{"id":152,"date":"2021-05-18T01:54:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T01:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T19:00:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T19:00:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"152\" class=\"elementor elementor-152\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de4320f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de4320f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bdf3cf\" data-id=\"7bdf3cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bec78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61bec78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34a55b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34a55b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b51a29\" data-id=\"6b51a29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0208b8c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0208b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Mission_and_Vision\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission & Vision <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007526f elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"007526f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;IJDP\u2019s mission is to promote research and practices in the areas of decolonization, positive peace, social justice, restorative justice, crime prevention, and conflict transformation across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c3dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c3dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-y7r0d3n elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"y7r0d3n\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1205895\" data-id=\"1205895\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2f802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab2f802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Guiding_Principles\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guiding Principles<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f250609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f250609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IJDP is grounded in the following principles and values:\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">Relationships\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">Excellence\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">Community Praxis\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">Collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e831d36 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e831d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/index.php\/activities\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn About Our Events<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81eb113 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"81eb113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7f020 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c7f020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20200726_103232233-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-951\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20200726_103232233-150x150-1.png 750w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20200726_103232233-150x150-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20200726_103232233-150x150-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-l246jfo elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"l246jfo\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c79be\" data-id=\"43c79be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9535984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9535984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Board_Of_Directors\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aziz-rahman-headshot1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-760\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aziz-rahman-headshot1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aziz-rahman-headshot1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aziz-rahman-headshot1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aziz-rahman-headshot1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aziz-rahman-headshot1-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9270fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9270fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Aziz Rahman\u200b<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157ada7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"157ada7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">PRESIDENT<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ec5eb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"02ec5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/index.php\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64ee59e\" data-id=\"64ee59e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7586d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d7586d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aziz Rahman is currently a Research Fellow at Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) Migration and Integration at the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). He has been engaged in interdisciplinary research, teaching and community development work for over two decades. He earned his doctoral degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Manitoba, Canada, a master&#8217;s degree in Criminology from the University of Toronto (UofT), a master&#8217;s degree in Regional Development Planning jointly from the Technical University (TU), Dortmund, Germany and the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, and a master&#8217;s degree and an undergraduate degree in Sociology from the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Bangladesh. Aziz has taught sociology, criminology and migration and displacement courses at the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba. He has taught as a faculty member in Bangladesh for over a decade (<a href=\"http:\/\/cps-mbstu.edu.bd\/\">http:\/\/cps-mbstu.edu.bd\/<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bf82b0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bf82b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-680db1d\" data-id=\"680db1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca1631 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eca1631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"371\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Asad.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Asad.jpeg 371w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Asad-293x300.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c90a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3c90a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Muhammad Asadullah<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7947ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7947ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">VICE PRESIDENT<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04166d5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04166d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/index.php\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f849f65\" data-id=\"f849f65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e18998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e18998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Muhammad Asadullah is an Associate Professor at the University of Regina&#8217;s Department of Justice Studies. Prior to joining UofR, he taught at Simon Fraser University, the University of the Fraser Valley, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University. He completed his PhD as well as a Masters in Criminology from Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is the recipient of multiple awards and scholarships, including the 2024 University of Regina Provost&#8217;s Award for Innovation in Teaching, Neekaneewak Indigenous Leadership Awards, Contemplative Social Justice Scholar Award, ACJS Doctoral Fellowship Award, C.D. Nelson Memorial Award, Liz Elliott Memorial Graduate Scholarship, President&#8217;s PhD Scholarship, Provost Prize of Distinction, and Law Foundation Scholarship in Restorative Justice. Currently, he serves as a board member of Circles of Support and Accountability, South Saskatchewan (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosass.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ww.cosass.ca<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saskatchewan Restorative Justice Network<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He is also on the Advisory Committee of Simon Fraser University&#8217;s Centre for Restorative Justice (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/crj.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/crj.html<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Previously, he was on the board of the Vancouver Association for Restorative Justice, Salish Sea Empathy Society and the Communities Embracing Restorative Action. Asadullah is a certified Nonviolent Communication (NVC) trainer and offers workshops on compassionate communication, self-empathy, and contemplative practice in community, prison, and academic settings. To showcase his work, Asadullah has participated in a number of international trainings and conferences in Bangladesh, Canada, China, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, UK and USA. Dr. Asadullah is deeply grateful to the Elders in Treaty-4 territory who guided him to walk on this land with humility and respect.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78c76cb elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78c76cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80271ca\" data-id=\"80271ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5628615 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5628615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"903\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Orthy-903x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-761\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Orthy-903x1024.jpg 903w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Orthy-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Orthy-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Orthy-1354x1536.jpg 1354w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Orthy-1805x2048.jpg 1805w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Orthy.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f93b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45f93b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">S R Khan Orthy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4f14d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c4f14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">SECRETARY<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d647e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3d647e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/index.php\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact <\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec7cd8c\" data-id=\"ec7cd8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3af3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a3af3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S. R. Khan Orthy is a graduate student of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manitoba in Canada. She completed her BSS and MSS majoring in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Orthy has received several fellowship and scholarships, including Kanee-Mauro Scholars Fellowship, Louis Riel Graduate Scholarship, Naomi Levine Scholarship, International graduate student entrance scholarship, and awardee of Peace scholarship from Bangabandhu Centre for Bangladesh studies in Canada. She has varied experience of working with national and international organizations on structural violence, peacebuilding, cultural diversity, and prevention of violence extremism. She has co-founded and worked as a Senior Partner of \u201cBeyond Peace&#8221; &#8211; a research consultancy firm in Social Sciences in Bangladesh. Orthy aims to work on peace spoilers in the peacebuilding processes in ethno-political conflicts. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66c679b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66c679b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13edfc0\" data-id=\"13edfc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1ef75 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc1ef75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"742\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mohsin-pic.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mohsin-pic.png 742w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mohsin-pic-294x300.png 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28ccc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d28ccc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mohsin Ali<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095c080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"095c080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Treasurer<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a5cbb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"06a5cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/index.php\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact <\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a869b94\" data-id=\"a869b94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc5638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fc5638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohsin Ali\u2014a serious learner\u2014holds multiple degrees. He has earned four master\u2019s degrees: an MA in English Literature, an MA in English Language Teaching (ELT), an MA in Globalization and International Development, and an MA in Education. He possesses the knowledge and skills required to conduct rigorous research. His research interests include international development, education for social transformation, refugee integration issues, identity politics, and fragile state issues. Proficient in cultural and literary theories, Mohsin has authored books and articles and presented research papers at conferences hosted by Carleton University in 2018 and York University in 2019. Moreover, he is a founding director of the Centre for Global Development Re\/conciliation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d36ac90 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d36ac90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b6e5be\" data-id=\"9b6e5be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f46ae0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f46ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"999\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo_9-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo_9-1.jpg 999w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo_9-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo_9-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo_9-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0347c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0347c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sayeed Raas Maswod<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cc5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1cc5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Member at Large<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ce0ce elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"92ce0ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ijdp.ca\/index.php\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact <\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a95299b\" data-id=\"a95299b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eaea54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eaea54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sayeed Rass Maswod is currently a Policy Analyst with the Provincial Government of Nova Scotia, Canada who considers himself a lifelong explorer and a passionate learner dedicated to understanding the complexity of the system at large. Before joining public service, he worked as a policy researcher with the Access to Justice and Law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia, Canada. He received the degree of Bachelor of Laws and the degree of Master of Laws in 2009 and 2010 respectively. He started his career as an academic and later switched to the legal profession in Bangladesh. He attended the master\u2019s program in Bangladesh and then found his way to Canada and completed his Master of Arts in Criminology with a fellowship. Having believed that \u201cthe whole is more powerful than the sum of its part,\u201d he strived to decipher the deeper meaning of the complex system we live in.<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1445cb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1445cb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Mission &#038; Vision &nbsp;IJDP\u2019s mission is to promote research and practices in the areas of decolonization, positive peace, social justice, restorative justice, crime prevention, and conflict transformation across the globe. 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