Afghanistan gets its first nonviolence training manual

Articles Blogger Afghanistan afghanistan civil resistance language mobilization nonviolence training manual Nonviolent Civic Mobilization Guide OSCAR training waging nonviolence Language:   English Author:   Ahmadullah Archiwal

The Organization for Social, Cultural, Awareness, and Rehabilitation, or OSCAR, started teaching courses on nonviolent civic mobilization to a large number of Afghan youths and members of civil society — including women. Over time, OSCAR needed to develop a teaching manual of its own — called Nonviolent Civic Mobilization Guide. It presents and explains nonviolent terminology — such as sources of power, civil society and tactics — in a way that reflects the current sociopolitical reality of Afghan society …

Ahmadullah Archiwal is president of the Organization for Social, Cultural, Awareness, and Rehabilitation (OSCAR) and is pioneer of trainings on nonviolent civic mobilization in Afghanistan.

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