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How culture and the arts help peace
19 september 2019 | by guest blogger
Working as an intern in the Middle East team of PAX has opened my eyes to many of the different
Middle East
The Strait of Hormuz: Should the Dutch follow in the US wake?
24 juli 2019 | by Jan Gruiters
The United States wants NATO allies to help secure free passage for all shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. This
A Conversation with a Lebanese Clown
16 juli 2019 | by guest blogger
As I sit at my desk writing about peacebuilding in Lebanon, I realise that the most effective peacebuilding method is
PAX visits northeast Syria
21 mei 2019 | by guest blogger
Last November, I had the opportunity to visit northeast Syria for the first time since 2011. This was the first
Idlib Calling: Are you OK in Utrecht?
20 maart 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Tuesday, March 19 Utrecht. Monday morning at 10:45 AM. The news comes in — a man has shot and killed
A spark of hope
21 december 2018 | by Jan Gruiters
There is hope in Yemen. A spark, a hint of hope. Until recently, journalists haven’t been writing about Yemen in
Basra is Thirsty!
5 oktober 2018 | by guest blogger
A city once known as the Venice of the Arab word, riddled with fresh water rivers and date palms orchards,
Why was Al-Atareb attacked?
21 november 2017 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Monday 13 November 2:08 pm Syria, Al-Atareb. A crowded marketplace. A clear, blue sky. Suddenly there are two explosions at
Photographing Mohammed, a cluster bomb survivor
1 augustus 2017 | by guest blogger
Mohammed was an eleven year old boy riding as a passenger on his father’s motorbike when the bike ran over
Addressing Insecurity in South Sudan, One Survey at a Time
21 juli 2017 | by guest blogger
I dragged my battered suitcase through the deserted arrivals hall of Schiphol airport in the early morning of July 9,
