Religious Extremism

Part of a series of interviews recorded at WLP International with WLP partners following transnational partners meeting, September 2015 (for use in Human Rights webinar). 

A panel discussion from WLP's symposium, Leading to Change: Eliminating Violence Against Women in Muslim Societies. Panelists from Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Singapore discuss their experiences countering violence and extremism in their home countries. 

Mahnaz Afkhami, Founder of WLP, gives an overview of the difficulties of civil organizing, and discusses women's organizations in the Global South in context of rising authoritarianism, fundamentalism, and instability.