Aktivitäten
23. November 2012
Your Mother
Film by Sisters Against Violent Extremism
“Your Mother” captures the stories of mothers in Palestine, France and the UK whose children have committed acts of violent extremism, or who intended to do so. These brave women discuss ...
18. September 2012
9/11 Women Refuse to Hate
Fifteen women shared with us the journey they have been on since September 11, 2001, when they lost a husband or child to the attacks. They spoke of the difficulties of having to mourn in public, because ...
16. September 2012
Women Of One Fabric Launch and Workshop in New York
In partnership with Tuesday’s Children, SAVE—Sisters Against Violent Extremism will ran the very first Women of One Fabric workshop in Irvington, NY, as the primary stage of a global solidarity ...
31. Juli 2012
Pakistan: Der Kampf gegen den "Radio Mullah"
Edit Schlaffer für "Die Presse"
Radikale Taliban kontrollieren das pakistanische Swat-Tal, terrorisieren die Bevölkerung und rekrutieren Kinder. Immer mehr Frauen wehren sich dagegen. Doch Extremismus ist nur eines der vielen ...
25. Mai 2012
Secretary Clinton shines a spotlight on SAVE in recent remarks
Underlines the vital importance of women in security
“Around the world today, women are refusing to sit on the sidelines while extremism undermines their communities, steals their sons, kills their husbands, and destroys family after family. They’re ...
16. Mai 2012
Peace from the Bottom Up
Ideas and Approaches from the Middle East at the ICSR in London
On May 10th, 2012, The International Centre for the Study of Radicalization (ICSR) hosted Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders/SAVE, Dr. Edit Schlaffer, in an event entitled "Peace ...
01. Mai 2012
Aicha el-Wafi Responds to the Toulouse Attacks
Aicha el-Wafi is the mother of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person ever to be tried in a US court on charges of involvement in the September 11 attacks. Since her son’s arrest in 2001, ...
05. April 2012
A Look Back at Hillary Clinton's Smart Power Approach to Counterterrorism
“WHY extremists always focus on women is a mystery to me. But they all seem to. It doesn’t matter what country they’re in. They want to control women. They want to control how we dress, ...
23. März 2012
A Call for Unity Against Terrorism
SAVE's response to recent attacks in Toulouse
By killing seven French citizens, the suspect in the tragic Toulouse murders, Mohamed Merah, has sought—in his own words—to “bring France to its knees.” Merah reportedly joined ...
20. März 2012
SAVE Returns to Tajikistan!
In February 2012 SAVE returned to Tajikistan to identify female community leaders and bring them together through a Teamshaping workshop in partnership with the Association of Scientific and Technical ...
07. März 2012
Tapping into the Untapped Potential: Women Must Make the World a Safer Place
International Women's Day 2012
This International Women’s Day, Women without Borders/SAVE would like to celebrate the strength, resilience, and dedication of women to make the world a better place. We also want to take this ...
24. Februar 2012
SAVE Film: Mothers for Change! Israel & Palestine
The inspiring story of Robi Damelin and Siham Abu Awwad
SAVE Sisters Robi Damelin and Siham Abu Awwad are two mothers who reached out to one another across the divide of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and formed a strong alliance. The peace process ...
13. Jänner 2012
New Hope for a New Beginning! India-Pakistan Youth Dialogue
On 22 November 2011, Women without Borders/SAVE-Sisters Against Violent Extremism facilitated a dialogue event between Indian and Pakistani youth in Mumbai to bridge the longstanding political divide ...
05. Jänner 2012
SAVE film: Nigerian Women Stand Up to Violent Extremism
A message from SAVE sisters Esther Ibanga and Khadija Hawaja
Nigeria has entered the year 2012 with a worrying state of emergency due to the terrifying Christmas-day attacks on churches, which resulted in the death of at least 50 people. Boko Haram claimed ...
21. Dezember 2011
STOP Violence! An anonymous hotline in Yemen
SAVE is setting up the first anti-extremism hotline in Yemen, to provide support and counseling to concerned family members
Yemeni society, which has long struggled with low employment and high inflation rates as well as poverty and illiteracy, is now also facing the resurgence of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the ...
16. Dezember 2011
Somali Women Standing Up to Violent Extremism
On Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 Women without Borders/SAVE hosted an evening panel discussion entitled, Somali Women Standing Up to Violent Extremism, featuring two Somali women activists Hanan Ibrahim, ...
09. Dezember 2011
SAVE Visits Tajikistan!
From November 28 to December 2, 2011, SAVE conducted a country visit to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to learn more about violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in the country as well as ...
30. November 2011
Beyond Grief- a SAVE Film
How women stand up to violent extremism
Beyond Grief is a short documentary depicting the common journey of a group of women from India and Pakistan, who were all affected in one way or another by violent extremism. These brave women risked ...
22. November 2011
SAVE Visits Mumbai Workshop Graduates!
SAVE visits the graduates of the competence and confidence building income-generating workshop in Mumbai
On November 20, SAVE Global visited the graduates of the SAVE competence and confidence building income-generating workshop in Mumbai, India. The participants, all wives of constables in the Mumbai police ...
15. November 2011
Can Mothers Stop Terrorism?
A SAVE discussion at the Paley Center in New York
On Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 Women without Borders/SAVE hosted a panel discussion entitled Can Mothers Stop Terrorism? at the Paley Center for Media in New York, featuring Aicha el-Wafi and Abdul Haqq ...
09. September 2011
SAVE: Commemorating 9/11
Around the world, we all recognize just how much 9/11 has changed our lives. This recognition is not merely intellectual; it is an emotional reaction to increased security measures when traveling, the ...
11. Juli 2011
This is How Mothers MOVE Against Violent Extremism! - Videos
Film footage of the Mothers MOVE conference
In June 2011, 13 exceptional women came together in Vienna to share their experiences as activists and mothers in countering violent extremism. During a three-day conference that included media and leadership ...
28. Juni 2011
This is How Mothers MOVE Against Violent Extremism!
From June 6-8, thirteen inspirational women came together in Vienna to share their experiences as activists and mothers in countering violent extremism.
The Mothers MOVE conference gave participants the opportunity to hear from women from different cultural contexts, with the aim of learning from each other’s experiences, sharing best practices ...
27. Juni 2011
Summit Against Violent Extremism 26-29 June 2011
SAVE Sisters participate in a meeting of 90 former extremists and victims in Dublin to address questions of youth radicalization
During the last few weeks, tensions in Northern Ireland have flared up, manifesting themselves in violent riots. These events show that despite the peace process, Northern Ireland continues to be ...
10. Juni 2011
SAVE Mothers MOVE: Panel Presentation
On 7 June, 2011, seven mothers affected by violent extremism shared their inspiring narratives of turning grief into action.
The Mothers MOVE Panel Presentation in the Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, showcased and celebrated the role of mothers in preventing and combating violent extremism. The women that SAVE brought ...
14. April 2011
Indian Women Say No To Violent Extremism!
SAVE's first integrated income-generation and anti-extremism training kicks off in Mumbai, India
On Monday, April 4, SAVE’s first integrated income-generation, empowerment and anti-extremism training kicked off in Mumbai. The participants of the unique 8-week program Indian Women Say No to ...
08. März 2011
SAVE Sisters feiern den 100. Geburtstag des Internationalen Frauentags
Wir blicken zurück auf 100 Jahre Einsatz der Frauen, um die Welt zu einem besseren Ort für alle zu machen – für Frauen, Männer und Kinder
Es war ohne Zweifel ein harter Kampf und die Reise ist noch lange nicht zu Ende. Frauen haben die wichtigste Bewegung des 20. Jahrhunderts aufgebaut, haben die Art, wie wir in den Familien, Gemeinschaften ...
16. Februar 2011
Mütter für Veränderung!
Ein Women without Borders/SAVE angewandtes Forschungsprojekt
Executive Summary Mütter für Veränderung! ist ein angewandtes Forschungsprojekt, das die Rolle von Frauen in De-Radikalisierungsprozessen untersucht. Frauen sind strategisch positioniert, ...
27. Jänner 2011
The Women's Dialogue: India-Pakistan, New Ideas for a New Way Forward
On Tuesday, January 18, 2011, four representatives from India and Pakistan came together to present the results of a courageous dialogue that cut across political and religious boundaries.
Although politicians on both sides regularly engage in high-level negotiations, grassroots representatives—and especially women—are only rarely included. It is obvious, however, that diplomatic ...
17. Jänner 2011
Sprechen, bevor es zu spät ist! Die Frauen machen es besser
Gastkommentar von Edit Schlaffer. Am Beispiel einer indisch-pakistanischen Frauenrunde: Wie der Dialog zur Überwindung von Isolierung und Extremismus beitragen kann.
Verständnis, Versöhnung, Vergebung, Kompromisse und Ideale: Das sind Begriffe, die wir nicht ad hoc mit den Verhandlern auf dem Parkett der internationalen Politik assoziieren. Warum eigentlich ...
10. Jänner 2011
The Women’s Dialogue: India-Pakistan
New Ideas for a New Way Forward
Die Nuklearmächte Indien und Pakistan halten die Welt in Atem. Beide Länder waren in der jüngsten Geschichte schon wiederholt am Rande eines Krieges. Die Anschläge auf Bombay am 26. ...
26. November 2010
From soft power to smart power in Mumbai
SAVE India works with policemen's families on the anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attacks in an income-generating workshop
Dear Women without Borders, Dear SAVE Sisters, Dear Friends, The face of Mumbai has changed drastically over the past week; this bustling metropolis has taken on fortress-like qualities in preparation ...
25. Oktober 2010
Political Conflict Resolution Starts at Home! Men and Women join Forces across the Divide
Ein Dialogprojekt zwischen Indien und Pakistan
Seit dem Ende der Kolonialherrschaft Großbritanniens im Jahr 1947 schwelt der Konflikt zwischen Indien und Pakistan. Verhandlungen und Friedensabkommen werden erst dann Erfolg haben, wenn Strategien ...
24. September 2010
Follow SAVE on Flickr!
Photostories of our most recent projects
SAVE has recently joined Flickr, so now you can follow SAVE's activities in pictures! So far, you can see our pictures from our colorful workshop in Mumbai this April, and from Yemen last October. ...