Dr. Houda Abadi, PhD is the founder and executive director of Transformative Peace. Abadi served as the MENA Associate Director of the Conflict Resolution Program at the Cart Center from 2014-2019. She also served as the program director in two conflict transformation organisations working with Jewish and Muslim youth. Dr. Abadi holds a PhD in Political Communications and Media Studies from Georgia State University and a MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from Seton Hall University. She has received numerous awards and honors, including theISB 2019 Women of Influence Award, Luther College Young 2018 Alumni Award, Georgia State University Transcultural Conflict and Violence Presidential Fellowship, and the Atlanta Institute for Diplomatic leadership 2018 Peace builder Award. She currently serves as a council member in the RESOLVE’s Research Advisory Board.

Events participated in:

Innovating War and Peace: Join Eldridge Adolfo, senior mediation advisor to FBA, as he talks to Martin-Griffiths, former Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs about the need for enhanced humanitarian diplomacy, Andrew Gilmour former Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, about his book The Burning Questionon climate and conflict, and Dr. Houda Abadi, co-author of a new guide on Islamic peacemaking principles, as they explore how to innovate peace in an increasingly fractured world. (2024)