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Philibert Muzima is a native of Rwanda and a survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi and moderate Hutu and Twa. A former journalist and co-founder of the Rwanda News Agency (ARI/RNA), Philibert is a Tax Officer in the Canada Revenue Agency. He holds a Master's degree in Conflict Studies from Saint Paul University. Philibert is a fervent advocate for human rights, particularly the rights of genocide survivors. He is an author who writes prose and poetry. His book Imbibé de

Polarization has become one of the defining challenges of our time. Across communities, political, cultural,and social differences are increasingly driving people apart, weakening relationships, eroding trust, and, insome cases, contributing to hostility and violence. While polarization is widely discussed, its causes,dynamics, and consequences are often poorly understood. In this two part episode, we explore the relationship between polarization and conflict by asking afunda

Podcast Focus: Functional Coexistence in Socio-Political Conflict: Enabling Social Change Across Decades This podcast explores Functional Coexistence in Socio-Political Conflict: Enabling Social Change Across Decades, edited by Tatsushi Arai and Margarita Tadevosyan (2025), published by Routledge in New York and Abingdon, UK. Conflict and contradiction exist at many levels of human interaction. In this episode, Professor Margarita Tadevosyan of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter S