Lana’s Story: Breaking the Mould

Lana’s Story: Breaking the Mould

Chris Todd, Communications Officer at Generations For Peace Lana has become used to the prolonged stares and the sideways glances she receives while her mother drives her through town. In her community in Aqaba Governorate, few women are able to drive, and seeing a...
Through Zahid’s Eyes: Overcoming Trauma and Terrorism

Through Zahid’s Eyes: Overcoming Trauma and Terrorism

By Chris Todd, Communications Officer at Generations For Peace It was 8:50am in Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK), the Pakistani-administered region of Kashmir, when the buildings collapsed. In a matter of moments, thousands were killed – a number that would skyrocket into the...
The Power of Listening – Reflections of a Pakistani Peace Builder

The Power of Listening – Reflections of a Pakistani Peace Builder

 By Zahid Johnson, Pioneer at Generations For Peace My beloved country has changed quite a bit. I was told by our parents and witnessed some of it, myself: since 1947 and up until the early 1990s, there was a lot more tolerance and understanding in the midst of our...
Young Women are Shaping the Future of Peace Building

Young Women are Shaping the Future of Peace Building

By Chris Todd, English Copywriter at Generations For Peace “On one hand, I am intelligent and an achiever, but on the other hand, I was disgusting and shameful.” Her lips curling into an uneasy smile that poses a striking antithesis to her resolved demeanour, Salma...