Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who led women in peaceful protest, leading to an end of the Liberian Civil War.
Category: Africa
Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa & James Movel Wuye (both b. 1960)
Imam Muhammad Ashafa and pastor James Wuye once advocated inter-religious violence. They now work together, advocating religious coexistence in Nigeria.
Karim Al-Hussayni, Aga Khan IV
(b. 1936) This Muslim Prince of Pakistani origin has lived most of his life traveling around the world. As a person with global exposure since childhood he has become a leader in a worldwide educational movement to equip people to live in a diverse world rather than give in to the fears of a “clash of… Read more »
Richard St. Barbe Baker (1889-1982)
Richard St. Barbe Baker was an environmental activist who spent his life on reforestation and working against land mismanagement. He founded the international nonprofit organization “Men of the Trees,” which is still active today.
Ephraim Isaac
Ephraim Isaac is a Jewish Ethiopian scholar, teacher, lecturer, mediator, and peace activist. This article profiles his various peacemaking efforts.