Preparing Agents of Peace: Women, Peace and Security Online Course
With training, exposure and mentorship young people can act as key actors in peacebuilding to be agents of positive change. According to...
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Recent Posts
Mangla Sharma, WRN Core Member, Pakistan
Oct 25, 2017
Reflections in the Mirror
They say that a mirror never tells a lie. That stands true for the mirror as well that shows us the realities of women’s empowerment,...
Padmini Ghosh, WRN India Country Coordinator
Oct 4, 2017
No Place Called Home
Wrapped under cover for years, known by only a few, the Rohingya crisis is now very much a part of the public consciousness with varied...
Palwasha Hassan
Sep 13, 2017
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...
Beena Sarwar
May 17, 2017
Borderless Issues: The Role of Mothers in Conflict
Women’s issues are not contained by borders. Regardless of development indicators, we see similar patterns across South Asia –...
Nooria Sultani
May 3, 2017
Street Harassment is Hurting Afghanistan’s Democracy and Development
War has devastating consequences on a country and the wounds it leaves behind take generations to heal. For more than four decades, the...
Ingrid von Kleydorff, WRN Intern
Apr 26, 2017
Money Matters: Women’s Economic Independence and Social Status
WRN recently caught up with Rangina Hamidi, women’s rights activist and founder and president of Kandahar Treasure, the first female-run...
Farhat Asif
Apr 12, 2017
Young Pakistani Women Recognized for Their Achievements at Second Congress
The Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, the Australian Government, City School, and Women’s Regional Network jointly organized the...
Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal
Mar 29, 2017
The Rise of Online Trolls in India
The trolling of 16-year-old actress Zaira Wasim and 20-year-old college student Gurmehar Kaur on social media are two of the most recent...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Founding Member
Mar 2, 2017
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...
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