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Current theme: War, peace and feminism

Who defines peace?

Women dressed in black hold silent vigils against occupation and war. Beginning with this transnational movement, the issue asks who keeps everyday life going during conflict, follows Palestinian women organizing schools and clinics, and listens to disabled women in eastern Sri Lanka on what rebuilding requires. Thirty works connect the street, the household and the negotiating table. After a ceasefire, who gets to decide what it means to live in safety?

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Cover storyWomen in Black
VideosWomen, Wartime and the Dream of PeaceZainab SalbiFilmsNaila and the UprisingJulia BachaArticlesWomen, Peace and Security: Resolution 1325United Nations Security CouncilPapersExperiences of Gendered Norms and Mobilizing for Rights of Women Living With Disabilities in the Post-war Context in Sri LankaSarala Emmanuel, Shreen SaroorConceptWar and PeaceConceptPolitical Participation

Beyond the Cover

29 · Who defines peace?

BooksTwelve Feminist Lessons of WarCynthia EnloeFilmsNaila and the UprisingArticlesWomen, Peace and Security: Resolution 1325VideosWomen, Wartime and the Dream of PeacePodcastsDaughter of the Clouds

Books7

  1. Women and WarsCarol Cohn · 2012
  2. Nimo's War, Emma's WarCynthia Enloe · 2010
  3. Nationalism and Gender: Revised Edition上野千鶴子 · 2012
  4. Do Muslim Women Need Saving?Lila Abu-Lughod · 2013
  5. Rape During Civil WarDara Kay Cohen · 2016
  6. The Island of Sea WomenLisa See · 2019
  7. Mothers, Monsters, WhoresLaura Sjoberg and Caron E. Gentry · 2007

Films2

  1. Burning BirdsSanjeewa Pushpakumara · 2016
  2. The Keeping RoomDaniel Barber · 2014

Videos2

  1. Dare to educate Afghan girlsShabana Basij-Rasikh · 2013
  2. When People of Muslim Heritage Challenge FundamentalismKarima Bennoune · 2014

Podcasts1

  1. The Gender at Work PodcastAruna Rao & Joanne Sandler · 2025

Articles6

  1. General Recommendation No. 30 on women in conflict and its aftermathUN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women · 2013
  2. Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in AfricaAssembly of the African Union · 2004
  3. Thou Shalt Not DieAkiko Yosano · 1904
  4. Six South Asian Women Human Rights Defenders Tell Their StoriesAmnesty International · 2019
  5. General Comment No. 3 on women and girls with disabilitiesUN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities · 2016
  6. Wellness, Self-Care and Security: Why This Is Important to FeminismKatherine Ronderos · 2012

Papers6

  1. The Continuum of Violence: A Gender Perspective on War and PeaceCynthia Cockburn · 2004
  2. Experiences of Gendered Norms and Mobilizing for Rights of Women Living With Disabilities in the Post-war Context in Sri LankaSarala Emmanuel, Shreen Saroor · 2022
  3. Hans Morgenthau's Principles of Political Realism: A Feminist ReformulationJ. Ann Tickner · 1988
  4. Introduction to Security Studies: Feminist ContributionsLaura Sjoberg · 2009
  5. Decolonising disability: thinking and acting globallyHelen Meekosha · 2011
  6. Sex and Death in the Rational World of Defense IntellectualsCarol Cohn · 1987