Tahani Yaghshi works as a Conduct and Conflict Management Specialist at The George Washington University. Tahani is a peacebuilding practitioner and researcher with over ten years of experience in conflict-affected contexts, including Syria, Tunisia, and Sudan. Her work focuses on conflict transformation and community-based dialogues, with a particular emphasis on the roles of women and youth in building sustainable peace. Her research explores bottom-up approaches to peacebuilding, the role of civil society, and reconciliation processes. Tahani holds a Master of Science in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Damascus University and she will start her PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in the Fall of 2026.

Participant in: November/December 2020 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes