Impact
A decade of work.
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Research, public dialogue, community work and the people who make it possible across regions, year by year.
2027The Next Decade: Give Someone Else the Opening
2026From Spreadsheets to a Live Global Security Monitor
2026From a Campus Sidewalk to a Global Network
2025Returning to CNN to Revisit the Evacuation
2025WarGuy: The Founder Story Becomes a Memoir
2025U.S. Troops Ambushed by Gunman in Syria
2023Following Extremism From Streets to ScreensPublications
Story & milestones
media-credit · Mar 4, 2022
Associated Press Cites Rise to Peace in Abu Dhabi
Associated Press reporting quoted Shah as founder of Rise to Peace and credited Rise to Peace photographs from Afghan evacuee demonstrations in the UAE.
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Language, Education and Opportunity Beyond Afghanistan
Rise to Peace’s education vision included planning connected to Türkiye and displaced communities, using language, mentorship and practical learning as routes into opportunity.
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Associated Press / Star-Advertiser · 2022-03-04
Afghans Stranded in UAE / Rise to Peace Photo Credit
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Rise to Peace · 2022-02-18
An Overview of Child Terrorism in Syria
Research on the effects of war and violent-extremist recruitment on children in Syria and the need for prevention and rehabilitation.
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Photos & visual archive
media-credit · Mar 4, 2022
Associated Press Cites Rise to Peace in Abu Dhabi
Associated Press reporting quoted Shah as founder of Rise to Peace and credited Rise to Peace photographs from Afghan evacuee demonstrations in the UAE.
Read the full storyAssociated Press / Star-Advertiser · 2022-03-04
Afghans Stranded in UAE / Rise to Peace Photo Credit
Explore recordRise to Peace · 2022-02-18
An Overview of Child Terrorism in Syria
Research on the effects of war and violent-extremist recruitment on children in Syria and the need for prevention and rehabilitation.
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