Category: Art-ctivism

KUWAITI GIRLS USE MARTIAL ARTS TO COUNTER BULLIES AND VIOLENCE Asma Hasnawi and her daughter Riham spend more than 12 hours a week learning kajukenbo, a mixed martial art the mother says boosts her child’s confidence and thwarts bullying. In a small hall in Kuwait City, women and girls in black uniforms gather to learn the basics of self-defence. On...

TEHRAN – The effects of art and peace on sustainable development will be discussed during a conference, which will open at the Qasr Museum Garden in Tehran on Thursday. The Art, Peace and Sustainable Development Conference will be organized by the Honarnamay-e Aban Art and Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Art and Cultural Organization of the Tehran Municipality, ECO...

MUSIC IN PEACEBUILDING HUB SURVEY —————————————————–   Dear Friends and Colleagues, This year 2019, the Min-On Music Research Institute (MOMRI) together with partners and like-minded stakeholders, will focus on developing an interactive and engaging website with the aim of serving your needs and interests in Music in Peacebuilding. We call it the MOMRI-HUB. We’d like to hear from you and...

Saiburi, Thailand – With his hands tucked in his jacket pockets, Anas Pongpraset slightly nods towards two collapsed buildings in front of him. “That’s where the car bomb went off,” says the 35-year-old of an explosion that rocked the Chinatown district of the small town of Saiburi in Thailand’s deep south in 2012. “It killed both Buddhists and Muslims. There...