“A version of this article appeared on our “Be Inspired” page. To see other essays in this series, please click here.” Editor’s Note: Shakila Khalje was born in Afghanistan and as a teenager, witnessed the invasion of former Soviet Union, which was followed by civil wars. She has worked as Read more…
“We want peace!â€Â These are the words expressed by one of Afghanistan’s young peacemakers through the photo below and it captured the spirit of Pax Populi’s World Peace Day activities. For World Peace Day, which was Friday, September 21, 2012, Pax Populi wanted to draw attention to and honor Afghanistan’s Read more…
Because peace cannot be imposed, but must be developed from within a community through sustained hard work, for World Peace Day, we at Pax Populi and people of goodwill around the world want to honor the beautiful peacemakers of Afghanistan. These are the brave Afghans selflessly working across their country Read more…
We created a Facebook discussion group called “PaxAF” to serve as a kind of “meeting place” for Afghans and their supporters who want to work for peace and don’t think that peace in Afghanistan is impossible. (See: www.facebook.com/groups/paxAF.) I have always believed that peace will come to Afghanistan when there Read more…
Editor’s note: Selina Whiteley is a British national who graduated with a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is one of the model countries that in the last decade or so has managed to overcome centuries of sectarian violence Read more…