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Posted on August 9, 2010 in Conflict Resolution
Blog tags: conflict mitigation, Israel, Palestine, peace, trust

One of my college professors was an Israeli member in low-level peace talks, in his case focused on the transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank. He told me a great story of...

Turkey Orientation

Sevcan is twenty three years old. She grew up in Hatay, Turkey a rare place in the Middle East where mosques, churches and synagogues peacefully coexist.

Posted on August 4, 2010 in Media Development
Blog tags: BlackBerry, information, journalism, media, mobile
Vendor at Makola Market, Accra, Ghana

As I read earlier this week about the United Arab Emirates’ decision to bar the use of BlackBerry’s data services, I was reminded of why the work we do in IREX’s media...

Posted on August 2, 2010 in Civil Society Strengthening
Blog tags: beneficiaries, best practices, civil society

When IREX asked me to be on its team of writers for its new blog, I fairly jumped at the chance. To be part of an ongoing conversation and – if this isn’t too grand – a...

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