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Mediation in Schools: A Response to New Federal Priorities

Guest Contributor Matt Johnson discusses the benefits of mediation and conflict resolution in schools. (This post originally appeared on Peace is Sexy in January 2014, but following last week’s post, Love, Not Guns, we thought it was relevant to share it again.)  It is laudable that US Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric […]

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Burka Avenger – No Ordinary Pakistani Girl

What do you get when a Pakistani pop star creates a superhero series designed to empower girls and women? None other than Burka Avenger! She is the brain child of Haroon who created the veiled superhero to get the message out that girls should be allowed to go to school. The heroine, Jiya, is publicly

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Uniting the Students of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Peace is Possible Contributor Mersiha Mulac discusses how the United World College in Mostar is shifting the educational paradigm in Bosnia and Herzegovina from one of segregation and isolation to one of mixed learning and celebration. United World College has an affiliate school in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country where

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