Projects

Young Muslims in Europe

A Women without Borders Photo-Text documentation by Edit Schlaffer and Xenia Hausner

How do the young Muslim women of Europe think? How do they define their inner geography and sense of belonging in the tension-filled matters of tradition, religion and modernity? This project with ...

Young Muslims in Europe, Heba Eliasb © Carolin Gagidis-Rappenberg

 

India - Peace Starts at Home. Men Included!

A Project Against Violence Against Women

“Men have strength, but not to hit,” is the message of an anti-violence campaign and awareness training in New Delhi and Chennai which we have developed in cooperation with our Indian partner ...

Peace starts at Home, India © Elisabeth Kasbauer / FoG

 

Austria - This is me and who are you?

Young Muslims and non-Muslims discover the world of “the other.” An action-oriented listening project in Vienna, Vorarlberg and Upper Austria.

Social tensions, mutual resentment, prejudice, misunderstanding, divisions along ethnic lines and fears about political security in connection with the Muslim population are hot topics in Austria, from ...

Freecard © WwB

 

Austria - 3rd Millennium Muslim Man

An action-oriented research project to facilitate the understanding of male Muslims and non-Muslim youth in Austria including experiences from England, France and Germany

Over 15 million Muslims live in the European Union, and the majority is under 30. According to estimates of the U.S. National Intelligence Council, the Muslim population of Europe will double by 2.25. ...

3rd Millennium Muslim Man © Us Mission Brussels

 

Austria - Fair Share in Career and at Home

Family Future Trends – The Future of Living Together

This fall, Women without Borders is conducting an Austria-wide online survey about the reconciliation of work and family. The questionnaire highlights daily realities for men and women in the context ...

Fair Share, Österreich © nationalgeographic

 

Worldwide - Girls without Borders

The daughter of Women without Borders

Girls without Borders, the daughter of Women without Borders, is online! Girls without Borders is an international, innovative web-platform for girls and young women; an attractive forum which offers ...

Girls without Borders ©SWI

 

Zanzibar - First Domestic Violence Hotline

Anonymous Helpline for Women and Girls

Domestic Violence is a critical issue all over the world, but in many countries it is not openly discussed or addressed. Zanzibar is not exempt from this issue, and cultural taboos and lack of counseling ...

Zanzibar Domestic Violence Hotline ©E.Kasbauer

 

Austria - Learning to Live Together

A Research Project on Muslim and Non-Muslim Students, Parents, and Teachers in Austria

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Education, Art, and Culture we conducted two research projects: Lived School Partnerships: For a Culture of Encounters in School. Intercultural Parent-Teacher Cooperation ...

Muslim school girls in Vienna © WwB