She Talks Peace

Magda Zenon, renowned peacebuilder and podcaster, shares the realities of women and youth activism and representation in Cyprus amidst the persistent political divide in the country. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcast Twitter: @shetalkspeace | twitter.com/shetalkspeace Instagram: @shetalkspeace | instagram.com/shetalkspe...

Her Excellency Laure Beaufils, British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palaus, exchanges in a compelling discussion in She Talks Peace 100th Episode. The Ambassador shared the UK commitment to women, peace, and security agenda and support to the Philippines, particularly lasting peace in BARMM. She also shares her experience and insights on women in diplomacy. Visit She Talks Peace' social media...

Hosts Amina Rasul and Dr. Ayesah have a dynamic conversation on Indonesia’s fashion, culture, women-led “peace villages,” and the recently concluded ASEAN Women, Peace, and Security Summit: High-Level Dialogue Meeting. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcast Twitter: @shetalkspeace | twitter.com/shetalkspeace Instagram: @shet...

Cerue Konah Garlo sheds light on women's participation in the political scene of Liberia—sharing the successes, insights, experiences, and challenges despite the feats that the country achieved in aiming for gender equality. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcast Twitter: @shetalkspeace | twitter.com/shetalkspeace Instagram:...

Dr. Danguilan discusses the situation of reproductive and maternal health care in the Philippines, particularly in BARMM.  Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcast Twitter: @shetalkspeace | twitter.com/shetalkspeace Instagram: @shetalkspeace | instagram.com/shetalkspeace/ Visit Amina Rasul's social media pages: Twitter: @...

Mr. Hussin speaks about the current political climate in Malaysia and shares his thoughts on the influence of youth participation in politics. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcast Twitter: @shetalkspeace | twitter.com/shetalkspeace Instagram: @shetalkspeace | instagram.com/shetalkspeace/ Visit Amina Rasul's social media pa...

Dr. Khedija Arfaoui shares the realities of women in present-day Tunisia and her hopes for the future of feminism. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcast Twitter: @shetalkspeace | twitter.com/shetalkspeace Instagram: @shetalkspeace | instagram.com/shetalkspeace/ Visit Amina Rasul's social media pages: Twitter: @aminarasul |...

Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Ty shares the challenges and successes of the Philippines' Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) in fighting modern day slavery - the trafficking in persons. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcast Twitter: @shetalkspeace | twitter.com/shetalkspeace Instagram: @shetalkspeace | instag...

Ambassador Nongnuth is a Thai member of the ASEAN Women for Peace Registry (AWPR). In this episode, she chats with Amina and Ayesah about the recent elections in Thailand, the future of women in Thai politics, and what it was like to be a woman diplomat. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcast Twitter: @shetalkspeace | twitte...

Elina Noor is an expert on developments in Southeast Asia, particularly the impact and implications of technology in reshaping power dynamics, governance, and nation-building in the region. In this episode, she chats with Amina and Ayesah about the TikTok congressional hearing in the US, emerging security threats in artificial intelligence, and solutions to online misinformation.  Visit She T...

Dr. Ahmad is a member of the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs Deradicalization Panel. Realizing the role women have played in the recruitment and radicalization in Malaysian communities—as well as the vulnerability of women to radicalization— Dr. Ahmad has made it his mission to engage women as peace agents. In this episode, he chats with Amina and Ayesah about his work in not only transforming...

MP Bai Ampatuan is one of 80 Presidential appointees to the second Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament, and has served as a Member of Parliament since February 2019. In this episode, she discusses the national and regional governments’ efforts in conflict prevention, normalization, and women’s political empowerment. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Face...

Security threats look different in a relatively peaceful country like Singapore. Though there is no armed conflict, Singapore is challenged by emerging issues in cybersecurity, climate change, and public health. As an academic and a member of the ASEAN Women for Peace Registry, Dr. Tamara Nair talks about the role women ought to play in crisis prevention and post-crisis rehabilitation not only in...

Lucy is an elected member of the Bethlehem City Council. As a Christian Palestinian, she laments the violence that takes place on land considered holy by Christians, Muslims, and Jews alike. Living right next to the apartheid wall, Lucy calls on the international community to strengthen its resolve in bringing peace between Palestine and Israel. She also discusses the mass protests against Israeli...

Samira Gutoc is a community leader, former Senate aspirant, and Co-Founder and Chairperson of Ako Bakwit. In this episode, she chats with Amina about much needed support for Marawi evacuees who remain displaced 6 years after the siege. Amina also asks questions about poverty reduction, women’s political participation, and celebrations of Eid al-Fitr in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mi...

Thelma Victorio is a Filipino Certified Public Accountant-turned-entrepreneur in Indonesia. She is Co-Founder of Barong Batik, which fuses the barong tagalog made of jusi with Indonesian batik designs. In this episode, she tells Amina how she came into the fashion industry, and how Barong Batik has strengthened cultural ties between the Philippines and Indonesia. Visit She Talks Peace' social medi...

Muna is an activist, peacebuilder, and gender, security and development expert from Yemen. In this episode, she chats with Amina and Ayesah about her global campaign to end the complex war in Yemen, the challenges faced by women peacebuilders in the country, and how the international community can alleviate the suffering of Yemeni people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

In this episode, Amina and Ayesah review their lives thus far— their beginnings as women peacebuilders, their inspiration and motivations to move for peace communities, and how they unwind in a distressing line of work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Atty. Ona is Executive Director of Lente Philippines, a network of lawyers and paralegals working for truthful elections in the Philippines. In this episode, she and Amina chat about the newly approved BARMM Electoral Code, and challenges to women’s participation in Philippine elections and politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Socorro Reyes is an author, researcher, and longtime women’s rights activist from the Philippines. In this episode, she airs her frustrations on how misogyny continues to dominate Philippine politics— be it in the drafting of the BARMM Electoral Code, or in the 6-year detention of Sen. Leila de Lima. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wilma Madato was a woman combatant under the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) Bangsamoro Islamic Women Military Brigade (BIWAB). In this episode, she chats with Amina about how she volunteered to be a child soldier at the age of 10, climbed the ranks to become a BIWAB training officer, and eventually transformed into a mediator in her community. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and...

Shamah Bulangis of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative is a young advocate for the empowerment of women, girls, and queer people. In this episode, she shares being a law nerd her early teens sparked her lifelong advocacy to end violence against women and children (VAWC). She also chats with Amina and Ayesah about girls’ education in conflict situations, and misogyny in the LGBTQ community. Visit Sh...

Ruby Kholifa is an Indonesian activist, civil society leader, and peace figure. As Indonesia settles into its role as ASEAN Chairman, Ruby discusses how Indonesian government and civil society are working to implement the Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security (RPA WPS), especially in Myanmar. She also shares her experience convening thousands of women ulama (Muslim religious scholar...

Huma Chughtai discusses the recent intensification of terrorist attacks by the Pakistani Taliban, and the role sharia and Islamic ideology can play in ending such attacks. She also sheds light on the participation of women in peace and security issues in Pakistan. Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support! Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcast Twitter: @shetalkspeac...

Writer-researcher Dina Zaman returns to She Talks Peace to discuss the recently published controversial think piece “Understanding Malayness Post-GE 15.” In this episode, she chats with Amina about the ethnographic conditions that led to the rise of the right wing Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), the spread of radical Islamist narratives on Tiktok, and how ASEAN civil society can provide a counter n...