Identity and Belonging in the Shadow of Sectarian Conflicts: Deconstructing Concepts and Overcoming Divisions
Read Time: 5 minutesThere is a widespread misconception that the root of sectarianism is in the richness of different ethnicities, religions, and sects in our societies and that the existence of this diversity is a curse rather than a blessing, as if the problem is the result of a structural defect linked to the very construction of our […]
Empowering Women in Peacebuilding Processes: Reality Challenges and Future Prospects
Read Time: 6 minutesIn the midst of wars and conflicts, when societies crack and dreams are shattered, women are often on the front lines of suffering… but, what if they were also on the front lines of peacebuilding? Recent times have proved that the inclusion of women in peace processes is not simply a matter of gender justice, […]
Collective Memory: How Can We Write a History that Does not Reproduce Violence?
Read Time: 5 minutesWe are now in a phase of national reconciliation in our country. After decades of tyranny, violence, and division, it has become necessary for us to ask ourselves an important question: How will our collective memory be written? What narrative will we tell the future generations? And how can we reconstruct the concepts of “freedom” […]
From Marginalization to Effectiveness: Local Communities as Actors in Peacebuilding
Read Time: 6 minutesFollowing the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and his disgraceful escape to Moscow in December 2024, Syria finds itself at a critical crossroads, shaped not only by geopolitics but also by local communities that have long been marginalized. For more than a decade, Syrians experienced multifaceted wars: between the regime and the opposition, between centers […]
