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Education and Mental Health (IFEMH 2026)
In a time of growing climate uncertainty and emotional strain, education must do more than inform -it must help heal, empower, and build resilience.It was a privilege to chair The 5th International Forum on Education and Mental Health (IFEMH 2026) at Ajman University , held online on March 31 – April 1 under the theme:“Sustainable… Read More
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Article on the War in Ukraine by Luca Attanasio
“Si vis pacem – the Latins used to say – para bellum”. If you want peace, prepare for war. This adage of Vegetius, a famous Latin author of the fourth century is anything but wisdom. On the contrary, it is important to turn the phrase around and paraphrase that if you want peace you need to… Read More
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The Phenomenology of Mothers’ Soft Power by Hauwa Ibrahim
In this article the President of The Peace Institute Hauwa Ibrahim addresses the role of mothers’ soft power in slowing down radicalization and the flow of extremist ideologies. In this abstract of a longer article she analyses what are the tools that mother use to express their power and to fulfill their role in society.… Read More
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Editing the Code of Violence in Northern Nigeria through STEAM Education by Hauwa Ibrahim
Nigeria, rich with its cultural diversity and natural resources, faces many social and economic challenges that threaten the financial stability of the country. For many Northern Nigerian youths, living in this context often translates into unemployment, social isolation, and hopelessness, making them ripe for extremist groups like Boko Haram who, under the guise of religion,… Read More
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Steering Youth Away from Violent Extremism
At Harvard University July 13th-17th, 2018 You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. Buckminster Fuller “I can see peace instead of this.” With these words, Amy Post opened the second iteration of the Mothers Without Borders conversation. The conference, organized… Read More
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Sakharov Prize Laureate 2005
Hauwa Ibrahim Sakharov Prize Laureate 2005 Hauwa Ibrahim Esq., a lawyer, author and mother, is in her sixth year at Harvard University. Prior to joining Harvard Divinity School as a Visiting lecturer, Ibrahim was a Radcliffe Fellow and a jointly appointed Fellow of the Human Rights Program and the Islamic Legal Studies Program. It all… Read More