Journalist Lawal Tsalha traces the history and context of the Mali conflict, clarifying the motivations and relationships between various parties, and offering some insight into the present situation.

This essay touches on conceptual debates around theories of human rights, particularly as they apply to language and universality, before presenting a narration of philosophical development towards the contemporary understanding of human rights through Greek and Roman thought, Mediaeval Europe, liberal and revolutionary individualism, and the creation of the UN

Civilization has to begin somewhere….. Author: Simon Stander Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 05/29/2003 Category: Editorial Charity, so the saying goes, begins at home. So does non-violence. One of the ways to begin to stop war is to ensure that the death penalty is abolished worldwide. Campaigning

Bin Laden is Dead: Unofficial. Or is it? Author: Simon Stander, Editor Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 04/28/2003 Category: Editorial As early as December 2001, the president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, said he thought Bin Laden was dead. He said that Bin Laden had most likely been

Where are the men? What about women? Author: Simic Olivera Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on 08/18/2005 Read full article Reconciliation is a long-term process which includes the search for truth, justice, healing and forgiveness.  Although it is a broad and inclusive process and should apply to each

Originally published by Carlos Goés at Instituto Mercado Popular. Translated by Pedro Henrique L. do Nascimento

Recently, I got the chance to speak with Dr Robert Fletcher about his new book Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism" published by Duke University Press. In this short conversation, Dr Fletcher offers his insight into the cultural and psychological factors driving current trends in ecotourism, and points the

Hip Hop and the Art of Peace Education Academic Research, by earthsaylove.org Sufiya Yamin talks with G1 and RodStarz of Rebel Diaz about building community through art and music, opposing cultures of violence, and proposing cultures of justice, dignity, and peace.

In 2013, I participated in Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen Volume 6. It was a program I hoped to perform in, for sometime. What sparked my interest was the solidarity among women. What I find in hip hop is a real absence of the divine feminine energy and to me, hip

Amr Abdalla talks to Joseph Schumacher about conflict resolution and prevention, the world of Islam and the problems of the Middle East.