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Recent Posts
compiled by Padmini Ghosh, WRN India Coordinator
Aug 7, 2018
Practicing Peace with Ufra Mir
Ufra Mir is a young explorer from Kashmir who has shaped her combined passion for mental health and peace and conflicts at different...
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Women's Regional Network
Jul 6, 2018
Rebuilding Peace in Sri Lanka with Nalini Ratnarajah
Nalini Ratnarajah is a human rights activist and a feminist, who has dedicated decades of her life, advocating for gender equality,...
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Christina Ibanez
May 18, 2018
Meet Katy Tartakoff: Photographer for Social Reform
Photography gives us the ability to capture a moment to hold long after it’s time has passed. In an age of snapshot photography, Katy...
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Nooria Sultani, Core Member WRN-Afghanistan
May 10, 2018
Nimalka Fernando on Women’s Struggle for Rights in Post-War Sri Lanka
Nimalka Fernando is an attorney and eminent women’s rights activist from Sri Lanka. She is a Co-convener of Platform for Freedom and a...
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Zunera Rais, Pakistan Country Coordinator
Apr 12, 2018
Approaching Peace Through Informed Dialogue: Interview with Farhat Asif
A Kashmir-born Pakistani woman, Ms. Farhat Asif is the founder of Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, a leading research...
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Fareeha Sultan
Feb 22, 2018
Of Equal Participation and Contribution: An Interview with Akbar Khan
Recently, WRN spoke with Akbar Khan, Chairperson of Dehi Ijtimai Tarqyati Social Workers Council (DITSWC) to learn more about his views...
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Padmini Ghosh, WRN India Country Coordinator
Jan 24, 2018
Approaching Gender in a Conflict Zone: Interview with Yasir Abbas
Hakim Yasir Abbas is a passionate law professor from Kashmir. As a critic of orthodox teaching methodologies, which he believes have...
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Padmini Ghosh, Country Coordinator India
Dec 4, 2017
Reaching Families in Jammu and Kashmir: A Conversation with Nighat Shafi Pandit
Braving physical danger and risks on many sides, Nighat Shafi Pandit works with rural communities in violence-scarred Jammu and Kashmir....
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Fatema Kohistani, Afghanistan Country Coordinator
Dec 1, 2017
Call to Action: Shahla Farid's Journey to the High Peace Council
Shahla Farid is a professor at Kabul University's Faculty of Law and Political Science, member of High Peace Council (HPC) in Kabul,...
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Fareeha Sultan, Pakistan Country Coordinator
Nov 20, 2017
Smiling in the Face of Odds: Interview with Mariam Khan
Mariam Khan is the Program Director of Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP). She has over 15 years of experience in the...
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