Zahbia Yousuf

<p><a href="http://www.c-r.org/about-us/people/dr-zahbia-yousuf">Zahbia Yousuf</a> is Peacebuilding Editor and Analyst at <a href="http://www.c-r.org/">Conciliation Resources</a>.</p>

‘Talking to terrorists’: myth no. 6

Myth number 6: that it is only governments or diplomats that do the talking. The role of local people in reaching out to armed groups to encourage prospects for peace is regularly overlooked.

By Zahbia Yousuf

/ 25 Sep 2015

Lebanon: a fate beyond its control?

It has increasingly become a question of when - not if - the violence in Syria will lead to sectarian fighting in Lebanon. This reflects a commonly held belief that conflict in Lebanon is shaped from outside its borders; a belief that risks ignoring the ways in which Lebanon can be responsible for

By Zahbia Yousuf and Marie-Jöelle Zahar

/ 14 Sep 2012