Dr. Widad sent her heartfelt condolences and sympathies to ALL families and victims affected by the Beirut attacks and the Paris attacks.

Pfeffer Peace Prize laureate Dr. Widad Akreyi was featured in the Peace Now’s October Newsletter with a piece entitled “Building Global Peace in a Complex World: Intercultural Dialogue and Social Inclusion.”

Congratulations to our colleagues at A World at School for their success with the #UpForSchool Petition which demands a world where every child can go to school and learn. Today Dr. Widad mailed a letter to DI network asking them to sign the petition.

People across the world will be taking a moment of prayer or silence to remember Aylan Kurdi, his brother, his mother, their loved-ones, 1000s of children who have lost their lives fleeing armed conflicts and over 2,500 refugees who have died this summer attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.