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Theme: Culture and Conflict
Women, religion, war. Are we wrong to judge?

How are women affected by current conflicts around the world-- and how do they actively participate? Do religious values conflict with women’s human rights? In this global age, are we more united or more divided?

Explore fascinating perspectives you won't find any place else. Read journalist Lisa Ling’s experiences with anti-Americanism around the world—and share your thoughts. Hear Georgina Choueri, a young Lebanese woman, share her perceptions on the use of the veil in her country. Follow a groundbreaking dialogue between young women in Yemen, and young women in the U.S., talking about the war in Iraq.

Is there hope for peace in the Middle East? How can our generation contribute to creative solutions to some of the globe’s most protracted conflicts? Join the conversation.


Featured Stories: Culture and Conflict
"Young Reflection; Old Reflection "
Janaína Angélica Magalhães Vieira-Marques
Brazil
"Tree of Life "
Naz Shahrokh
Iran
"Flat Normal Rectangular Room"
Mounira Al Solh
Lebanon
"20 Years "
Asa Soltan Rahmati
Iran
"A glimpse in the whakapapa"
Regan Balzer
New Zealand
Culture and Conflict Sub-themes
Conflict
"A World of Women"
Lauren Bush , United States
"Pakistani earthquake refugees"
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy , Pakistan
"Canto VI"
Aleksandra Djajic-Horváth , Bosnia – Herzegovina
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132 comments have been posted
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Identity
"Aruna and Raminder, Radha and Prithika"
Anisha Narasimhan , India
"Excerpt from Saman"
Ayu Utami , Indonesia
"A Woman's Sport"
Christine Nordhagen , Canada
Statistics:
416568 views to 29 stories
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Migration
"20 Years "
Asa Soltan Rahmati , Iran
"Of Voyages and Broken Borders"
Elda J. Stanco , United States
"Elizabeta from Nigeria beneath the western sky"
Melania Messina , Italy
Statistics:
250273 views to 19 stories
49 comments have been posted
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Devotion
"Personal Jihad: The Struggle Within"
Anila Umar , Canada
"La Última Cena"
Lorena Rodriguez , Mexico
"Portraits of Bhutan’s Nuns "
Miranda Mimi Kuo-Deemer , China
Statistics:
176213 views to 10 stories
28 comments have been posted
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