation in peace-making.

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Peace Heroes: Rodolfo Domínguez Márquez Fights Femicide with Accountability in Mexico

International Civil Society Action Network

Every 24 hours, seven women are murdered in Mexico; the nation ranks 16th in femicide incidences. Rodolfo Domínguez Márquez is a leading figure in the fight to demand accountability on this crisis.

  • Global

These Pakistani Women Are Cutting Off Extremists’ Resources—One Thread at a Time

International Civil Society Action Network and Rana Allam

Mossarat Qadeem and the Tolana Mothers convinced a dozen women to stop stitching suicide jackets for extremist groups.

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Peace Heroes: How Hamsatu Allamin Changed Boko Haram to Boko Halal

International Civil Society Action Network

“Nobody else was doing anything, so I said, this is a period where someone has to engage with them. This mad circle of violence has to be stopped. I started my work.”

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Peace Heroes: Ahlem Nasraoui Fights Terrorism in Tunisia with Entrepreneurship

International Civil Society Action Network

Tunisia ranks among the highest per capita exporters of extremists in the world. Ahlem Nasraoui believes youth bear the torchlight for change.

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Peace Heroes: Pakistani Activist Mossarat Qadeem Responds to Donald Trump

International Civil Society Action Network

President Donald Trump has accused Pakistan of providing “safe havens to terrorist organizations.” But Pakistani peace practitioners like Mossarat Qadeem have been putting their blood, sweat and tears into doing the exact opposite.

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