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- What motivated you to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- To get connected with scholars, activists and researchers
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- Ayşe Betül Çelik received her Ph.D. in political science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2002 and is an Assistant Professor at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. She teaches political science and conflict resolution. She is an expert on inter-ethnic conflict resolution and dialogue. Her research areas include ethnicity, forced migration, and post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. She has several articles and an edited book on Turkey’s Kurdish Question, forced Kurdish migration and role of NGOs in the conflict.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise
- Turkey, Middle East
- What is your current country of residence?
- Turkey
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Assistant Professor at Sabanci University Turkey
- What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
- http://www.beyondintractability.com
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?
- Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Civil Society
- Which are your primary skills areas?
- Advocacy, Intervention
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- Reconciliation, Inter-cultural conflict and dialogue.
- If appropriate feel free to list several of your publications
- “Future Uncertain: Using Scenarios to Understand Turkey’s Geopolitical Environment and Its Impact on the Kurdish Question,” Ethnopolitics, November 2007 (vol. 6, no. 4)
“Necessary but not Sufficient: The Role of EU in Resolving Turkey’s Kurdish Question and Turkish-Greek Conflicst” European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol. 11, Issue 2, Summer 2006, 203-222.
“Transnationalization of Human Rights and Its Impact on Internally Displaced Kurds,” Human Rights Quarterly, August 2005, Vol. 27 (3), 969-996. (Reprinted in Crepeau et al. Forced Migration and Global Processes. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2006)
“I Miss My Village!: Forced Kurdish Migrants in Istanbul and Their Representation in Associations”, New Perspectives on Turkey, Vol. 32, Spring 2005.
“Kurds and Nationalism”, New Perspectives on Turkey, Spring 1998, Vol. 18: 147-154.
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Violance,war,conflicts,sufferings my desire to see world in peace and non violance has motivated me to join this network."Vasudev kutukbkam" entire world as a family, this was a teaching of our culture and traditional.we created countries,boundries,religions,cast,race for a genuine reason or a false reasons for any reason.but this the time to realise that we are one and we naturaly interconected with each other ,which we can just realise by watching inhale and exhale of breaths the source is same ,without any descrimanation,religion,bonundries, equaly for all living life of universe .When we understand this simple thing then we must understand how our and other's life is equaly important,valuble ,respectable .we should follow the nature's rule ,non violance .peace ,god has given us a human life not for destruction but for lookafter the wellbeing of all living life.
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I am Waheed 33 Male Lawyer , working for human rights in Pakistan
hope to hear from you soon
Waheed
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waheed2000@yahoo.com
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I take this opportunity to bring to your notice that I, Waheed Ahmad Advocate High Court Lahore and a Member of Executive committee of The Lahore High Court Bar Association and Member human rights committee of Lahore Bar Association.(2003-06)
I have the opportunity to represent Pakistan at various International Forums in different countries,
I worked as a Project Lawyer (May, 2006- August 2007) British Pakistan Law Council Project Advocate Foundation (Free Legal Aid to Children in detention) Jail Visits, Juveniles’ Family coordination, Juveniles’ counseling, Representing Children in Courts Coordinating with C.P.W.B, & Social Welfare, WD and BM Department.
I have been dealing with cases of discrimination, stigmatization, and social/ professional injustices with different people including recently of HIV positive people. Because In Our Society They are considered very evil and Bad persons , because people do have one notion in their mind i.e. Sexual relationship , I have been trying to change their attitude. In Stead of Facing our hatred, They must be provided equal Opportunities in all Walks of Life.
I have Conducted lectures in Madrassas ( Islamic Religious School ) regarding HIV/AIDS, laws; occupational health and safety and protection of their fundamental rights.
I also worked for World Bank Group (International Finance Corporation) their assignment have been completed by me successfully, which has earned me great appreciation from the World Bank Group.
I offer my services to work for any Human Rights and Peace organization as a Consultant/ Representative for monitoring/ Project Assessment of their projects in Pakistan or any part of the World and providing Legal Assistance.
If I am given the opportunity of joining you, I assure you that I will leave no stone unturned in working according to your manifesto. I will ever be ready to help and assist the needy and helpless, whenever I see the people in dire need of any assistance, my heart really aches and prompts me to go at once to stand by them.
I am sure that our mutual corporation would help us in the betterment of our mutual clients.
I ensure you of my utmost co-operation in the matter
Yours Sincerely,
Waheed Ahmad
Advocate High Court
Address: 2/136- A Aman Park baghbanpura
Lahore, Pakistan
Cell# +92-300-4254329
Fax# 0092-42-6844293
Email : waheed2000@yahoo.com Delete Comment
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Eyal :-)
Gil