Bridging the Divide is an international Peace and Justice network.
The goal of Bridging the Divide is to contribute to a safer and saner world by promoting long-lasting partnerships between civil society leaders in the Middle East & Africa and globally-minded Americans.
Current Divides
News and Events
My Turn: Transition in Iraq is transition at home: op-ed by Jessica Majno, Community Outreach Coordinator at Bridging the Divide.
Nation Building Works: an article by David Brooks on American development projects in Iraq.
Listen to a recent interview of Christina Asquith by the Australian Broadcast Radio, discussing her book Sisters in War and the impact of the book on Iraqi women.
East County Magazine reviews "Barefoot in Baghdad" a book written by Manal M. Omar and featuring our partner ASUDA.
Vermont newspaper interviews Bridging the Divide in its article “Burlington organization optimizes charitable donations”.
On June 25th, The US Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) granted Bridging the Divide funds to monitor and evaluate a program for assistance to Iraqi refugees in Lebanon.
Our Blog
- And What About Iraqi Women As The American Leave? By David Holdridge Often un-noticed alongside the dramatic political and military events associated with the current transition in ...MORE
- At a Bridge of Cultures, Bridging Divides: The Istanbul Summit Meeting By Ali Hamdan 7/27/2010 It is fantastically – and some might say unimaginably – normal. On one level, what the observer ...MORE
- Advocacy Summit July 2010: Joined Statement Joint Statement of Bridging the Divide (BTD, International Center for Human Development (ICHD), Turkish Armenia Business Development ...MORE