Abstract

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 Bahá’í Society.