Journeys through Darkness

A Women without Borders SAVE documentary

This 13 minute feature portrays three women: an ex-member of an Islamist organisation in the UK, a pioneer against violent extremism in Northern Ireland and a young women affected by terrorism. This ...

07. April 2009

Surviving Terror

A Women without Borders SAVE film by Archana Kapoor

This 8 minute feature is dedicated to the victims and survivers of the terror attacks in Mumbai in November 2008.

18. March 2009

Terror, Trauma, and the Search for Answers

A feature by Edit Schlaffer (Die Presse Spectrum, March 14th 2009)

A hint of nostalgia hovers around the terms stability and security, tempi passati. The regions rocked by disturbances and attacks no longer seem to be that far away. The global destabilization is one ...

08. March 2009

International Women’s Day: Nothing to Celebrate!

A commentary by Edit Schlaffer and works of Xenia Hausner

Last Saturday, Angela Merkel asked Russia’s Putin whether he would serve his wife Lyudmila breakfast on International Women’s Day. He assured her that they will at least breakfast together ...

05. March 2009

New Women-Old Values?

Reflections by Edit Schlaffer

The young women of today are completely different. Interesting. But different how? The young women of today have completely different worries. Really? And the women’s movement? It comes from a different ...

10. February 2009

SAVE India

26/11: Never Again? Bombay, Kabul, and Cairo in just 20 Days

SAVE – Sisters Against Violent Extremism – is a new movement to equip women for the challenges posed by political and religious radical efforts. These are problems not only for societies in ...

10. February 2009

SAVE UK

The Road to Understanding: Listening to the Other

On January 16th, Women without Borders officially launched SAVE UK at the Austrian Embassy in London. SAVE UK will address the pressing issues regarding violent extremism and will focus particularly on ...

20. January 2009

The Courage to Speak with the Enemies

Guest Commentary by Edit Schlaffer (Die Presse, 16.01.2009)

In today’s worldwide conflicts there are also movements that challenge violence: they are determined to confront the enemies with words, not with weapons. “Living together, but how?” ...

07. January 2009

SAVE Video Statements

Short visual statements of some of the SAVE participants

Please click on the links below to watch short visual statements of some of the participants of the SAVE conference in Vienna in November/December 08 in Vienna. ...