In October, Hauwa Ibrahim, J.D., S.J.D., M.L., convened the colloquium “Mothers Without Borders: The Phenomenology of Mothers' Soft Power in Peace Building.”
On October 3-5, 2025, 120 leading scholars and practitioners came together for the colloquium "Mothers Without Borders: The Phenomenology of Mothers' Soft Power in Peace Building," convened by Senior International Scholar-in-Residence Hauwa Ibrahim, J.D., S.J.D., M.L.
In a commentary, Visiting Scholar Hauwa Ibrahim, J.D., S.J.D., M.L., shares insights from the newest iteration of STEAM summer camps in Nigeria hosted by WCW.
WCW Executive Director Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., (back right) with attendees, presenters, and organizers of the “When You See It, TALK It!” workshop in Monrovia, Liberia, during March 2022. Photo courtesy of Layli Maparyan.
WCW recently hosted two workshops aimed at countering human trafficking in Liberia.
Hauwa Ibrahim is an international human rights and Sharia law attorney who investigates the root causes of terrorism and builds bridges of cooperation between religious and non-religious communities.
Photo by Elyssa ConleyVisiting Scholar Hauwa Ibrahim, J.D., S.J.D., M.L., speaks at a celebration of International Women’s Day at Wellesley College.
Hauwa Ibrahim, J.D., S.J.D., M.L., and LaShawnda Lindsay, Ph.D., explain how they worked to steer youth away from extremism through science, technology, engineering, arts, and math education.
Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., senior research scientist and director of the Youth, Media, & Wellbeing Research Lab at the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), presented with a panel of experts on social media and technology from infancy to young adulthood at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Toronto, Canada. Based on her work with Megan Moreno, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.Ed., at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and funded through Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, the May talk focused on the psychosocial and physical health associations of early social media use before age 12.
New Scholars Explore Motherhood and Women’s Lives
Hauwa Ibrahim, J.D., S.J.D., M.L., has over 15 years of experience in human rights law, including successfully defending 150 women and children in Shariah Courts. During her time as a visiting scholar at WCW, in addition to working on two manuscripts, she is focusing primarily on further developing the Mothers Without Borders initiative, a project that explores how mothers and communities can prevent the radicalization of youth.
Visiting scholar Dr. Hauwa Ibrahim is appointed to the Global Information and Democracy Commission.
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