At Salam Institute, our journey began in 2008 with a crucial objective in mind: to generate knowledge on forgiveness in the Arab region. Back then, the field lacked systematic research and empirical data on this topic. However, we were determined to change that. Our research project took us on a path of exploration and discovery....
Building on a long track record working in the Sahel and Lake Chad region, Salam joined the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD) and Global Research Insights (GRI) to carry out this action research project for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Lake Chad region of Chad and Cameroon. The project implements...
Salam team, Prof. Ilham Nasser and Mr. Mohamed Elamine and professor Abu-Nimer conducted a three days training with group of 20 teachers in Jordan on how to teach critical thinking and emotional intelligence in their schools.The group will implement the first Arabic manual on teaching such themes in schools, as part of a multi country...
In partnership with the University of Michigan and Northwestern University and funded by USAID, this action research project aims to evaluate the barriers that have limited the success of nonformal education (NFE) across the Middle East and North Africa, particularly as it applies to critical thinking and emotional literacy. It sets out to obtain and...
The Muslim Peacebuilding Network aims to connect Muslim professionals and organizations working for peace and development through an online platform and database, relevant list-serves, quarterly newsletters and an Annual Conference on Muslim Peacebuilding, Justice and Interfaith Dialogue (MPJID).Why is there a need for a Muslim Peacebuilding Network? Many Muslims work in their local communities and...
With generous support from the United States Institute of Peace and the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, the Religious Peacebuilding Toolkits are a two-year initiative seeking to produce four toolkits on conflict analysis and mapping of the religious sector; mediation for/by religious actors; religiously-inspired reconciliation, and gender. The series will offer background and guidance...
The Forgiveness Project The “Forgiveness” study conducted by Dr. Ilham Nasser and Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer with support from the Salam Institute for Peace and Justice and generous funding from the Fetzer Institute aimed to shed light on attitudes towards forgiveness by examining responses to cultural and social conflicts amongst teachers in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and...
Building on the successes of and lessons learned from its prior NED-funded project, Imams as Advocates for Democratic Change and Pluralism, Salam Institute’s current project “Religions: Leadership and Empowerment for Advancing Democracy (RELIGIONS LEAD) Initiative aims to elevate the role and capacity as community leaders of two cohorts of 24 select Muslim and Christian clerics...
Liza Hido, Founder of Baghdad Women Association & Member of the Regional Network for Forgiveness & Reconciliation in the Arab Region. In the “Voices of Peace” series, we are pleased to present an inspiring interview with Mrs. Liza Nissan Hido, the founder of the Baghdad Women’s Association and a member of the Reconciliation and Forgiveness Network in the...
We all may agree on women’s critical role in bottom-up approaches to peacebuilding and the need to further engage women in top-down peace processes. This Salam Institute Newsletter highlights several examples of women in the Arab region who devoted their work and committed their lives to advancing peace in their communities and their interpersonal lives. We...