Shows
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 61: Ambassador Androulla Kaminara on the U.S. Gaza plan & the crossroads at which the EU presently finds itself (8/12/2025)Magda Zenon of kaleidHERscope caught up with Ambassador Androulla Kaminara to speak about gender and diplomacy, about the U.S. Gaza plan that the UNSC recently endorsed, about UNSR on the OPT Francesca Albanese and about the cross roads at which the EU presently finds itself.
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2025-12-0843 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 60: Jane Houng, founder of Becky’s Button Initiative for women’s safety against harrasment (18/11/2025)Jane Houng, founder of the Becky’s Button Initiative speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about how she tries to bring light to the darkness following the tragic murder of her daughter in 2017.Jane will be hosted at an event on 1 December 2025 at Ledra Palace as part of the #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based […]
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2025-11-1847 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 59: Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, the National Commissioner of the Police in Iceland on dealing holistically with victims of GBV (9/10/2025)Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, the National Commissioner of the Police in Iceland, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about how dealing with victims of GBV holistically has increased the number of convictions, about gender equality in the police force and about the safety of law enforcement officers in a changing world of crime.
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2025-10-0938 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 58: Cristal Downing of the International Crisis Group: current gender work in peace & security (2/10/2025)Cristal Downing, Project Director, Gender & Conflict at the International Crisis Group, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about how her focus on gender and conflict as a career developed quite organically, how the current political climate has affected gender work in peace and security and what keeps her motivated.
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2025-10-0242 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 57: Barbara Helfferich, the first SG of the EWL, speaks about animal rights, climate change & gender equality (8/9/2025)Barbara Helfferich, the first Secretary General of the European Women’s Lobby and an expert on EU social and environmental policies, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about animal rights and climate change and the connection to gender equality and about one of the most successful campaigns she lead as EWL SG. And a big big […]
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2025-09-0836 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 56: Sarah Arnd-Linder of Political is Personal (PiP): in-depth interviews conducted with Palestinian and Israeli Jewish women (28/8/2025)Sarah Arnd-Linder, founder of Political is Personal (PiP), speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about PiP which is a collection of in-depth interviews conducted with Palestinian and Israeli Jewish women, who share how the conflict has affected their lives and contribute to the ongoing debate on women’s narratives of security and insecurity in conflict zones. […]
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2025-08-2853 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 55: Khatima Emami: Challenges she & her family have faced as refugees in the USA since leaving Kabul (19/8/2025)Originally from Afghanistan, Khatima Emami, a client services coordinator at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Utah, tells her story to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about life in Afghanistan before and after the fall of Kabul in 2021, about challenges faced by refugees in the USA including her and her family and about the woman […]
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2025-08-1951 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 54: Hamutal Gouri, a cultural critic, consultant & transformative storyteller: why stories matter (11/8/2025)Hamutal Gouri, a cultural critic, consultant, and transformative storyteller, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about why stories matter and how we need to listen, and about political parenting. Big big thank you to both Costa Constanti and Kemal Baykalli for the all-round support always.
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2025-08-1153 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 53: Renowned women’s rights activist Mary Akrami on protecting the most vulnerable Afghan women (22/7/2025)Renowned women’s rights activist and head of Afghan Women’s Network International Mary Akrami speaks with despair, vulnerability and realism to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about Afghanistan, about losing everything within 24 hours on the day Kabul fell on August 15, 2021, about being flown out of Kabul with nothing except the clothes on her back […]
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2025-07-2246 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 52: Marzia Babakarkhail, a former Afghan judge, & her journey defending the rights of women/children (4/7/2025)Qazi (Judge)Marzia Babakarkhail, a former Afghan family court judge and lifelong advocate for women’s rights, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about her journey defending the rights of women and children, about surviving two Taliban assassination attempts and about being a voice for Afghan women, especially female judges and prosecutors who face persecution under the […]
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2025-07-0458 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 51: Entrepreneur & author Despo Pavlou speaks about finding your voice (23/6/2025)Entrepreneur and author Despo Pavlou, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about growing up in South African, about the definition of normal and about finding your voice.
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2025-06-2345 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 50: Dialogue, inclusion & peace processes expert Thania Pappenholz on creating new narratives to counteract the normalcy of a not normal situation (14/6/2025)Thania Pappenholz, dialogue, inclusion and peace processes expert and founder of Inclusive Peace, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about the state or better, ‘unstate’ of peace processes, the role of women and most of all about how to reactivate a process in Cyprus that does not necessarily build on past processes and entails inter-generational […]
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2025-06-1443 min
Peace is Possible PodcastActivating Peace Through Storytelling and Feminist Perspectives: A Conversation with Magda ZenonIn this powerful and deeply human episode, host Eva Dalak welcomes Magda Zenon, a Greek Cypriot peace activist, feminist, and storyteller. Together, they explore the complexities of peacebuilding across divided communities — highlighting the importance of challenging normalized narratives and reclaiming spaces for truth-telling and human dignity.This episode moves fluidly between themes of trauma-informed dialogue, gendered experiences of war, and the institutional failures that hinder progress in peace efforts. Magda and Eva do not shy away from difficult truths, but offer hope through the creation of safe and brave sp...
2025-06-0543 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 49: Artist, director, curator and producer Ellpetha Tsivicos speaks about making theatre accessible to everyone (3/6/2025)Ellpetha Tsivicos, a Cypriot-American artist, director, curator and producer speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about her creative arts healing program ‘I Wish I Knew How’ through which she mentors a community of formerly incarcerated people, about using public spaces and making theatre accessible to everyone and about her book A Life Into Lands, and […]
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2025-06-0355 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 47: Both oppressed and completely free: S.African poet Phillippa Yaa de Villiers talks about her identity journey (6/5/2025)South African poet and performance artist Dr. Phillippa Yaa de Villiers discusses her identity journey with Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope, reflecting on her experience as a mixed-race African and adoptee raised by a white family in apartheid South Africa; a journey that placed her in the paradoxical position of being both oppressed and completely free.
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2025-05-0656 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 46: Producer and director Nefin Dinç speaks about her documentaries (15/4/2025)Producer and director Nefin Dinç speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about her documentaries including Wine Dark Sea that narrates the profound changes brought about by global warming in the Mediterranean, and The Other Town, a documentary about the Other and how natives of a Greek and Turkish town insist on keeping myths built on […]
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2025-04-1546 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 45: Chris Mavrou (Birth Forward) & Andreas Christodoulou (Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations) speak about RespectWATCH (29/3/2025)Chris Mavrou, advocacy & communications coordinator for Birth Forward and Andreas Christodoulou, Director of Operations of the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (CyFPA) speak to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about RespectWATCH; a project designed to develop an advocacy strategy and WatchDog mechanisms to ensure Respectful Maternity Care in Cyprus.
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2025-03-2948 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 43: Irene Stephanou, a South African born Cypriot performer on her experience of growing up in the diaspora (9/3/2025)Irene Stephanou, South African born Cypriot performer and educator, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about bringing together her political consciousness and the experience of growing up in the South African Greek speaking community with her own unique blend of storytelling and about her challenges with Multiple Sclerosis, which she has had since she was […]
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2025-03-0948 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 42: Dr. Smadar Ben-Natan discusses the intersection of international law & human rights in Israel/Palestine (22/2/2025)Dr. Smadar Ben-Natan, an Israeli international lawyer/ academician speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about the intersection of international law and human rights in Israel/Palestine, about the Israeli military courts and incarceration, about the significance of International Law in today’s global context and about the Jewish Settlers and the definition of Apartheid and Zionism. Here […]
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2025-02-2249 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 41: From IRA combatant to storyteller: Anne Walker speaks about the transformative power of storytelling (29/1/2025)From IRA combatant to storyteller, Anne Walker speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about her journey and sharing her story for the first time, about helping others break free from a cycle of violence and hatred and about the transformative power of storytelling in its various forms.
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2025-01-2954 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 40: Documentary maker & long-time traveller, Nafsika Hadjichristou on her love of photography & travelling (12/1/2025)Documentary maker and long-time traveller, Nafsika Hadjichristou speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about her love of photography and of travelling, about the countries through which she has travelled, especially the 2 years she spent in Latin America and how photography and travelling ‘weave together’ her human rights activism. To find out more about Nafsika, […]
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2025-01-1254 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 37: Poet, ethnographer, and researcher Nafia Akdeniz on the meaning of “home” (1/12/2024)Poet, ethnographer, and interdisciplinary qualitative researcher Nafia Akdeniz speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about the meaning of home, forced displacement, and about her poetry-based project “We Are Not Ghosts” – Varosha Narratives. https://d6.eu/sound-walking/
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2024-12-0152 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 36: Slovenian documentary filmmaker, Anja Medved, speaks about collecting & documenting cross-border memories (20/11/2024)Slovenian documentary filmmaker, Anja Medved, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about the priceless value of storytelling, about her collaboration with her mother, Nadja Velušček on collecting cross-border memories between Gorizia and Nova Gorica and her documentary Smugglers’ Confessionary, and how these stories ‘re-weave’ history.
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2024-11-2046 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 35: Mixing art & history, Aliénor Gandanger discusses turning the wartime godmothers of WW1 into a comic book (30/10/2024)With a background of mixing art & history, PhD candidate Aliénor Gandanger discusses the wartime godmothers of WW1, a theme about women, relationships, emotions and about portraying a wartime godmother through a comic book heroine and turning a history subject into a comic book. KaleidHERscope is brought to you by Magda Zenon.
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2024-10-3045 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 34: Education advocate Kainat Riaz talks about the day Taliban attacked Malala and more (18/10/2024)Kainat Riaz, an education advocate and the keynote speaker at the ‘United for Peace, EU-UWC youth leadership’ forum in Cyprus recently, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about October 9th 2012 when she was with Malala when she was targeted by the Taliban, about the value of education and the UWC and about ‘Beydaar Society’, […]
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2024-10-1837 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 30: Phyllis Ellis, film-maker & former Olympian, discusses sport organizations, misogyny& disinformation (15/8/2024)Following the brutally public discussion and treatment of Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting’s during the Paris Olympics especially online, on kaleidHERscope Magda Zenon speaks with Phyllis Ellis, film-maker and former Olympic field hockey player about gender and the focus on ‘what you look like’ rather than on performance, the 90-year history of sex testing and […]
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2024-08-1554 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 29: Cultural practitioner, writer, & researcher Myriam Dalal: stories of different groups of women that helped survival of communities (12/8/2024)Lebanese cultural practitioner, writer, and researcher, Myriam Dalal, speaks to Magda Zenon on KaleidHERscope from Luxembourg about being an artist and how forced migration disrupts, yet creates opportunities for new creative expression including a totally contemporary ‘love dance’, about Intangible Cultural Heritage and what it is, but mostly about the lesser-known stories of different groups […]
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2024-08-1241 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 27: Koraly Dimitriadis, Cypriot-Australian writer, performer & bestselling poet, a fearless feminist voice (23/7/2024)On kaleidHERscope Cypriot-Australian writer, performer and bestselling poet Koraly Dimitriadis, a fearless feminist voice for the southern-European diaspora, speaks to Magda Zenon from Melbourne about violence against women and opening up the space to talk about the violence of men, about the challenges of single parenting and about ensuring that the voice of the Cypriot diaspora is […]
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2024-07-2353 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 26: Nitsan Joy Gordon, director of the Together Beyond Words, an organization founded by Arab and Jewish peacemakers (5/7/2024)On kaleidHERscope Nitsan Joy Gordon, author and director of the Together Beyond Words Organization ( Together Beyond Words | Healing For Peace ) speaks to Magda Zenon about the organization she helped found together with Arab and Jewish colleagues, to help empower and train women as peace builders so they can promote the understanding and […]
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2024-07-0547 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 25: Tatiana Der Avedissian of Economist Impact’s World Ocean Initiative: the nexus of gender equality, climate change and peace & security (24/6/2024)Tatiana Der Avedissian, head of business development for Economist Impact’s World Ocean Initiative, the recently appointed chief adviser and climate-justice coordinator for the 2024 meeting of the W7, and a women’s rights and gender equality engagement group within the G7 in Italy, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about the development of a sustainable ocean […]
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2024-06-2426 min
The Mamma Mu podcastRetirement and pensions, Gaza and the UN with human rights activist Magda ZenonMagda Zenon is a peace and human rights activist who has lived in apartheid South Africa. She has been an active member of civil society for over 20 years, helping to create organisations such as Hands Across the Divide, the Gender Advisory Team and the Cyprus Women's Lobby. She's also a member of the Women's Mediators of the Commonwealth network amongst other groups, and she is the creator of the first online audio platform, KaleidHERscope, where women share stories of peacebuidling, gender-based violence and women's participation in decision-making. Today on the podcast we chat about two very different...
2024-05-241h 16
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 23: Lorna Vassiliades, a PhD student investigating displaced heritage in solo performance (20/5/2024)Lorna Vassiliades, a PhD student investigating displaced heritage in solo performance at Queen Mary University of London speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about transitioning to academia from a career in journalism, about childhood memories of Varosha and the events of ‘74, about the many identities we carry and about her upcoming events. For details […]
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2024-05-2049 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 22: Natasa Loizou, consultant on military&security affairs, on migrating to Argentina & her journey in a traditionally ‘masculine-centred’ career (12/5/2024)Researcher and consultant on military and security affairs, Natasa Loizou, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about migrating to Argentina in 2006, constructing all her identities including her Cypriot one, whilst simultaneously integrating into the local community, her journey in her traditionally ‘masculine-centred’ career and her life goal to empower young women to get involved […]
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2024-05-1200 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 20: Editor and translator Maia Tabet on how being a global nomad shaped her identity (2/4/2024)Editor and translator Maia Tabet speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about being a global nomad and how it helped her recognize her true identity, about her love of languages and words, about Cyprus and about the horror of the situation in Palestine now
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2024-04-0250 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 19: Ioli Orphanides & Nicos Middleton: Toward a culture of Respectful Maternity Care – RESPECT project (1/3/2024)Within the context of the ‘RESPECT – Toward a culture of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC): Enhancing Provider-Client Shared Decision Making and Informed Choice’ project, Ioli Orphanides Spokesperson on RMC & Nicos Middleton, Principal Investigator & Scientific Coordinator of the project, speak to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope podcast about the overall objective of this project, what […]
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2024-03-0155 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 17: Israeli peace activist Yael Treidel speaks about the political climate in Israel and the occupied territories now (6/2/2024)Israeli peace activist Yael Treidel, who has worked with both Women Waging Peace (https://www.womenwagepeace.org.il/en/) and The Road to Recovery (https://www.allmep.org/allmep_member/road-to-recovery/) speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about the political climate in Israel and the occupied territories now, about how being a peace activist is not a choice but a way of life for her and […]
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2024-02-0634 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 16: Huda Abu Arqoob, an expert in MENA region speaks from Hebron,West Bank about the situation in Gaza & the West Bank (24/1/2024)Huda Abu Arqoob, a strategic advisor for women participation in conflict zones & an independent consultant on Palestine/Israel Conflict speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope from her home in the West Bank about the situation in Gaza and the West Bank today, the mistakes made by both the Israelis and the Palestinians over the years, […]
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2024-01-2451 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 10: Lebogang Botlhoko, a women’s rights advocate from VOIS Cyprus (16/11/2023)Lebogang Botlhoko, a women’s rights advocate, author and head of the gender issues committee of VOIS Cyprus (Voices of International Students in Cyprus) speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about VOIS and the challenges faced by international students studying at the universities in northern Cyprus, especially the women, about the ever rising gender based violence, […]
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2023-11-1642 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 9: Elizabeth Villiger Toufexis, a podcaster, tour guide, interpreter, mother and much more (2/11/2023)Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis, a fellow podcast host, tour guide, interpreter, mother, and much much more speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about her formative years, her passion for traveling, her book, her podcast, about kindness and her love for her family. KaleidHERscope – a podcast with women from around the global talking openly and authentically […]
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2023-11-0145 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 8: Seagull Shahbazi, founder of the ‘Women of Cyprus’ discuss #WomenLifeFreedom revolution (16/10/2023)Seagull Shahbazi, women’s rights activist and founder of the ‘Women of Cyprus’ initiative speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope after the first anniversary of the #WomenLifeFreedom revolution following the murder of Mahsa Amini, about why this fight is so important and that it is about more than just the hijab, what’s happening in Iran now […]
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2023-10-1644 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 6: African mystic, author Mmatshilo Motsei on multigenerational healing & community development (8/9/2023)African mystic, author, healer, and midwife Mmatshilo Motsei speaks to Magda Zenon on KaleidHERscope about uncovering the old truth that Africa is great and powerful and that, because of the poisoning of our mind, our soul is afflicted, about multi-generational healing and community development and of the role of indigenous midwifery in countering obstetric violence.
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2023-09-0852 min
Terra Nullius CyprusTerra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 1: A first podcast with (possibly) Cyprus’ first podcaster Magda Zenon (2/8/2023)Cyprus is filled with big hearts and big emotions – a hot, sleepy island, with hot tempers! On the surface it looks ‘normal’, but below the surface are many layers, filled with history – both beautiful and painful. An island full of amazing people, with incredible stories, doing amazing things. Join social and political analyst […]
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2023-08-0239 min
She Talks PeaceEp. 101: Magda Zenon Talks Women and Youth of CyprusMagda Zenon, renowned peacebuilder and podcaster, shares the realities of women and youth activism and representation in Cyprus amidst the persistent political divide in the country.Visit She Talks Peace' social media pages and show your support!Facebook: web.facebook.com/shetalkspeacepodcastTwitter: @shetalkspeace | twitter.com/shetalkspeaceInstagram: @shetalkspeace | instagram.com/shetalkspeace/Visit Amina Rasul's social media pages:Twitter: @aminarasul | twitter.com/aminarasulInstagram: @aminatasul | instagram.com/aminarasul/Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/amina-rasul-084a0824/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
2023-07-3043 min
KaleidHERscopeKaleidHERscope – Episode 1: ‘A Letter to Nikola’ by Hara Kaminera (6/6/2023)Welcome to the first episode of KaleidHERscope as a member of the Island Talks family! In this special episode, Magda Zenon hosts Hara Kaminera. Hara Kaminara, a documentary maker, visual storyteller and photographer who focuses on social issues, speaks to kaleidHERscope about her participation aboard the ‘Aquarius’, a ship that rescued 29,523 people in the […]
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2023-06-0638 min
Mille Bojer of Reos Partners talks about the Cyprus Transformative Scenarios ProcessMille Bojer, Director of Reos Partners Geneva, speaks to kaleidHERscope about the Reos Partners team who for over 25 years have been practicing a rigorous set of methods that help people make progress on complex, stuck challenges and about the Cyprus Transformative Scenarios Process that they have been working on, the results of which they will published next month.
Cyprus Transformative Scenarios Process (reospartners.com)
2022-11-1128 min
Fiona Lloyd-Davies on documenting the stories of human rights abuses in conflict zones, especially the women’s stories.KaleidHERscope speaks with photojournalist/ documentary maker Fiona Lloyd-Davies and human rights lawyer Emine Colak about the necessity of documenting the stories of human rights abuses in conflict zones, especially the women’s stories.
2022-08-1151 minAsma Khan on kaleidHERscope on walking the talk of social change in the food industryAsma Khan, one of the UK's most prominent #female #chefs, owner of #DarjeelingExpress restaurant and one of the keynote speakers of #CyprusForum2023 speaks to #KaleidHERscope about #equality, about walking the talk of social change in the food industry and about modernising the structure of the kitchen rather than the cuisine
2022-08-1146 min
Former Afghan diplomat Frozan Nawadi, speaks about the challenges within Afghanistan today, including poverty and decreasing women’s rights...On KaleidHERscope, Frozan Nawadi, a former Afghan diplomat who was forced out of Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul on the 15 August 2021 speaks about the despair she feels having left her life behind, the challenges within Afghanistan today, including lack of security, poverty and decreasing women’s rights, the anguish of the refugees and what the international community needs to do to help..
2022-05-1252 minUkrainian WPS activist Oksana Potapova talks displacement &transnational solidarityOksana Potapova, a Ukrainian Women Peace and Security activist and a feminist researcher, speaks on kaleidHERscope about being forced to leave Ukraine following the invasion by Russia, displacement and those that stayed behind, accessing emergency funds and about feminists sharing spaces and transnational solidarity
2022-05-1249 minFiona Lloyd-Davies - a photojournalist/ documentary maker on women's stories from the frontlineKaleid 'Her’ scope speaks with photojournalist/ documentary maker Fiona Lloyd-Davies and human rights lawyer @Emine Çolak about the necessity of documenting the stories of #human rights abuses in conflict zones, especially the #women’s’ stories.
2022-04-1751 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Yetin ArslanHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Yetin Arslan, who loves stories, all stories but especially women's stories - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices with Alex Macris UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Yeliz ShukriFor #MeetTheWomenCyprus documentary maker Yeliz Shukri steps out from behind the camera - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Australia #OnBeingAMigrant #MissingFetine #Storyteller - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0604 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Sofi MichaelHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce resourceful Sofi Michael - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Herbs #Pyla #NoWaste #Cheese #Goats #HomeIndustry #SaveThePlanet - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Peri SualpHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Peri Sualp who is working on making her dreams come true- #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Music #Musicals #Dance #Philadelphia #performing #USA - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Pembe MenteshHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Pembe Mentesh who talks about uncovering family secrets - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Taboos #History #InvisibleWomen #MissingFetine - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Nadire OymanHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce empathetic Nadire Oyman who talks of her work with the Committee for the Missing - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #CMP - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0604 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Mariam GokcebagHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce herbalist Mariam Gokcebag, - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Herbs #SaveThePlanet #NaturalTreatements - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0604 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Maria Poulli
Hands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Maria Poulli, with the voice of an angel- #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #VisualImpairment #Songs #Education - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0604 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Mandana MehrniaHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce artist Mandana Mehrnia, who talks of craft and her family...- #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #womenartists #children #domesticanimals - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0603 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Louiza Zembyla RaphaelHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Louiza Zembyla Raphael, who talks of how baking helped her heal....#XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Baking #Recipes #Creativity #regularcheckups #Cancer - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Lilia Danielyan
Hands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce gracious Lilia Danielyan, who talks of her #Armenian heritage, her music and home - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #womenmusicians #concerts #gratitude #positiveattitude - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Layia KarpasitiHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Layia Karpasiti, talking diversity and her work at the School for the Blind - - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #VisualImpairment #empathy #Teaching #Education - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Kyriaki StelakiHands Across The Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Kyriaki Stelaki, who talks of her #spiritual journey...- #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #transformation #personaldevelopment #cancer - with A.M. Media Magda Zenon and UNFICYP
2022-01-0606 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Katerina Koutrouza#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces 90-year old Katerina Koutrouza who shares pearls of wisdom about her love of #Cyprus; of the land and of all its residents - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #LocalProduce #Roots #BuyLocal - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
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2022-01-0606 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Heidi TrautmannHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Heidi Trautmann and inspiration - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #womenartists #Art #Africa - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP .
2022-01-0606 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Hati Gürbüz#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Hati Gürbüz who speaks about the meaning of home and family - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #diversity #food #friends - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0603 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Gregoria EfthyvoulouHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Gregoria Efthyvoulou who listened to her heart and made her dream a reality - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Akamas - with Alex Macris and UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Georgia ConstantinouHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce frontline #COVID nurse Georgia Constantinou - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Health #Pandemic - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0606 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Fez KurtHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce multi-talented Fez Kurt - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Beekeeper #Massage #Multipotentiolite #Meditiation - with A.M. Media Magda Zenon and UNFICYP
2022-01-0604 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Doğuş ÖzokutanHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Doğuş Özokutan who talks about dealing with #depression - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #documentaries #therapy #speakingout #mentalhealth - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0603 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Derya Beyatli,Hands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce activist Derya Beyatli, who is on a mission - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #EUlanguage #Turkish - with Alex Macris and UNFICYP
2022-01-0606 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Christina Christodoulou
Hands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce #organic beekeeper Christina Christodoulou - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #honey #family #grandfather - with Alex Macris and UNFICYP
2022-01-0604 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Ayse KaraoglanHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Ayse Karaoglan talking about feeling grateful - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Akamas #violin #music #symphony - with Alex Macris and UNFICYP
2022-01-0604 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Antje PapageorgiouHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Antje Papageorgiou and the gift of early retirement- #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Akamas #Greens #climatechange - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0604 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Angeliki HadjiloizouHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Angeliki Hadjiloizou who talks of her journey from devastation to positive transformation- #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #HayFoundation #healing - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Andri Christoudia GumuskutHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus introduce Andri Christoudia Gumuskut who talks about her unexpected 'life journey' - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #TheRoadLessTravelled #mentalhealth #heartdisease - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0605 min
#MeetTheWomenCyprus introduces Aliye UmmanelHands Across the Divide and #MeetTheWomenCyprus project, introduce Aliye Ummanel, who talks theatre and peacebuilding - #XtraordinaryWomen #XtraordinaryStories #HerStoriesCyprus #WomensVoices #Acting #Improvisation #Drama - with A.M. Media and UNFICYP
2022-01-0604 minThe Mamma Mu podcastMagda ZenonActivism, motherhood and women's roles in peace processes / It is an absolute honour to have Magda Zenon on the show, as she is one of the greatest human rights activists of our time whose work is so valuable, I urge you to check her out. On today's show we talked about motherhood, we shared thoughts on today's world and discussed the kind of conversations we should be having. Support the show
2021-08-0459 min
Episode 20: Milica Pejanović-Djurišić - Digitally transforming a rebuilt state with mediationMilica Pejanović-Djurišić, Permanent Representative of Montenegro to UN speaks on #HerStories about being part of the process to rebuild the state of Montenegro following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia and during the Bosnian war, while keeping civil society fully engaged, and of her role in fostering the digital transformation of Montenegro and the region.
2020-11-0638 min
Episode 19: Eynat Schlein - Success in negotiations, means accepting the existence of the non-negotiables of the otherIsraeli diplomat, senior analyst, and deputy DG for African Affairs Eynat Schlein speaks on #HerStories of being a career diplomat in the Foreign Service, of speaking fluent Arabic and why it is important, of specializing in the Middle East region, the Israeli-Arab relations and American affairs, and promoting dialog and understanding in the region and of her posting in Jordan.
2020-11-0345 min
Episode 18: Yakin Ertürk - From the Peace Train to Beijing in 1995 to carefully unpacking the words mediation and negotiationEmerita Professor at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and holder of international positions & HR mandates, Yakin Ertürk speaks on #HerStories of her experience as a member of commissions of inquiry on human rights violations in two major conflict zones, viz the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and the Syrian Arab Republic; of being on the Peace Train to Beijing in 1995 and also on the need to carefully unpack the words mediation and negotiation.
2020-10-3047 min
Episode 17: Laura Bologna - Diplomacy, international relations, intergovernmental processes, mediation, elections and the inclusion of WPSPolitical Affairs Officer and Gender Focal Point at the Department of Political & Peacebuilding Affairs at UN Secretariat HQ Laura Bologna speaks on #HerStories of her over 20 years of experience in diplomacy, international relations in the field of peace and security, intergovernmental processes, mediation, elections and gender and her wide network of contacts especially in Africa. She spoke of her time in Sudan in the Office of the Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel for the Sudan Referenda, and in Nicosia in the Office of the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus where she assisted during the negotiations in 2016.
2020-10-2745 min
Episode 16: Rida Al-Tubuly On the importance of inter-generational diversityUniversity professor & Co-founder of NGO 'Together We Build It' Rida Al Tubulyspeaks on #HerStories of TWBI, an organization that aims to empower women and young women. Rida is a strong advocate for young women’s full participation in decision making and peacebuilding as well as “intergenerational diversity”. She speaks of her strong will to participate in building peace in Libya, grounded in her personal experience of war for the last 8 years and her success in supporting Libyan women participation in the high level meeting held in November 2018. in Palermo, Italy to support the holding of the Libyan National Conference and nati...
2020-10-2347 min
Episode 15: Maria Solanas - Mediating within a governmental frameworkGender focal point & director of programmes at Elcano Royal Institute, Maria Solanas speaks on #HerStories of her political experience as a senior adviser on International Affairs at the Spanish Prime Minister Office responsible for Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa. Maria also speaks of her involvement in several negotiations within the governmental framework, as she has actively participated in the preparation of the II National Action Plan on WPS.
2020-10-2036 min
Episode 14: Dalal Iriqat - About better branding PalestineVP for International Relations & Assistant Professor at the Arab American University in Palestine, Dalal Iriqat speaks passionately on #HerStories about bringing change into Palestinian society through education, and about improving Palestinian Diplomacy and better branding Palestine. Being a strong believer in the individual role in bringing change and being very passionate about bringing change through education and especially through her background in conflict resolution, mediation and diplomacy, she speaks of the resilience and creativity of the Palestinian women.
2020-10-1639 min
Episode 13: Maria Hadjipavlou - An academic and an activist in oneRetired Associate Professor from the University of Cyprus, a feminist, a conflict resolution expert & a gender & peace activist Maria Hadjipavlou speaks on #HerStories of conducting trainings in conflict resolution and gender-awareness building especially in conflict situations in several countries. She speaks of her activist work and especially about the “Gender Advisory Team” which worked exclusively on implementing and integrating UNSC Resolution 1325 in the Cypriot negotiations. She also speaks of being appointed a member of the Technical Committee on Gender Equality advising peace negotiators on gender equality provisions and of the challenges and opportunities this presented.
2020-10-1343 min
Episode 12: Soad Shalaby - Combining Sustainable Development, and the WPS agendaAs an Egyptian diplomat who has served her country for 40 years including as ambassador to several countries, Soad Shalaby is particularly proud of having served for ten years as Member of the Council of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo - http://iihl.org/ - and of the work done there. She also speaks on #HerStories of being a member of the AU Panel of Experts for the Evaluation of the African Standby Force in 2014; a member of the POW team for the Evaluation of the present Kenyan pre Presidential Election; and of having headed the...
2020-10-0937 min
Episode 11: Vesna Škare Ožbolt - Mediating under the most expectant conditionsVesna Skare Ozbolt, a lawyer and active member of the political scene in Croatia speaks on #HerStories of her experience as the leading negotiator with the rebel Serbs in the war-affected areas, as the Deputy Special Envoy to the Croatian-Serbian Peace Talks and as a member of the Croatian delegation in the Bosnia and Herzegovina peace process. She spoke of being pregnant during some of these tough times and participating the implementation of a peaceful reintegration of the Eastern part of Croatia, of the local elections and amnesty and of coordinating activities between the UNTAES, Croatian refugees, representatives of...
2020-10-0636 min
Episode 10: Anna Cervi - On an active and transformative role in gender equality, peace and securityWith ten years’ experience with International Non-Governmental Organisations in Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Darfur, supporting peace and reconciliation processes through humanitarian interventions Anna Cervi, an Italian International Humanitarian Officer speaks passionately on #HerStories about dealing with the immediate basic needs on the ground of IDP’s and refugees, while at the same time having to connect to local, national, regional and international bodies. She also speaks of her hopes to further contribute to playing an active and transformative role on gender equality, peace and security.
2020-10-0236 min
Episode 9: Hafida Benchehida - The best bridge towards peace revealed….Algerian Senator and an active member of several regional networks Hafida Benchehida discusses her dedication to the political participation of women and in peace processes on #HerStories and about the value of mediation and negotiation in her region and how the best bridge towards peace is speaking to people in their language or listening to their stories.
2020-09-2934 min
Episode 8: Katarina Kresal - On designing mediation systems and various ADR schemes, including the integration of womenKaterina Kresal is President and Founder of the European Centre for Dispute Resolution, a regional institutional provider of alternative dispute resolution procedures and consulting institution for the Rule of Law projects, based in Ljubljana. She speaks on #HerStories about her engagement in various international projects as international consultant and about her specific expertise as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) expert, in designing mediation systems and various ADR schemes. Apart from her extensive legal career, she talks about her time as Minister of the Interior, member of the National Assembly (MP), and President of the Slovenian parliamentary party Liberal Democracy.
2020-09-2541 min
Episode 7: Karma Ekmekji - #DiplowomenFormer International Affairs and Relations Advisor to former PM of Lebanon Saad Hariri, Karma Ekmekji speaks on #HerStories about the need to connect all the dots (the local, national, regional, global and diplomatic), stemming from a strong interest in empowering women in the field of diplomacy, peace-making, mediation and negotiation. In addition to that, she speaks about #Diplowomen, a physical and digital platform that she recently founded in order to empower women through knowledge sharing, mentoring and networking.
2020-09-2232 min
Episode 6: Alexandra M. Dias - Mediation across societal, civilizational and gender-based dividesInternational Relations scholar and Africanist based at the Department of Political Studies of NOVA University of Lisbon Alexandra Magnolia Dias speaks on #HerStories of her several research projects on Conflict, Peace and Security in Africa with fieldwork experience in the Horn of Africa; of mediation across divides: societal, civilizational and gender-based ones; and of the similarities and differences between what she knew of the Horn of Africa and what she saw when she visited Cyprus.
2020-09-1840 min
Episode 5: Emine Çolak - Focussing on the legislation attached to a comprehensive peace planAs a member of several cross-community dialogue groups for reconciliation and reunification focusing on tangible ways to resolve the frozen conflict, Turkish Cypriot lawyer/barrister, Emine Çolak speaks on #HerStories of coordinating committees negotiating laws attached to the Annan Plan in 2004; a comprehensive peace solution proposal. As a co-founder and head of the Turkish Cypriot Human Rights Foundation for 10 years, she also speaks of working to elevate the standard of human rights in her community through awareness raising, reporting and legal challenges also contributing to the formation of the Immoveable Property Commission to solve property disputes pending a solution.
2020-09-1539 min
Episode 4: Rada Borić - Connecting the local to the global and including the feminine formActivist, feminist linguist and political activist Rada Borić spoke on #HerStories of editing the first Finnish-Croatian / Croatian-Finnish dictionary, ensuring that all nouns included both the feminine and masculine forms and of returning to Zagreb as the start of the Bosnian War, and working at the Center for Women Victims of War. She also speaks of a life-changing meeting with writer Eve Ensler, and together with other women involved in the movement to end violence against women of launching V-Day, to raise awareness globally. The movement kicked off in 1998 with a production of The Vagina Monologues, aimed to raise funds to suppor...
2020-09-1148 min
Episode 3: Ayşe Betül Çelik - Teaching gender-sensitive mediation to diverse groups of womenA Professor at Sabanci University in Istanbul and an expert on women in peacebuilding and inter-group dialogue, Ayşe Betül Çelik speaks on #HerStories of her focus on ethnicity, forced migration, reconciliation, civil society, and gender in peacebuilding and peace-making and how she actively works to teach gender-sensitive mediation and organize conflict resolution dialogue groups among diverse group of women in Turkey.
2020-09-0835 min
Episode 2: Patricia Quillacq - Mediation goes environmentalWhile not pursuing a career as a ‘traditional’ mediator, International & Environmental lawyer, Patricia Quillacq speaks on #HerStories of how she integrated the techniques and skills of mediation in her career, including while working for the Region of Tuscany, and later as a consultant for the Project GoverNat which dealt with participatory processes in managing water and biodiversity.
2020-09-0449 min
Episode 1: Edita Tahiri - The only woman peace negotiator in the BalkansFormer Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Edita Tahiri speaks on #HerStories of participating in a number of international peace processes and as Chief Negotiator of Kosovo at the EU facilitated Dialogue on normalization of neighbourly relations between Kosovo and Serbia (2011-2017). She also speaks about her experience as the Chief Negotiator of Kosovo in the EU mediated peace talks with Serbia and of being a signatory of the first ever-reached agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, after 20 years of peace talks.
2020-09-0134 min
#HerStories from the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network Podcast SeriesWomen play a significant role in peacebuilding and mediation but their voices often remain unheard.
Magda Zenon, a Cypriot member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (MWMN), in collaboration with UN Women, is launching #HerStories, a new podcast series aimed at increasing the visibility and amplifying the voices of women mediators and peacebuilders.
In each episode a different member of the MWMN will narrate her story. Coming from diverse contexts and facing different challenges, each guest will share her experiences and her success story, and will reflect on the role women play in peacebuilding.
2020-08-3100 min
Leading RebelsOn authentic leadership with activist Magda ZenonBeing an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa while still in school is certainly not the easy road, but it’s what set Magda Zenon on her path. As she says herself, she wasn’t the “flavour of the month”, but choosing to stand up for what she believes in instead of what’s popular taught her early on the importance of authenticity as a leader. Magda shares how to stand up for what you believe in and be an authentic leader that rallies people around them.
Get all key takeaways and join the conversation on the blog: www.leadingreb...
2018-02-0847 min