Religion and Gender Action Guide
The “Religion and Gender Action Guide” will help faith-based and secular practitioners better understand and address issues at the intersection of religion and gender in conflict and peacebuilding. It provides practical guidance for taking a gender-inclusive approach in the design, implementation and support of peacebuilding where religious issues or identities are part of the conflict and where religious actors or resources can be part of the solution
About the Author(s)
and Series Editor Sheherazade Jafari, PhD (she, her) is a trainer, facilitator, and researcher on inclusive conflict resolution. She brings an equity lens to her work supporting organizations and communities in transforming conflict, addressing implicit biases, and building inclusive cultures. Her background within academic, NGO, and community development spaces includes issues in gender transformation and justice, human rights, culturally rooted and faith-based peacebuilding, and fostering more inclusive and equitable conflict resolution practice and pedagogy. She teaches university courses on related topics and has worked in the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Tarek Maassarani (he, they) is program director of the Salam Institute for Peace and Justice and a frequent trainer for USIP. Their experience includes developing and implementing crossborder encounter programs, gang intervention efforts, community mediation and intergroup dialogue, nonviolent action, peace education programs, and restorative justice initiatives, as well as a variety of training and facilitation activities in the United States, the Middle East, and Africa. Tarek has taught university courses in conflict resolution and, as an attorney, practiced, published, and lectured in the area of human rights.