‘Walls of Peace’ and memories of conflict in Belfast

Peace-building by building walls? In Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, guided tours to a 3-kilometer-long wall have become a ‘must do’ on the tourist’s schedule. The memorial wall reveals the slow process of reconciliation.

Gerard Persoon • May 02, 2016 • 1 comment

Will women talk about the war?

How do women talk about violent experiences? How can we understand women’s stories of war without reproducing stereotypes of female victimhood or subservience? Rosi Aryal won the Speckmann award with her MA research on war time violence in Sierra Leone.

Rosi Aryal • February 16, 2016

“In my childhood we only played with empty shells” - Reporting from the frontlines

Vager Saadullah is a journalist and political analyst, living in Duhok - the KRG region in North Iraq. I interviewed him in April about his life experiences in this region and his views on the war with the Islamic State and the future of Kurdistan.

Wendelmoet Hamelink • May 13, 2015

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‘Walls of Peace’ and memories of conflict in Belfast

Will women talk about the war?

“In my childhood we only played with empty shells” - Reporting from the frontlines