KaleidHERscope – Episode 59: Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, the National Commissioner of the Police in Iceland on dealing holistically with victims of GBV (9/10/2025)

Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, the National Commissioner of the Police in Iceland, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about how dealing with victims of GBV holistically has increased the number of convictions, about gender equality in the police force and about the safety of law enforcement officers in a changing world of crime.

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KaleidHERscope – Episode 58: Cristal Downing of the International Crisis Group: current gender work in peace & security (2/10/2025)

Cristal Downing, Project Director, Gender & Conflict at the International Crisis Group, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about how her focus on gender and conflict as a career developed quite organically, how the current political climate has affected gender work in peace and security and what keeps her motivated.

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KaleidHERscope – Episode 57: Barbara Helfferich, the first SG of the EWL, speaks about animal rights, climate change & gender equality (8/9/2025)

Barbara Helfferich, the first Secretary General of the European Women’s Lobby and an expert on EU social and environmental policies, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about animal rights and climate change and the connection to gender equality and about one of the most successful campaigns she lead as EWL SG. And a big big thank you to both Costa Constanti and Kemal Baykali for the all-round support always

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KaleidHERscope – Episode 56: Sarah Arnd-Linder of Political is Personal (PiP): in-depth interviews conducted with Palestinian and Israeli Jewish women (28/8/2025)

Sarah Arnd-Linder, founder of Political is Personal (PiP), speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about PiP which is a collection of in-depth interviews conducted with Palestinian and Israeli Jewish women, who share how the conflict has affected their lives and contribute to the ongoing debate on women's narratives of security and insecurity in conflict zones. She also speaks about the book that is in the making that will include Sarah’s own thoughts and experiences after having lived in the region for 17 years. And a big thank you to both Costa Constanti and Kemal Baykalli for the all-round support…

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KaleidHERscope – Episode 55: Khatima Emami: Challenges she & her family have faced as refugees in the USA since leaving Kabul (19/8/2025)

Originally from Afghanistan, Khatima Emami, a client services coordinator at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Utah, tells her story to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about life in Afghanistan before and after the fall of Kabul in 2021, about challenges faced by refugees in the USA including her and her family and about the woman who continues to inspire her to be the best she can be, wherever she may be. Big big thank you to both Costa Constanti and Kemal Baykalli for the all-round support always.

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KaleidHERscope – Episode 54: Hamutal Gouri, a cultural critic, consultant & transformative storyteller: why stories matter (11/8/2025)

Hamutal Gouri, a cultural critic, consultant, and transformative storyteller, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about why stories matter and how we need to listen, and about political parenting. Big big thank you to both Costa Constanti and Kemal Baykalli for the all-round support always.

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KaleidHERscope – Episode 53: Renowned women’s rights activist Mary Akrami on protecting the most vulnerable Afghan women (22/7/2025)

Renowned women’s rights activist and head of Afghan Women's Network International Mary Akrami speaks with despair, vulnerability and realism to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about Afghanistan, about losing everything within 24 hours on the day Kabul fell on August 15, 2021, about being flown out of Kabul with nothing except the clothes on her back and starting over in the US and about protecting the most vulnerable Afghan women.

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KaleidHERscope – Episode 52: Marzia Babakarkhail, a former Afghan judge, & her journey defending the rights of women/children (4/7/2025)

Qazi (Judge)Marzia Babakarkhail, a former Afghan family court judge and lifelong advocate for women’s rights, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about her journey defending the rights of women and children, about surviving two Taliban assassination attempts and about being a voice for Afghan women, especially female judges and prosecutors who face persecution under the Taliban.

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KaleidHERscope – Episode 50: Dialogue, inclusion & peace processes expert Thania Pappenholz on creating new narratives to counteract the normalcy of a not normal situation (14/6/2025)

Thania Pappenholz, dialogue, inclusion and peace processes expert and founder of Inclusive Peace, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about the state or better, ‘unstate’ of peace processes, the role of women and most of all about how to reactivate a process in Cyprus that does not necessarily build on past processes and entails inter-generational conversations for visions for the future and creating new narratives to counteract the normalcy of a not normal situation.

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