Organisation: forum ZFD Lebanon

Walking the Line. Strategic Approaches to Peacebuilding in Lebanon

When wounds are passed on

This article explores the importance of collective trauma for conflict transformation by sharing practical examples from peace work in the post-civil war context in Lebanon. Violent conflicts can traumatise entire communities, leading to shared feelings of mistrust and fear, coupled with rigid narratives of victimhood and the silencing of guilt. These patterns can be passed […]