Pathways to Forgiveness Integrating Forgiveness Education in schools Despite years of turmoil and ongoing societal recovery, formal education systems in the Arab world often do not have programs in place to teach interpersonal forgiveness and reconciliation. Many teachers lack the tools to respond to violence—whether it occurs in classrooms, communities, or online spaces—leaving students without structured support...
Thanks to funding from the US Embassy in N’Djamena, the Early Warning and Rapid Response Pilot Project for Vulnerable Communities in Chad promotes conflict mitigation and reconciliation among communities at risk of recruitment and radicalization to violence through the design, implementation, and support of local early warning and rapid response mechanisms in communities selected for...
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....
Salam team, Prof. Ilham Nasser and Mr. Mohamed Elamine and professor Abun-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...