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"Salam Shabab" (Peace Youth) is the first television program depicting the real life story of Iraqi youth. Iraqis compete in a series of challenges while also learning how to become active peacebuilders in their communities.
Filmed and produced in Iraq, "Salam Shabab" follows 54 Iraqi youth from six different provinces as they produce their own short films, perform on stage, and use teamwork to win sport and mental challenges. The television series is based on a peacebuilding curriculum and is currently airing on a network of Iraqi satellite channels. | Watch Salam Shabab
Connect and meet the cast and other Iraqi youth on salamshabab.com and visit us on Facebook.
The Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding has been active in Iraq since 2009. By working with USIP staff in Baghdad and Iraqi media partners, the Center continues to develop innovative ways to use media as a peacebuilding tool. Currently, the Center is developing self-regulatory tools to combat media incitement to violence and engaging Iraqi youth through peace media to empower them to bring positive change to their societies.
Resources
- Developing an Iraqi Media Style Guide and Conflict Reporting Module (Arabic/English) August 2011
- Salam Shabab: Views and Voices of Iraqi Youth
Peace Brief | January 2011 | Theo Dolan and Alexis Toriello - Preventing Media Incitement to Violence in Iraq
Peace Brief | April 2010 | Theo Dolan - User Guidelines to Preventing Media Incitement to Violence-Elections Edition
Practitioner Tool | March 2010
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Peace Media in Iraq: Building a New Community for Peace
January 8, 2010 | Theo Dolan- Iraq: the Role of Youth and Media in Peacebuilding
April 29, 2009 | Theo Dolan