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Ali Gohar

Ali Gohar

See the article from Peacebuilder Magazine, Spring-Summer 2011, on Ali’s work: Restorative Councils Help Pakistani Police September 2007: I am in Kabul (Afghanistan) for a four month consultancy as Technical Adviser to the Government on social issues and child focused social work. April 2007: Last week I attended a two-day conference at Istanbul, Turkey, arranged by ...More

Restorative Councils Help Pakistani Police

August 4, 2011 – 3:25 pm

Ali Gohar updates jirga As the founding director of JustPeace International, Ali Gohar (MA ’02) has worked at updating the practice of jirga, an ancient tradition in Pakistan whereby respected and wise elders deliberate in an open community forum to resolve conflicts. In 2003, he and fellow CJP graduate Hassan Yousufza (MA ’03) co-authored Pukhtoon ...More

What Have We Learned?

August 4, 2011 – 3:20 pm

Restorative justice is fragile. It hinges on people taking determined steps to relentlessly pursue their healing despite the pain it may bring. It challenges us to growth, to imagine beyond the current status quo and to take the creative risk of feeling and acting in a different, yet deeply courageous way. –Carl Stauffer, EMU restorative justice ...More

Updating Jirga

March 29, 2010 – 5:39 pm

New Purposes for Old Tradition Ali Gohar, MA ’02, is working to update the traditional system of jirga in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. He believes passionately in the core function of jirga, whereby certain elders are recognized in their communities for their wisdom and ethics; these elders gather to make community-wide decisions, resolve problems, ...More