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Stories

Choosing Sides
An Auto-biography of War by Amira W. Pierce, Lebanon
Finding Spring by Mina Farid Malik, Pakistan
Identity and Loyalty by Joumane Chahine, Lebanon
Greetings from Suomenlinna by Randa Mirza, Lebanon
War and Peace by Mona Ali Khalil, Saudi Arabia
Red by Huma Imtiaz, Pakistan
Beyond Choosing Sides by Paula Goldman, Director of Imagining Ourselves, United States
Seeking Beirut in Berlin by Sintia Karam, Lebanon

Living with Conflict
The Invisible Kashmir - the Other Side of Jannat by Dilnaz Boga, India
Serial No. 3817131 by Rachel Papo, Israel
Conversations of the dead by Annemarie Jacir, Palestine
Kashmir: Beyond the Clichés by Warisha Farasat, India
The poetry of Kashmir by Ami Vitale , United States
Safeta by Zainab Salbi, Iraq
Esperance by Zainab Salbi, Iraq
Siphelani Chomuzinda by CAMFED, United Kingdom
The experience of war by Rachel Tabet, Lebanon
Displacements by Marie Ange Bordas, Brazil
War and Peace – A Woman’s Perspective by Tiffaney Bishop, Australia
To My Beloved Son of Warfare in Darfur by Huwaida Medani, Sudan

Peacemakers
Surviving the killing fields of Cambodia by Loung Ung, Cambodia
Creating Peace by Mariane Pearl, France
Interview with Samantha Power by Samantha Power, Ireland
Overcoming hatred and violence by Immaculée Ilibagiza, Rwanda
Shalom, Shalom by Achinoam Nini, Israel
Supporting the peace the process by Nurul Izzah Anwar, Malaysia
Excerpt from My War At Home by Masuda Sultan, Afghanistan
Paradise on a River of Hell by Meenu Gaur, India
When Their Eyes Cry for You by Chelan M. Pedrow, United States
Interview with Yaara by Marla Kolman, United States

Stereotypes
Yemen Dialogues by Paula Goldman, Director of Imagining Ourselves, United States
My Life by Daliya F. Shawkat, Iraq
Eid Dinner with the Other by Ayesha Malik Nasson, Pakistan
Interview with Leah by Marla Kolman, United States
Excerpt from "Until when..." by Dahna Abourahme, United States
Twelve months in Iraq by Tara Schendel, United States
Experience of a female soldier in Iraq by Gin Marie, United States
Shiny People by Hala Dabaji, Lebanon
Super Star by Zena el-Khalil, Lebanon
Nepal - Through the Maoist Looking Glass by Elizabeth Dalziel, Mexico
She said no by Shailja Patel, United States
Baghdad Calling by Fiona Lewry, New Zealand

Terror
Terror's Children by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Pakistan
Mantras of Silence by Tanzila Ahmed, United States
Bomb blasts in Mumbai by Sonia Faleiro, India
Messages by Bina Shah, Pakistan
Female Suicide Bombers - Dying to Kill by Lisa Ling, United States
Alexander Detained by Sharbari Zohra Ahmed, United States

selected theme
War & Dialogue

Let us take you behind the headlines, beyond the endless images of death and destruction. There is another story about war that needs to be told. It is the story of today’s young women—deeply affected by conflict around the world, but determined to react constructively.

Instead of adding to the hysteria, they offer insight. They show us how conflict affects their communities; they probe the reasons that violence continues; they offer innovative solutions to alleviate suffering. Their perspectives are rarely heard on mainstream media, but it is about time we started listening.

Our subtheme “Choosing Sides” explores the polarization caused by war. If you are Iraqi, but living in the U.S.,does a war really belong to you? Does it make you feel differently about the country you live in? “Living with Conflict” are stories are about everyday life, how life must go on and does go on, even in violent settings.

In “Stereotypes” our aim is give a personal face to all those stories the media does not bring us; we give you experiences from both sides of conflicts. In December the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to an advocate of peace. To honor this important occasion, we bring you the “Peacemakers” subtheme, highlighting women working for reconciliation and disarmament, with partners such as the International Fellowship for Reconciliation and Amnesty International we want to inspire you to take a stance and make a difference in your world with a conversation on Peacemakers.

The last sub-theme of War & Dialogue is “Terror.” Here we go beyond the media hype to the real impact of terror on the ground… and the work of young women to create a world where fear is not the driving force of global politics.

STORY	AUTHOR	COUNTRY	MEDIA
An Auto-biography of War	Amira W. Pierce	Lebanon	TEXT
Beyond Choosing Sides	Paula Goldman, Director of Imagining Ourselves	United States	TEXT
Finding Spring	Mina Farid Malik	Pakistan	TEXT
Greetings from Suomenlinna	Randa Mirza	Lebanon	IMAGE
Identity and Loyalty	Joumane Chahine	Lebanon	TEXT
Red	Huma Imtiaz	Pakistan	TEXT
Seeking Beirut in Berlin	Sintia Karam	Lebanon	IMAGE
War and Peace	Mona Ali Khalil	Saudi Arabia	TEXT