#70 Transforming conflicts
For the peace builder Dr. Scilla Elworthy, the most powerful tool to stop violence is listening. In her work in violent conflicts worldwide the Nobel Prize for Peace nominee knows that when people feel anger, fear or suffer from trauma, they are not able to listen to what others say. Talking at them is not useful.
But if peace builder can listen to them, they hold the key to transform violent conflicts into peace. As listening is a gesture of showing respect to a person, it is the antithesis of the humiliation that is often the cause for anger or fear.
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