{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mpelembe Network","provider_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/author\/admin\/","title":"Diaspora women building peace against state violence - Mpelembe Network","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jqzoVgUosa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/diaspora-women-building-peace-against-state-violence\/\">Diaspora women building peace against state violence<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/diaspora-women-building-peace-against-state-violence\/embed\/#?secret=jqzoVgUosa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Diaspora women building peace against state violence&#8221; &#8212; Mpelembe Network\" data-secret=\"jqzoVgUosa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBC-News-Temi.png","thumbnail_width":1020,"thumbnail_height":524,"description":"If you ask a diplomat what peace looks like, they\u2019ll show you a signed treaty or a demilitarized zone. If you ask a diaspora woman in London or Utrecht, she\u2019ll show you a medical bill for fibroids, a community justice center built from scratch, or an archival project preserving ancestral memory.We are conditioned to view peace as the static absence of war, but the landmark report \"Until Lasting Peace: Diaspora Women Building Peace Where They Are\" reveals a far more visceral reality. Peacebuilding is not a remote foreign policy objective; it is a daily, transnational practice of survival. Through the work of the 2024-2025 Women PeaceMaker Fellows\u2014Bochra Laghssais, Mariia Levchenko, and Temi Mwale\u2014we see that diaspora communities are not just living between worlds; they are the invisible architects of social cohesion.Here are five counter-intuitive truths that challenge mainstream narratives on migration, gender, and the very definition of safety."}