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 The Common Ground BlogPakistani pioneer blossoms from wallflower to starlet for change “I wanted to excel for myself and my community,” says Rukkaya Hashmi of the Balochistan National Party. She had always believed that she had what it took to lead her people, but Rukkaya found she was never really heard or seriously noticed by her party’s leadership. “It was during this time that I started to [...] Journalism …with a side of peace Happy World Press Freedom Day! From Sri Lanka to Rwanda, from radio to television, from Golden Children News to media for women, Search’s journalism work spans the globe. We wanted to hear from our Editor-in-Chief of Common Ground News Service, Juliette Schmidt, to see why journalism is so important to peacebuilding. The Common Ground News Service [...] Former militant turned peacebuilder brings ‘comic’ relief to Congo Out of the deadliest trenches rise some of the most brilliant peace-builders. During the ‘90s, violence plagued the Kivu region in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), pulling Joseph Muhaya into the conflict. After hearing about Search’s work, he started looking for non-violent ways to end conflict. He is now the author of the wildly [...] ‘Hear me roar’: Women journalists claim their voice in the Great Lakes By Stephanie Fagan Since a young age, I greatly admired broadcast journalist Christiane Amanpour for her honest news coverage and courage to address women’s issues in various parts of the world. (It also doesn’t hurt that she began her career at my local news station in Rhode Island.) Either way, I grew up with Amanpour [...] N-Peace Awards 2013: Last chance to nominate! The N-Peace Awards 2013 nominations period ends April 13th, so hurry and nominate your candidate! We’re collecting nominations of women leaders and peace advocates from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Nepal, Afghanistan, and the Philippines. Last year, we successfully brought to light the stories of 100 peace advocates and engaged over 55,000 supporters in the campaign around [...] |
Common Ground News ServiceField of Muslim-Western relations as crucial today as ever In this third article in a series, former Pakistani High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland Akbar Ahmed explains why working in Muslim-Western relations is just as crucial today as it has ever been. What Muslim parents tell their kids Talking with your pre-teen can be difficult enough, says Chicago-based writer and publicist Naazish YarKhan, without adding terrorism and its misguided association with Islam to the mix. 50% of Lebanon’s population largely absent from public discourse Lebanon-based journalist Nada Akl introduces a new Lebanese initiative poised to launch women leaders into the public space. ~CGNews Community Corner~ The reality show in the Palestinian Territories that has people talking; For every instance of stereotyping, sensationalism and misunderstanding in Muslim-Western relations, there are many more stories, events and initiatives that foster dialogue and promote collaborative solutions. This new community space is a place to share such stories and opportunities. To suggest something please email cgnews@sfcg.org. Dancing to the beat of a new drum twelve years after 9/11 In this second article in a series on Muslim-Western relations today, senior journalist at the Jakarta Post Endy Bayuni looks critically at the dichotomy while offering a way forward. |