Blog — Euphrates institute

Euphrates 2015 Visionary of the Year at NPR with Ari Shapiro

InspireHillary BrownellOctober 15, 2015All Things Considered, Ari Shapiro, Euphrates Visionaries, ISIS, NPR, NYOI, visionary of the year, washington dc, Zuhal SultanComment

Zuhal Sultan accepts Visionary of the Year Award; watch videos and listen to interviews from the tour

UpdatesHillary BrownellOctober 15, 2015International Day of Peace, National Defense University, national youth orchestra of Iraq, NPR, peace, prepareforpeace, Principia College, Redding, St- Louis public radio, Stanford, United Nations, visionary of the year, Zuhal SultanComment

Redding, CA: Final stop on the 2015 Visionary of the Year Tour

InspireHillary BrownellOctober 12, 2015award, Euphrates Visionaries, Mayor Francie Sullivan, McConnell Foundation, NYOI, prepareforpeace, Redding, road trip, visionary of the year, Zuhal SultanComment

Euphrates Chapters celebrate the International Day of Peace

UpdatesSally BownOctober 9, 2015Chapters, IDP, Principia, Redding, St- LouisComment

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

Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land

InspireSandy TolanOctober 8, 2015Al Kamandjati, Children of the Stone, Holy Land, music, palestine, Ramallah, Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, Sandy Tolan, The Lemon Tree, viola, West Bank Comment

St. Louis, Seattle, and San Francisco: behind the scenes on the Visionary of the Year tour!

UpdatesHillary BrownellOctober 2, 2015Abbasi Program, AMENDS, Euphrates, Euphrates Visionaries, Luther's Table, Mississippi, NYOI, Presidio, Principia College, san francisco, Seattle, St- Louis, Stanford, united religions initiative, Zuhal SultanComment

#Peaceday: a day of global ceasefire and non-violence.

InformKatlyn Straub MugandaSeptember 25, 2015#peaceday, conflict, International Day of Peace, Jeremy Gilley, peaceoneday, prepareforpeace, Syria, United Nations, warComment

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

From the UN podium to the State Department: behind the scenes on the Visionary of the Year tour.

Yallah, Deutschland! On growing up Syrian in Germany and where we go from here

InformIman Al NassreSeptember 15, 2015exile, Germany, Hama massacre, identity, immigrants, nationality, racism, refugees, Syria Comments

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

National Speaking Tour with Zuhal Sultan, Euphrates Visionary of the Year

InspireJanessa WilderSeptember 10, 2015Arab, Baghdad, chaos, Euphrates, Iraq, Kurdish, national youth orchestra Iraq, orchestra, Piano, sectarian, Shia, Sunni, visionary, visionary of the year, war, Zuhal SultanComment

Remembering 9/11

InspireJanessa WilderSeptember 10, 20159/11, Baghdad, gurkas, heroes, Iraq, New York, refugees, Saddam, September 11, Syria, war, World Trade Center Comments

#RefugeesWelcome: The World Wakes Up as Doors Open to Syria's Refugees

InspireKristin LauriaSeptember 10, 2015Alan Kurdi, Aylan Kurdi, Hungary, Kobanê, Kobani, migrants, refugees, RefugeesWelcome, Syria, Turkey, WelcomeRefugeesComment

Beyond Burqas

TransformKristin LauriaSeptember 4, 20159/11, Afghanistan, burqas, Muslim Women, Rula Ghani, Taliban, veil, Women Comment

Announcing Euphrates' 2015 Visionary of the Year - Zuhal Sultan

The National Youth Orchestra of Iraq (NYOI) is a group of 43 young musicians from across the country--Shia, Sunni, Kurdish, Christian-

TransformJanessa WilderApril 14, 2015Baghdad, harmony, Iraq, kurdistan, music, national youth orchestra of Iraq, peace, peace building, Zuhal Sultan Comments