STORIES HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSFORM
The Forgiveness Project shares stories of forgiveness in order to build hope, empathy and understanding.
STORIES HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSFORM
The Forgiveness Project shares stories of forgiveness in order to build hope, empathy and understanding.
Salimata Badji Knight
"Out of rage came compassion, and the realisation that this was not my mother's fault, nor the fault of the women who had done this to me. They were simply blinded by tradition."
Christopher Emmanuel
"My anger broke and tears filled my eyes as I cried the tears that I’d never been able to shed as a child."
Ghazi Briegeith & Rami Elhanan
"I don’t forgive and I don’t forget, but when this happened to my daughter I had to ask myself whether I’d contributed in any way."
Assaad Emile Chaftari
"I would venture into the jaws of hell if my story could shift just one person's views and move them away from violence."
Martin Snoddon
"My past violent actions were very destructive, but now I’m fighting for peace in a far more constructive manner."
Zohar Shapira
"Once the anger ceases, the heart opens and understanding is possible."
Julie Chimes
"I refused to be pigeonholed as a grim faced victim, although this was the angle many photographers and journalists wanted."
Salimata Badji Knight
"Out of rage came compassion, and the realisation that this was not my mother's fault, nor the fault of the women who had done this to me. They were simply blinded by tradition."
Christopher Emmanuel
"My anger broke and tears filled my eyes as I cried the tears that I’d never been able to shed as a child."
Ghazi Briegeith & Rami Elhanan
"I don’t forgive and I don’t forget, but when this happened to my daughter I had to ask myself whether I’d contributed in any way."
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Self-forgiveness: Making meaning as a foundation for change
This online workshop invites participants to deeply listen, reflect and explore through creative writing prompts how making meaning can support us to reconcile ourselves with what has gone before and journey toward self-forgiveness.
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Clinging onto Hope
A conversation with a Palestinian and an Israeli father
How can we harness hope and hold onto humanity as the Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies global divisions? In this recording The Forgiveness Project’s founder, Marina Cantacuzino, talks to Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian and Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, whose lives were brought together by grief.
WATCH NOW
Clinging onto Hope
A conversation with a Palestinian and an Israeli father
How can we harness hope and hold onto humanity as the Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies global divisions? In this recording The Forgiveness Project’s founder, Marina Cantacuzino, talks to Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian and Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, whose lives were brought together by grief.
