Tag Archives: Middle East
By UNAOC | Published: 12 July 2011
At a time of unprecedented transformation in the Middle East, bringing together best practices and successful models for compassionate, cooperative, and peaceful relationships within and between communities. A Multi-disciplinary, Multi-cultural Conference empowering the individual in society with effective, collaborative skills in dialogue, interpersonal communication, teamwork, leadership, decision making, negotiation, problem solving, mediation, conflict resolution, and [...]
Posted in Act, Action Plans and Strategies, Awareness raising Initiatives, Conferences, Connect, Dialogue focused Organization, Educational and Training Organization, Lectures, Lessons Learned and Good Practices, Regional Youth Platform, Training Material, Upcoming Opportunities, Workshops | Also tagged Asia, conference, Dialogue, education, Intercultural Dialogue, international, Peace, seminar, social and community development, social change, youth activism, Youth development, youth participation
By UNAOC | Published: 12 July 2011
‘Search for Common Ground’ is currently hosting a “Positive Change in Action” competition for those in the Arab world interested in social media and multi-media, and I thought it might be of interest to some on this list. Three prizes will be awarded: best photo, best video and best article. As they are especially interested [...]
Posted in Act, Awareness raising Initiatives, Funding and Awards, Upcoming Opportunities | Also tagged Africa, Competition, Intercultural Dialogue, social and community development, social change, social entrepreneur, youth activism, youth participation
Bookmark this category JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum Geographic focus: Middle East JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum (JYIF) is national youth culture organization registered by the Ministry of Culture as national forum under the number (275 F) by the law of Social Organizations and Forums number 33 for year 1966 Established on 23.08.2007. Mission Statement: Increase the [...]
Bookmark this category Journalist4Peace Geographic focus: Asia, Middle East, All Regions Mandate: Lets beat terror and promote peace together with Journalist4Peace around the globe and be the face of positive change for all cultures. Peace – Love – Respect – Justice – Humanity – Forgiveness. Location: City of Peace , Pakistan, Asia journalist4peace@gmail.com Phone: 00923459257427 [...]
Bookmark this category Name of organization: Faith Matters Type of organization: Dialogue Focused Organization, Faith Based and Inter Faith Organization Geographic focus: Europe, Middle East Mandate: To facilitate faith communities to reduce conflicts Website: http://www.faith-matters.org Address: Hamilton House Mabledon Place London WC1H 9BB UK Phone: +44 207 554 8847 Email: marie-charlotte@faith-matters.co.uk Contact person: Marie-Charlotte Macaud
By Isabelle | Published: 8 December 2010
Since 2001, terrorism has grown to become the biggest security threat to Pakistan, although a range of other internal security threats are still present, due to enduring problems with sectarianism, religious extremism, drug and weapon smuggling, and violent ethnic and religious disputes. The country is often known for terrorism, extremism, violence, conflict and extremist propaganda [...]
Posted in Action Plans and Strategies, Case Studies, Learn, Lessons Learned and Good Practices | Also tagged campaign, Dialogue, education, empowerment, Faith-based, Intercultural Dialogue, non-formal eduaction, Peace, Toolkit, Training Material, Volunteer, youth activism, Youth development, youth festivals, youth leadership, youth participation
By Isabelle | Published: 22 September 2010
Bookmark this category Geographic focus: Americas, Middle East 2011 brings the hundredth anniversary of the first Arab-American novel: Ameen Rihani’s The Book of Khalid (1911). The story of two Arab young men who immigrate to New York City, the novel ambitiously confronts issues that concerned Rihani’s era and still confound our own: the ideal relations [...]
Transforming Conflict: Sharing Tools for Cross-Cultural Dialogue