The 'Peace-Builders’ (October/November 2018) | Chai Khana

The Womanly Face of War

Men have traditionally dominated Georgia’s literary scene, and as cliches’ die hard, they still do. The reading list of the national...

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11/23/2018

Teaching Peace in Azerbaijan: Not on the Curricula

The unresolved conflict means fear for those living close to the border: peace is an abstract, and potentially dangerous concept as it can lead to...

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11/22/2018

Bounded by Memories

After finishing household tasks, Armenian and Azerbaijani women used to sit together and drink tea and discuss things; that was their moment of...

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11/21/2018

Georgia’s First Female Defense Minister Reflects on Her Mixed Legacy

In Georgia's 27 years of independence, the country has only had one female defense minister, Tina Khidasheli. Her tenure at the ministry was marked...

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11/12/2018

Nagorno-Karabakh: Two Wars, Two Mothers

Yelena who in 2013 left her native town of Askeran and moved to Pyatigorsk, a city in Russia’s northern Caucasus where her husband’s...

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11/06/2018

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Pankisi Women Rally Against Hydro Plant

The residents of Pankisi Gorge have held several protests against the construction of Khadori 3, a hydroelectric power plant.Locals fear that the...

Views: 1196

11/05/2018

Speaking of Peace at a Time of War

In Turkey and the three countries of the South Caucasus, nearly everyone has experienced the pain of conflict. But while people in the region may...

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10/30/2018

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When a House is Not a Home

The 47-year-old former teacher had fled from the war on her doorstep twice. In 1991 when South Ossetia’s claim for independence from Georgia...

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10/29/2018

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