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In addition to research in Kenya, He has also facilitated BYES to design research on youth and democracy in Bangladesh. One of his researches, "Peace for All" presents an alternate gender sensitive approach to address the issues of youth in Pakistan. He also served Bargad as a lead researcher in mapping youth organizations, youth directory 2011, of Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory. Youth directory 2011 is an authentic tool of networking and alliance building, which offers reference to policy and public practitioners to work with organized youth. It is a vital source on how many, where, which and what kind of youth bodies are working in Pakistan for the betterment of youth.

UPEACERs in Action UPEACE helped me to achieve what I always inspired for! UPEACE NEWSFLASH August 2012 Link http://www.upeace.org/news/newsflash/2012/august_2012.pdf by Shahbaz Israr Khan (Pakistan) | Gender and Peace Building Alumnus (2012) Since my childhood I used to dream of a world where everyone could live in peace, love and harmony with no discrimination at all. My wish for a peaceful world was further strengthened when I lost one of my best friends in a bomb blast. I still remember his smile and his bright eyes. Soon, I left my profession and adopted my passion, the passion for a peaceful world. Before coming to UPEACE, my concept of peace was vague. UPEACE provided me with an opportunity to interact with students of so many countries, to know their cultures, opinions and smiles, and to learn from the best faculty of the world. We all used to be very critical, and everyone used to give opinion. One thing I learnt from UPEACE is to respect everyone ideas and opinio...

Gender Responsive Budgeting Initiative (GRBI) in Pakistan: Needs, Initiatives and Challenges - A Contextual Analysis Dr. Shahbaz Israr Khan August 24, 2012 Published by Peace and Conflict Monitor Can be Retrieved from: http://www.monitor.upeace.org/printer.cfm?id_article=932  Dr. Shahbaz Israr Khan examines the ways in which gender-neutral approaches to budgeting are highly discriminatory against woman, especially in neoliberal economies and the globalized world context. He concludes that in a highly patriarchal environment, gender neutral budgets, without assessing their implications for women, men, boys and girls, can have a very negative impact on the society and especially on women's lives. The paper presents needs, initiatives and challenges of Gender Budget Initiatives, and also addresses the issues related to the Gender Responsive Budgeting Initiative in Pakistan. Shahbaz Israr Khan A gender neutral approach in budget...

Are we really safe? Who tell the truth? - This documentary contains the interview with residents in Fukushima, Japan. They told us that the nuclear disaster in March 2011, the fear of radioactivity and suspicion about the Japanese government, TEPCO and Japanese media coverage. It was filmed through Skype. 真実を言っているのは誰なのか？私たちは本当に安全なのか？ー福島の原発事故への政府、東電の対応やメディア報道のあり方について、福島在住の方々にインタビューしたもの ­をまとめました。制作中はコスタリカ在住だったため、インタビューはすべてスカイプで行いました。 Documentary By :  Chihiro Imaizumi (Worked in the TV production company and is an editor in a newspaper in Japan). Currently, she is in an MA candidate at UN mandated University for Peace). Shahbaz Israr Khan assisted the producer in editing the subtitles of the documentary.

By Dr. Shahbaz Israr Khan Published by Peace and Conflict Monitor on June 01, 2012   Link: http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=913 Analysis II Youth are variously described as the hope and future of our species or the most irresponsible and potentially violent of our kind. Unfortunately, it seems as though this later view has gained ground among certain social critics who see a large youth populations as potentially destabilizing to society. As Shahbaz Israr Khan argues, it's time to reconstruct our notion of "youth". “Our civilization is doomed if the unheard-of actions of our younger generations are allowed to continue.” [1] This inscription was found on a 4000 years old tablet in Sumerian city of Ur. But unfortunately, in the world of today youth is one of the marginalized segments of the society and most of the policies of the governments of the world are unable to address and hea...

In the valley of Silence-land, thousands of miles to the north of Mount Veana, Bin’s peaceful land ‘Men-Syndrome’ was located. Men-Syndrome was green, with lots of flowers, honey bees and was famous for its peaceful and silent pretty women. Bin was a happy-go-lucky fat farmer; he lived near his farm, where he raised cattle and crops. Every evening, after working in the fields, he went for a few drinks with his friends to enjoy and talk about politics and women until late in the night. His wife name was Sam, she was 18 years old. He was not happy with his wife; he had never seen her before marriage as his parents had arranged the marriage. During the marriage night he got to know that his wife looked like an ugly crow. His comments were, “She is a wretched creature with a small brain and big feet”. Usually, his wife complained that she is tired of performing home tasks, but Bin felt that it was her duty to raise his kids, prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner, clean his home, wash ...