Web 2.0 is a new platform for peace building. Applications such as social networking sites, blogs and video sharing have created an abundance of democratic space.
I still remember the time when voices in Kashmir were gagged in the consistent three summers of unrest during 2008, 2009 and 2010 in Kashmir. Local News Channels were banned and even SMS were barred.
To date I believe that women are born with a natural smartness(intelligence) not gotten out of a class room.. I am the youngest of 7 children that my parents have.
I spearheaded my understanding of participatory methodologies during my research with the NGO Navdanya, which was founded by the world-renowned environmental activist Dr. Vandana Shiva. Dr.
The suffering of women in Kashmir is symbolic of the suffering of women worldwide. Perhaps, the last two decades of conflict have deeply wounded and subjugated our minds.
Every day, I think that things can be better, I can improve something, I can find more time, I can share a little more; I can be a better person, a better mother, a better wife, a better friend.
I am interested in being a Voice of Our Future (VOF) correspondent for World Pulse because of my personal experience as a child refugee, where I witnessed war and ongoing violence, firsthand.
As a sensitive child growing in such family and community where the father shadow and support were absent, where people were losing their beloved ones in civil war, where sound of war was echoing in s
"We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women achieve the same opportunities as men to influence developements at all levels of society."
The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia), Leymah Gbowee (Liberia) and Tawakkul Karman (Yemen) "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for
The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was awarded to three women "For their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work".
From the rising dust of women’s feet scampering for safety lay dead seven courageous women who had been shot dead on 3rd March 2011 during a peaceful march in Abobo, Abidjan, to protest the violent po
Note: This article was originally published in my university’s news magazine. I didn’t know Angelique* before the interview that brought about this article, but we have since become great friends.
