skip to content
 

An end to war: Creating peace in a turbulent world

3:30pm-5:00pm on Saturday 28 March

Times shown are in GMT (UTC +0) up to the 26th March. For events on or after 27th March times are in BST (UTC +1).

Sidney Sussex College, William Mong Hall, Sidney Street, CB2 3HU

Peoples around the globe are longing for peace, yet conflict has persisted and escalated. Is it possible that we might at long last be on the brink of an enduring World Peace? What are the prerequisites for peace and how can we achieve it?
Short talks from a multidisciplinary panel, with Jenifer Varzaly, Sean Hinton, Nabil Khodadad, and Arzhia Habibi followed by discussion.

Jenifer Varzaly is Assistant Professor of Law at Durham University, Bye-Fellow in Law at Downing College, and Research Associate at the CBR, Cambridge University. She has been a consultant to the United Nations on development and founded the Law and Governance in the New Economy Society. After completing her PhD at Cambridge, she became an Academic Member of the Cambridge University Law Faculty and Director of Studies at Downing.

Sean Hinton has worked extensively in Mongolia, China, Australia and the UK, leading commercial and socio-economic development endeavours. He has over 35-years’ experience of leadership in growth and social impact. Sean served as Mongolia’s first honorary Consul-General in Australia and was for nine years on the international advisory board of the Baha’i Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland. He is an Executive-in-Residence at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Sean is also an alumnus of Cambridge University, where he studied ethnomusicology.

Nabil L. Khodadad is an international lawyer. He holds a JD from The University of Chicago Law School and a BA in Economics from Northwestern University. Nabil works for an international law firm in London, on energy and infrastructure projects. He has lectured on issues relating to non-partisan social action, global governance and world peace.

Arzhia Habibi’s research focuses on Global Citizenship Education. She holds a DPhil in Education from the University of Oxford and is multi-faith Chapel Director and post-doctoral researcher at Somerville College, Oxford. She brings her commitment to working with diverse communities and young people to curate spaces of belonging, justice, and spirituality.

Organised by the Cambridge University Baha’i Society.

Booking required:
RECOMMENDED

Additional Information

Booking required:
RECOMMENDED
Age: 12 – 18 years, Adults
Format: Talk
Timing: In person
Cost: Free
Event Capacity: 120
Theme: Society
Accessibility: Full access

Sign up for email updates

Get all the Cambridge Festival news straight from us to your inbox. Sign up to our mailing list now.

Festival FAQs

Got a question? Check out our FAQs here.

Image copyright: Colomne de la paix by Xavier29 standard licence adobe stock images

You might also like...

Read more at: Cambridge InterActive Academy

Cambridge InterActive Academy

11:00am-4:30pm on Saturday 28 March
12:00pm-4:30pm on Sunday 29 March
Timing: 
In person
Booking not required
Drop in
Format: 
Hands-on Activity
Age: 
Family Group
Under 5s
Children under 12
Adults
12 – 18 years
All Ages

Discover exciting hands-on activities and speak to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Follow us on socials