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Issued to
Zainab Ishaq
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Credential Verification
Issue date: November 9, 2026
ID: fc55f818-0647-4873-b583-7b78b1f06026
Issued by
Peacebuilding Through Theatrics and Dialogue
Type
Certification
Level
Intermediate
Format
Hybrid
Duration
3 months
Description
Peacebuilding Through Theatrics & Dialogue (PTTD) was a youth peacebuilding program, funded by a USD 10,000 grant from Davis Projects for Peace, that brought together Pashtun youth from Afghanistan and Punjabi youth from Pakistan in Lahore to examine how narratives of conflict, identity and difference are constructed, and to explore new ways of understanding one another.
Running from June to August 2026 with weekly Saturday sessions at Aangun – Center for Learning and Culture, Lahore, the program combined:
- Theatre-based pedagogy: ensemble building, improvisation and performance
- Facilitated dialogue sessions on identity, empathy and intergroup relations
- Reflective exercises and journaling
- Collaborative creation of short performances grounded in lived experiences, oral histories and everyday narratives
Participants turned their theatre learning and short performances into a full-length final play, "Hate of Sale", which they performed at Alhamra Hall, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, before an audience of more than 300 people. The entire journey, from the first workshop to the final performance, has been captured in a documentary.
Recipients of this credential completed the full program, contributing to group dialogue, the short performances and the final play.
Skills
Peacebuilding
Conflict Transformation
Theatrical Techniques
Intercultural Communication
Empathy
Storytelling
Critical Thinking
Public Speaking
Active Listening
Collaboration
