Leymah Gbowee Knihy

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize shares her inspirational, powerful story of how a group of women working together created an unstoppable force that brought peace to Liberia. As a young woman, Leymah Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war, a brutal conflict that destroyed her country and claimed the lives of countless relatives and friends. Propelled by her realization that it is women and girls who suffer most during conflicts, she found the courage to turn her bitterness into action. She helped organize and then lead the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, which brought together Christian and Muslim women in a nonviolent movement that engaged in public protest, confronted Liberia's ruthless president and rebel warlords, and even held a sex strike. With an army of women, Gbowee helped lead her nation to peace-and became an international leader who changed history, won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work, and fiercely advocates for girls' empowerment and leadership. Mighty Be Our Powers is the gripping chronicle of a journey from hopelessness to liberation that will touch all who dream of a better world.

In a jovial expression of What is Human Fraternity, this impactful book depicts to children the true meaning of fraternity and the importance of promoting these values everywhere. Written by Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah R. Gbowee, What is Human Fraternity is a reflection of the Document on Human Fraternity signed by the Pope and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, which calls to embrace, unite and render all human beings equal. These stunning pages inspire meaningful discussion about diversities and divisions within our world in a child-friendly way.

Leymah R. Gbowee ist der Kopf und das Herz der afrikanischen Frauenfriedensbewegung. In entwaffnender Offenheit erzählt die Friedensnobelpreisträgerin, wie sie zur Frauen- und Friedensaktivistin wurde: Als der 14 Jahre währende Bürgerkrieg in Liberia ausbricht, will die 17-Jährige Kinderärztin werden. Stattdessen schlittert sie im Bürgerkriegschaos in eine von sexueller Gewalt geprägte Beziehung und hat sechs Jahre später vier Kinder, keine Ausbildung und keine Ziele mehr. Über ein Praktikum als Streetworkerin mit Kindersoldaten erwacht sie endlich aus ihrer Lethargie und nimmt ihr Leben selbst in die Hand. Nun wird sie im Wortsinn zur Powerfrau, die sich und andere die Befreiung aus den Gewaltstrukturen lehrt und die Beteiligung von Frauen am politischen Leben einfordert.