© Kiril Kirkov

Refugee Women as Agents for Peace

The UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the Context of Forced Migration

Thursday, 3 December 2020, 17:00 - 18:30, CET (Zoom Webinar in English and Arabic)
Panel discussion and study presentation: The UNSCR 1325 and its application on the participation and rights of refugee women in the EU.

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Event
Joe Biden, Middle East, Arab World, VIDC

A New US-President. Impacts on the Arab World

Report from the Webinar on 23 November 2020

The invited experts from the USA, Lebanon and Great Britain discussed whether and how the new US administration will change the strategic guidelines in the Arab region.

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Report
Report
Fire in the port of Beirut as a result of the explosion, © Sintia Issa

Corruption, National Bankruptcy and Social Protest - On the Situation in Lebanon

By Helmut Krieger

H. Krieger analyzes the causes of the revolt, which is directed against mismanagement and corruption, as well as the consequences of the influence of regional and global powers through economic, political and military…

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Article
Article

No Peace Without Women

Report from the panel discussion on 22 August 2020

The discussion focused on the 20th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and was part of the AKIS conference "20 Years of Banu - First Independent Afghan Women's Magazine".

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Report
Report
© Shutterstock/Viacheslav Lopatin

A Matter of Life and Debt

Report on the VIDC webinar of 24 June 2020

During the VIDC webinar, Kristina Rehbein (Erlassjahr.de), Abdul Khaliq (CADTM Pakistan) and Daniel Bertossa (Public Services International) talked about the impact of rising debt levels of many countries of the Global South.

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Report
Report
© ahustudio

No Peace without Women - Women's inclusion at the peace table in Afghanistan

By Waslat Hasrat Nazimi

How sustainable is peace without the inclusion of women? In the year of the 20th anniversary of the UNSCR 1325 “Women, Peace and Security”, women in Afghanistan fight for more participation in the peace negotiations.

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Article
Article
© Tanya Kayhan

Islamic Feminisms, the state and social movements

an interview with Fatima Sadiqi by Helmut Krieger

Moroccan gender expert and linguist Fatima Sadiqi explains the diversity of Islamic feminisms and feminst movements in the Maghreb region.

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Article
Article
[Translate to English:] © private

We have to put down our arms in Afghanistan and take up pens instead

by Rahela Sidiqi

The engagement of the Afghan Diaspora in their host countries and in Afghanistan is vital for the development of the country. R. Sidiqi, Farkhunda Trust for Afghan Women's Education in London, shares her recommendations.

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Article
Article

Silenced (?)! Islamic feminism and social struggles in the Arab world

Report in German on the event on 5 March 2020

On the subject of "Silenced (?)! Islamic feminism and social struggles in the Arab world", the Moroccan professor Fatima Sadiqi and the activist Elif Adam discussed the topic under the moderation of Helmut Krieger.

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Report
Report
Photo from Afghnaischer Frauenverein showes women at scholl doing chemistry

Study: A Guide to Afghan Diaspora Engagement in Europe

Examples of good practice and recommendations from the Vienna Networking Conference “Knowledge Transfer and Support”

The guide by Ali Ahmad presents development projects of Afghan diaspora organisations in Europe. The guide also contains recommendations from the networking conference "Knowledge Transfer and Support".

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News

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