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ABOUT CPI-GENEVA
Cordoba Peace Institute
The Cordoba Peace Institute – Geneva (CPI) is an independent non-profit organisation working on peace promotion. We focus on tensions and polarisations in all societies where Muslims live and aim to enhance theoretical and practical conflict transformation resources in Muslim majority countries.

CPI-GENEVA METHODOLOGY
Conflict Transformation
We endeavour to transform the relationships between parties to conflict, to minimize the use of violence. We encourage them to deal with direct, structural and cultural causes of conflict.
Collective Shared Knowledge
In our reports and papers, we ensure that the analyses, conclusions and recommendations issued are shared by a diverse panel of actors from different backgrounds.
Capacity-Building
We empower parties to conflict and enhance their capacity to analyse conflicts and to master non-violent approaches to dealing with them.
Safe Mediation Space
We provide safe mediation spaces to enable parties to conflict to interact directly with the “other” in a protected and respectful atmosphere. Our facilitation role in a mediation process includes identifying key issues to be addressed, organising face-to-face meetings and maintaining a channel of communication between parties.
Diapraxis
We use dialogue as a means of arriving at practical solutions to problems, which can be jointly-implemented by conflict parties (this is known as “diapraxis”). Our experience shows that developing shared actions in an inclusive way goes further in building trust between diverse actors.
Conflict Analysis
We undertake extensive, thorough desk and field research in the early stages of a project, and consistent follow-up throughout our activities. This research helps us develop knowledge and networks that ensure the credibility and acceptability of our processes and projects.
Building Trust
Our experience has shown the importance of building confidence and trust with all parties; particularly with “credible” actors. The success of our work depends on an atmosphere of common trust and shared goals. We take time to ensure that our interlocutors are convinced of the genuineness of our intentions in each project.
Why support the CPI?
Since 2002 the Cordoba Peace Institute – Geneva has worked to promote constructive dialogue and peace in and with the Arab and Muslim Worlds. This work has never been more urgent.
Our mission is to promote dialogue and empower people for the prevention of violence and for peaceful conflict transformation in societies where Muslims live.
The name of the Institute recalls the spirit of enlightenment and mutual respect that ruled in 10th-century Cordoba, called the “Capital of the Spirit”, which remains an almost unique model for dialogue between civilisations and the cross-fertilisation of ideas and learning.
The Cordoba Peace Institute – Geneva (CPI) is an independent non-profit organization working on peace promotion. We focus on tensions and polarisations in all societies where Muslims live and aim to enhance theoretical and practical conflict transformation resources in Muslim majority countries.
The CPI has programmes in progress in the Sahel region (Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria), West Asia (Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria), and North Africa (Libya, Morocco, Tunisia) and is currently launching a new programme that aims to encourage the coexistence and diversity in Europe through a conflict transformation approach (Belgium, France, Hungary, Switzerland).
- Addressing the challenges to peaceful transition in North Africa and West Asia (NAWAT program)
- Encouraging peaceful interaction between communities in the Sahel (Sahel program)
- Preventing Violent Extremism in North Africa, West Asia and the Sahel (PVE program)
- Addressing Sunni – Shia tensions in the Arab World (ME program)
- Transforming conflict in the humanitarian field (HUMED program)
- Encouraging coexistence and diversity in Europe through a conflict transformation approach (Islam in Europe program)
Workshops
Latest reports

Workshop Report: “Promoting constructive political participation of and with Salafi actors in North Africa” in Tunis, September 2012
Editors: Halim Grabus, Florence Laufer Download...

تقرير ورشة عمل حول ترقية المشاركة السياسية البنّاءة للسلفيين ومعهم في شمال أفريقيا في تونس، سبتمبر 2012
ترقية المشاركة السياسية البنّاءة للسلفيين...

Workshop Report: Promoting Constructive Political Participation of New Faith-Based Political Parties in the Arab Region in Istanbul, March 2013
Author: Lakhdar Ghettas Download the Report EN AR ...

Workshop II: Promoting Constructive Political Participation of Faith-based Political Parties and Movements in the Arab Region, March 2013
Second Workshop Istanbul, 11-14 March 2013 ...

تقرير ورشة عمل: ترقية المساهمة السياسية البناءة للأحزاب السياسية الجديدة ذات المرجعية الدينية في المنطقة العربية
إسطنبول، 11 - 14 مارس...

Workshop Report: Peace promotion for religiously-inspired actors
Peace Promotion Workshop for Religiously-Inspired...

تقرير ورشة عمل حول ترقية السلم بمشاركة فاعلين ذوي مرجعية دينية
تقرير ورشة عمل حول ترقية...

Workshop Report: Peace Promotion in the Sahel, September 2014
Workshop on Peace Promotion in...

Rapport sur l’atelier sur la promotion de la paix au Sahel en septembre, 2014
Atelier sur la promotion de...

2014 تقرير ورشة العمل حول ترقية السلم في الساحل في سبتمبر
تقرير ورشة العمل حول ترقية...

Workshop Report: Promoting constructive political participation beyond party politics and furthering peaceful coexistence
Author: Alistair Davison October 2014 (more…)

Workshop III: Promoting constructive political participation beyond party politics and furthering peaceful coexistence, October 2014
8th-10th October 2014, Istanbul (more…)
Books & Titles
Training

تدريب لطلبة الجامعات المغربية في مجال ترشيد الخلافات
الدار البيضاء، المغرب 16...

Formation aux étudiants marocains sur la transformation de conflits
Casablanca, Maroc 16 -...

Training for Moroccan university students in conflict transformation
Casablanca, Morocco 16 -...

Formations de base et des cadres : Transformation de conflit et cellules de veille, N’Djamena, 2014
Transformation de conflit...

7th ICP International Summer Academy, “Peace Mediation: From Conflict to Cooperation”
7th ICP International...

Workshop: Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Transformation, Istanbul, 2014
ورشة تدريبية: مدخل...

WPA MAS Course Photos
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Experience with Conflicts Within or Involving the arab or Muslim World
In this session...

Wednesday seminar: ‘The “Arab Spring” after a few seasons’
Abbas Aroua Wednesday Seminar,...
Ongoing Programmes
North Africa

Experts’ Workshop on the Interaction of Religion and Politics in the Public Sphere
Author: Salaheddine Jourchi 28 February –...

The Interaction of Religion and Politics in the Public Sphere
Contributing to Alleviating Islamist-Secular tensions...
Ongoing Programmes
Middle East

Middle East Practitioners Platform I – Public Report
Promoting social cohesion and interaction...

الاجتماع الأول لأرضية الشرق الأوسط – تقرير عام
لقاء حول تعزيز التماسك الاجتماعي...
Ongoing Programmes
Sahel Region

Peace Promotion Workshop in the Sahel Region, Nouakchott, 2014
Nouakchott, 1 - 3 September...
Invitation to the Celebration of the 20th anniversary
Celebration of the 20th anniversary of... read more
Geneva Peace Week
Religion – A Source of Conflict or a Path to Peace?The Role... read more
Participation de la FCG au séminaire « Média et prévention de la violence et de l’extrémisme violent en Afrique de l’Ouest et au Sahel »
Participation de la FCG au séminaire « Média et prévention de la... read more
Comprendre l’Islam Politique (Livre, François Burgat)
Présentation de son livre: Comprendre l’Islam Politique Une trajectoire de recherche sur l’altérité... read more
ICVA 2015 Annual Conference
Partnership: from Principles to Practice: Considering partnerships in preparation for the World... read more
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Code of Conduct
IFRC (International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent) NRC (Norwegian Refugee... read more
المؤتمر الدولي حول تحديات الأمن وحقوق الإنسان في المنطقة العربية
الدوحة، 4 - 5 نوفمبر 2014 Doha, 5-6 November - 2014 (more…) read more
World Islamic Scholars Initiative for Peace, Moderation and Common Sense
مبادرة علماء العالم الإسلامي إلى تبني السلم والاعتدال والحس السليم Istanbul 17 -... read more