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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...
Christina Ibanez
May 18, 2018
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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...
Zunera Rais, Pakistan Country Coordinator
Apr 12, 2018
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Kabul’s Bloody Ramadan and Our Friendly Weekend Iftars
A small circle of my friends and I have regular Iftar dinner parties (breaking of the Ramadan fast each night) that gives us a chance to...
Palwasha Hassan
Sep 13, 2017
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Women Keeping Peace: a Gendered Perspective on Countering Violent Extremism
As we celebrate Women’s History Month in March, WRN spoke with Board Member Judge Najla Ayoubi, a lawyer and former judge from...
Trishna Rana, Chelsea Soderholm
Apr 19, 2017
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Life (in 250 words)
How it started does not matter. Everything is different now. A spark, a simmer, a stranger’s torch—everything burns anyway. ​ The first...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Founding Member
Mar 2, 2017
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