The Peace Parade

Fran Faraz & Kareem Tayyar•sites.libsyn.com

The Peace Parade is a podcast that introduces listeners to artists, photographers, philosophers, playwrights, and poets whose work is focused on issues connected to Peace Studies, including cultural memory, environmental conservation, gender equality, human rights, non-violence, and religious diversity. Join hosts Kareem Tayyar and Farzane Farazdaghi as they interview creatives from around the globe about the ways artistic expression can help both individuals and societies and achieve a more peaceful, just world.

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Episodes

Quiet Wonder: Rukhsar on Peace and Being Seen

In this episode, we speak with Rukhsar, a peacebuilder, journalist, and advocate, about her inspiring work uplifting women and girls in Afghanistan through education and peace leadership. She shares what motivates her, offers insight into daily life in Afghanistan since 2021, and calls on women around the world to stand in solidarity with their Afghan sisters. Her message is a powerful reminder that peacebuilding and education are collective efforts, requiring shared commitment across borders....

May 24, 2025•42 min

Interview With Monica Curca

In this episode, we talk with Monica Curca, the founder of Activate Labs, about their work empowering frontline communities through peace building, creative storytelling, and design. They share how their experiences as a refugee and advocate shaped their approach to transforming conflict, fostering resilience, and amplifying grassroots movements worldwide.

Jan 07, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Interview With Janessa Gans Wilder

In today's episode, we speak with Janessa Gans Wilder, founder of the Euphrates Institute, a global peace-building organization. Previously a CIA counterinsurgency analyst during the Iraq War, Janessa shares how her experiences observing the cycles of violence inspired her transition into cultural diplomacy and conflict resolution work. We discuss the innovative methods employed by the Euphrates Institute to foster dialogue across divides and the role of grassroots organizations in driving socia...

Mar 25, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Interview With Parto Aram

In today’s episode we speak with Parto Aram, who is the Founding Director of Inspire-Tech, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing technology education to girls in under-represented communities. Prior to Inspire-Tech, Parto was a hardware design engineer and semi-conductor marketing manager for private-sector companies, and she currently holds a part time position with UC Davis Graduate School of Management as a Career Counselor in addition to her work with Inspire-Tech.

Jul 10, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Interview With Shahba Shahrokhi

Shahba Shahrukhi currently serves as a Visiting Assistant Project Scientist at the University of California, Irvine. Previously, she worked as a professor in the Department of Psychology of Balkh University and as a practicing psychologist. She continues to serve her community today as a member of the Afghan Youth Leaders, where she works to advance equality, political participation, and the right to education for Afghan women and girls.

Mar 13, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Interview With Sara Safari

In today’s episode we speak with Dr. Sarah Safari, who is is the founder and president of the non-profit Climb Your Everest, and who received the Global Citizen award from the United Nations Association in 2015.

Feb 14, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Interview With Jesse Markt

In today’s episode we speak with Jess Markt, who is a wheelchair basketball coach working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as a Sport and Inclusion Advisor. Jess was injured following a spinal cord accident at age 19, and he joined the ICRC in 2011 to help bring the sport of basketball to wheelchair-bound men and women in countries around the world, including Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, and South Sudan.

Jan 16, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Interview With LeeAnne McIlroy

In today’s episode we speak with Professor LeeAnne McIlroy about her new book Sleeping With Lions: A Year in Tanzania , which chronicles the year she spent living and working in East Africa. Over the course of our discussion we touch on a number of subjects, including the linguistic beauty of Swahili, the enduring wonders of Tanzanian wildlife, and the importance of academic and professional collaboration.

Jan 01, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Interview With Dr. Daniel Brunstetter

In today’s episode we speak with Dr. Daniel Brunstetter about his project This Butterfly Wing to Remember Me By , which looks at the last letters of members of the French Resistance, penned hours before their execution by Nazi firing squad. During our conversation with Daniel we touch on a variety of topics, including Just War Theory, Modernism, and how an understanding of history can contribute to contemporary ethics.

Dec 17, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Interview With Arun Gandhi

In today’s episode we speak with Arun Gandhi about his career as a journalist, historian, scholar and advocate for nonviolent resistance, including the responsibility he feels to preserve and sustain the legacy of his grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi.

Nov 08, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2

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