Eradicating violent extremism from Tunisia? Dry up the sources

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Eradicating violent extremism from Tunisia? Dry up the sources
It will be important to empower young people, to train them to exercise critical thought, and to make them conscious of the importance of their participation in society. A call to civil society.  Omezzine Khelifa Salafist youth clash with police in Sousse, March, 2013.Demotix/Reporter #31359. All rights reserved.Over the last few months, international news has resounded with horror stories, each more terrible than the last: the killing of tourists at the Bardo National Museum, the

Interview with EdLab, The online magazine of the Teachers College, Columbia University

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Interview with EdLab, The online magazine of the Teachers College,  Columbia University
Omezzine Khélifa is a telecommunications engineer, activist, former politician, and founder and CEO of Mobdiun – Creative Youth, a social impact and civic innovation organization that mobilizes for social, economic, and political inclusion of youth living in working class neighborhoods, particularly areas targeted by violent extremist groups. Khélifa previously worked as a consultant for the World Bank in Tunisia. She also helped establish Thae’ra, the Arab Women’s Network for Parity and Solidarity, and the Women’s

UK FCO Meeting Discusses IPF With WASL Partners

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UK FCO Meeting Discusses IPF With WASL Partners
On February 19-20th, ICAN and the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) hosted a Global Solutions Exchange roundtable titled “Appetite for Risk of Investing in Trust? Lessons and Best Practices from ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund (IPF) in Supporting Local Women-led Organizations’ Peace, Security and P/CVE Work” in London, UK. The key objectives of the meeting included: 1) To identify entry points and opportunities for shifting current practices of grantmaking to women-led organizations in the peace and security

Peace by Piece: How African Women Leaders are Building New Peace Movements Across Africa

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Peace by Piece: How African Women Leaders are Building New Peace Movements Across Africa
This panel will be an intergenerational conversation among expert leaders who are spearheading critical movements for peace and security in countries across Africa. The panel will feature Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee and showcase the strategic contributions of women peacebuilders addressing current challenges and mobilization strategies happening in the face of a range of inequalities. The panelists will disrupt and expand the very idea of “peace” and explore what kinds of cross movement work still

OBAMA SCHOLAR TALKS & RECEPTION

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OBAMA SCHOLAR TALKS & RECEPTION
Civic Leadership and Social EntrepreneurshipCo-sponsored by Columbia World Projects and the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business SchoolPlease join Professor Damon Phillips for this special evening with the inaugural cohort of Obama Foundation Scholars Program, a new collaboration between the University and the nonprofit foundation created by former president Barack Obama ’83CC. This event is an opportunity to hear from four civic leaders who will share their insights on social entrepreneurship and the impact

Global Philanthropy Forum 2019

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Global Philanthropy Forum 2019
Reclaiming Democracy Frustrated by democracy’s ongoing debate about the relationship between the government and the governed, former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank once quipped that “government is simply the name we give to the things we choose to do together.” Yet, democracy, the system of national governance long seen as most respectful of individual rights, most resilient in the face of change, and best able to provide, appears to have lost its luster. Whether in Europe,