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Responding to the rise of US extremism

TransformJanessa WilderAugust 30, 2017Charlottesville, extremism, Israel, Jordan, nonviolence, other to brother, palestine, PeacebuildingComment

The Listening Tour: Reflections from Egypt

TransformSylvia MurrayAugust 4, 2017Alexandria, Cairo, Egypt, Euphrates, hope, listening, Middle East, peace, Peacebuilding, Travel Comments

The Listening Tour: Reflections from India

TransformSylvia MurrayAugust 4, 2017Delhi, Euphrates, hope, India, Kolkata, listening, Middle East, peace, Peacebuilding, TravelComment

Poetry by Yazan al-Shakohi, Part III

TransformYazan al-ShakohiJune 30, 2017hope, inspire, peace, Peacebuilding, Poetry, pray for Syria, refugees, Syria Comments

Poetry by Yazan al-Shakohi, Part II

TransformYazan al-ShakohiJune 16, 2017hope, humanity, inform, inspire, peace, Peacebuilding, pray for Syria, save Syria, Syria, transformComment

My TEDx Talk - Turn the 'Other' into a Brother

TransformJanessa WilderMarch 21, 2017conflict, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, othertobrother, palestine, peace, Tedx, Terrorism Comment

Poetry by Yazan al-Shakohi, a student in Syria

TransformYazan al-ShakohiMarch 20, 2017Euphrates, hope, inspire, Poetry, Syria, writing Comments

Widening our family circle

TransformMoriah Early-ManchesterMarch 15, 2017Afghanistan, conflict resolution, education, family, Germany, humanity, other to brother, peace, Peacebuilding, refugees, refugees welcome Comments

Reflections from our trip to the Holy Land in September 2016

TransformEmily OsborneJanuary 19, 2017Comment

When the "Other" is here at home

TransformJanessa WilderNovember 11, 2016Democrat, election, enemy, Euphrates, Iraq, Islam, Mexican, Muslim, Other, Republican, TED, trump Comments

Highlights from the Holy Land!

TransformEmily OsborneOctober 6, 2016Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan, narratives, palestine, Petra, Sea of Galilee, transformation, travel study Comment

I believe in the power of goodness

TransformJanessa WilderMay 18, 2016Dallas, Gandhi, goodness, Islam, Muslim, Simon Sinek Comments

Response to San Bernardino

TransformJanessa WilderDecember 4, 2015building bridges, conflict resolution, conflict transformation, extremism, Middle East, non-violence, Peace Alliance, peace building, San Bernardino, terrorist attack Comments

Painful Hope

TransformHanan SchlesingerNovember 23, 2015Ali Abu Awwad, grassroots, Interfaith, Israel, Painful Hope, palestine, RootsComment

Students discover a third narrative in Israel and Palestine

TransformJanessa WilderOctober 23, 2015encounter, euphrates trip, Israel, Middle East, narratives, palestine, Travel, travel study, trip, West BankComment

Aziz Abu Sarah - Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel and Palestine

TransformJanessa WilderOctober 9, 2015Aziz Abu Sarah, CELL, conflict, Holy Land, intifada, Israeli, J Street, Jerusalem, Mejdi, non-violence, Palestinian, TED, temple mount, unrest, West Bank Comments

What I learned at the United Nations' International Day of Peace: "What does peace feel like?"

Have you seen our PSA? Join our #prepareforpeace campaign!

TransformHillary BrownellSeptember 10, 2015#peaceday, CBS, Euphrates, global conversation, hashtag campaign, International Day of Peace, optimism, peace, prepareforpeace, PSA Comment