Practicing Peace with Ufra Mir
Ufra Mir is a young explorer from Kashmir who has shaped her combined passion for mental health and peace and conflicts at different...
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Women's Regional Network
- Jul 6, 2018
Rebuilding Peace in Sri Lanka with Nalini Ratnarajah
Nalini Ratnarajah is a human rights activist and a feminist, who has dedicated decades of her life, advocating for gender equality,...
Christina Ibanez
- May 18, 2018
Meet Katy Tartakoff: Photographer for Social Reform
Photography gives us the ability to capture a moment to hold long after it’s time has passed. In an age of snapshot photography, Katy...
Nooria Sultani, Core Member WRN-Afghanistan
- May 10, 2018
Nimalka Fernando on Women’s Struggle for Rights in Post-War Sri Lanka
Nimalka Fernando is an attorney and eminent women’s rights activist from Sri Lanka. She is a Co-convener of Platform for Freedom and a...
Zunera Rais, Pakistan Country Coordinator
- Apr 12, 2018
Approaching Peace Through Informed Dialogue: Interview with Farhat Asif
A Kashmir-born Pakistani woman, Ms. Farhat Asif is the founder of Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, a leading research...
Fareeha Sultan
- Feb 22, 2018
Of Equal Participation and Contribution: An Interview with Akbar Khan
Recently, WRN spoke with Akbar Khan, Chairperson of Dehi Ijtimai Tarqyati Social Workers Council (DITSWC) to learn more about his views...
Padmini Ghosh, WRN India Country Coordinator
- Jan 24, 2018
Approaching Gender in a Conflict Zone: Interview with Yasir Abbas
Hakim Yasir Abbas is a passionate law professor from Kashmir. As a critic of orthodox teaching methodologies, which he believes have...
Padmini Ghosh, Country Coordinator India
- Dec 4, 2017
Reaching Families in Jammu and Kashmir: A Conversation with Nighat Shafi Pandit
Braving physical danger and risks on many sides, Nighat Shafi Pandit works with rural communities in violence-scarred Jammu and Kashmir....
Fatema Kohistani, Afghanistan Country Coordinator
- Dec 1, 2017
Call to Action: Shahla Farid's Journey to the High Peace Council
Shahla Farid is a professor at Kabul University's Faculty of Law and Political Science, member of High Peace Council (HPC) in Kabul,...
Fareeha Sultan, Pakistan Country Coordinator
- Nov 20, 2017
Smiling in the Face of Odds: Interview with Mariam Khan
Mariam Khan is the Program Director of Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP). She has over 15 years of experience in the...
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