Woman, Life, Freedom: A Tribute to the Indomitable Women of Iran
or decades they have faced violence, imprisonment, and death for the simple act of demanding to live freely. Today, we stand with our Iranian sisters.
‘Facing the Middle East’ Spotlights Women Champions for Change, Power in Action
As the world marks International Women’s Day, episode 19 of Facing the Middle East with Felice Friedson turns the focus to women whose leadership is reshaping communities, challenging old barriers, and trying to build a more hopeful future in a region battered by war, distrust, and political upheaval.
Esthers of the world, we have risen – Women, Life, Freedom. Rise with us.
Murals as Prophecy by HOOMAN KHALILI
The End of Strategic Ambiguity
The Islamic Republic’s assault on the Gulf will forge the new Middle East.
Esthers Rise Up
In the memory of the 50,000+ Men Women and Children killed in Iran by the Islamic Regime on January 8th, 9th an 10th 2026
October 7th changed Madhura’s life forever
That day, her cousin’s community was attacked. Today, she continues to speak about what happened to remind the world that even in the darkest moments, human kindness still exists.
NYT: At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum
A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.
Building the Abrahamic Bridge: Female Leaders Show the World a New Path to Peace
Muslim and Jewish women have been targeted by the same extremist forces — and together, they may hold the key to a lasting, inclusive peace for the region and for generations to come.
‘This Is the One Chance They Have to Reclaim Their Country,’ Iranian Canadian Activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam
A Canadian activist and mother who was crowned Miss World Canada in 2003, Afshin-Jam MacKay has spent two decades turning public attention into political pressure, first on individual cases and later on what she calls the root problem: the Islamic Republic itself.
God’s Gang to bring an interfaith squad of superheroes to mobile soon
God’s Gang, a new action-adventure comedy animated series supported by WCC Member Justine Zwerling, aims to promote the idea of interfaith cooperation through humour, creativity and good old goofiness.