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Widespread Violence Across Libya Threatens Women Peacebuilders

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Lauren Mellows

The Libyan Women’s Forum (LWF), member of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL), invited their colleague and Libyan parliamentarian, Ibtesam Al Rubai, to join the WASL weekly community call on July 20, 2022 to discuss the situation in Libya.

Case Studies on the Role of Gender and Identity in Shaping Positive Alternatives to Extremisms

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Lauren Mellows

ICAN, with the support of Global Affairs Canada, has developed a set of “Case Studies on the Role of Gender and Identity in Shaping Positive Alternatives to Extremisms,” in Cameroon, Indonesia, Jordan, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Sweden, and the United States.

The case studies demonstrate how conducting a Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) improves understanding of the drivers, narratives and roles that engender extremisms and violent extremist activity. By profiling examples of peacebuilding, deradicalization, reintegration and counternarrative work in these contexts, the case studies emphasize how attention to gender and intersectional identities can improve the effectiveness of interventions to transform extremisms – not only by preventing or countering it, but by providing positive alternatives that enable people to realize a peaceful, pluralistic future.

Upcoming Event: Re-designing Peacebuilding for the 21st Century

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Lauren Mellows

Germany, Mexico, South Africa and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) will host a hybrid event on Re-designing Peacebuilding for the 21st Century: Peace, Power, and Sharing Responsibility, on July 14 from 10 – 11.30 am EST at the German House in New York.

Libyan Women at the Frontline of War, but with No Seat at the Peacetable

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Lauren Mellows

“Families would call us [CSOs] and we inform paramedics”
From the frontlines of a conflict that has long been forgotten by global powers, Libyan women continue to provide support and promote peace, and remain excluded from peace talks.

Egyptian and Libyan Human Rights Defenders Receive Prestigious Recognition

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Lauren Mellows

Congratulations to author and human rights activist Razan al-Maghrabi, receipient of the 2015 Oxfam Novib/PEN Awards for Freedom of Expression. According to PEN International Executive Director Carles Torner, ‘This award is not only our way of honouring courageous writers and journalists who continue to fight for freedom of expression at great personal risk, it is also a […]

From Subjects to Citizens: Women in Post-Revolutionary Libya. (Fall 2013)

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Lauren Mellows