On the 15th anniversary of the Arab Spring and the start of the Syrian Civil War, we remember that whether its war in Syria or extreme religious oppression in Iran, women across the Middle East suffer the most devastating consequences. We help give women a voice.

Women in Iran face compounding hardships — oppression in peacetime, and acute vulnerability when conflict escalates. Drawing on hard-won experience supporting women through the Syrian Civil War, our work now extends to Iran.

As conflict with Iran looms, we remember our own roots there and consider what we can do as peacemakers and healers. Our work began in Iran in 1911.