A global learning and action network · 01 / 06
Rise to Peace connects people across countries and cultures to bring knowledge from their own communities, learn from one another, research difficult questions, and work together on projects that support peace, coexistence, and a better understanding of violence and terrorism.
The way of the word over the way of the gun.
Our Story
Before Ahmad Shah Mohibi understood the word terrorism, he understood what war sounded like.
Raised in Afghanistan, Ahmad saw how violence could narrow a young person's future. English classes, a computer, technology, and access to information connected him to a world beyond conflict. After assisting the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and later working in American public service, he founded Rise to Peace in 2016.
“I built the place I wish had existed when I was young—a place where people could learn, contribute, and be heard.”
Today, Rise to Peace is a global network for people who want to bring something from their own community into a shared space. Participants exchange knowledge across cultures, research issues including terrorism and violence, tell stories, join public dialogue, and work on practical projects. The point is not to make everyone think the same. It is to give people a place to learn from one another and take those lessons back into their own communities.
Current Network
These are public profiles of people currently active in the network.
View the full network ↗Research
Contributors investigate terrorism, violent extremism, conflict, hate, security, coexistence, and other questions affecting communities. Work is reviewed before publication and appears under the contributor's name.
Articles, briefs, and reportsTeams collect, verify, and organize open-source information so research and public discussion can draw on traceable evidence.
Verified public-source dataParticipants explain difficult issues in clear language and bring local perspectives into wider conversations through articles, interviews, video, and other formats.
Public explanation and storytellingPanels and discussions bring researchers, practitioners, students, journalists, and community voices into the same conversation.
Panels, conferences, and dialogueResearch and cross-cultural lessons can become education, media, data, university, or community projects with a clear task and timeframe.
Defined projects and assignmentsPublications
Read recent analysis from Rise to Peace fellows and contributors, or browse the publication archive.
Editorial independence: Signed articles reflect the research and analysis of their authors. Rise to Peace does not endorse political candidates or parties.
Explore all publicationsBrowse articles, reports, and research briefs →Support
Donations help cover coordination, mentoring, research review, publishing, technology, events, and project expenses so people in different places can take part.
Universities, organizations, and private donors can support the network generally or discuss a specific project.
Donate securely ↗Questions about support? hello@risetopeace.org
