Participation

EVENT INFORMATION

When: November 5, 2013, 12:00 p.m. EST

Where: IFES, 1850 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006

This event is a webcast. To watch, visit our Webcast page at the time of the event.

The partially autonomous northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is a beautiful part of the world but is marred by a long history of violent political and ethic struggles.

Winner of 2011 Arab American Book Award, Manal Omar has worked for over 15 years in the field of women's rights, peace-building, humanitarian aid and development. Manal is devoted to creating a safe space for dialogue on current events on identity, civil society, and women's rights in the Muslim and Arab world. In 2007, Islamic Magazine named her one of the 10 young visionaries shaping Islam in America.

The Women Peace and Security Network-Africa (WIPSEN) has provided leadership training for dozens of young girls in Sinoe and Grand Kru Counties.

The training was held under the project named "Young Girls Transformative Leadership project Inter-generational Dialogue."

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It is not surprising Pakistan's spy agency plotted to kill Asma Jahangir. What is more surprising is that she exists at all, that she has survived to the grand old age of 61, and that she has never contemplated giving up.

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