Mahdi
Yahya.
Building bridges across differences. Advancing peace through dialogue, education, and human connection.
Recipient of the 2026 International Bremen Peace Award · Pioneering Peace Work
From experience
to purpose.
Growing up in Lebanon, I witnessed how conflict shapes lives, communities, and opportunities. Those experiences inspired a lifelong commitment to building understanding where division once stood.
Today, my work connects grassroots peacebuilding with international dialogue, civic education, youth leadership, and cross-cultural cooperation.
More About My Journey ↗Peace is not only an aspiration. It is work we build together.
International Bremen Peace Award
Recognized by Stiftung die schwelle in the category of Pioneering Peace Work, honoring a commitment to dialogue, community leadership, and locally rooted approaches to peace.
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Where purpose
meets action.
Connecting people, ideas, and institutions to create opportunities for peaceful and inclusive societies.
Peacebuilding & Dialogue
Conflict transformation, interreligious understanding, and social cohesion.
Youth & Civic Engagement
Education, leadership, democratic participation, and community empowerment.
Cultural Diplomacy
Building understanding and collaboration across cultures and borders.
Institutional Development
NGO strategy, international partnerships, and sustainable organizational growth.
Speaking & Advocacy
Sharing practical perspectives on peace, democracy, and social change.
Education for Peace
Designing learning experiences that strengthen dialogue and critical thinking.
Local roots.
International reach.
In 2016, I founded Peace of Art with a vision to make peacebuilding participatory, creative, and community-led.
Today, Peace of Art International connects registered organizations in Lebanon, Germany, and the United States.
Discover Peace of Art ↗*Organization-reported figures, August 2026. These are Peace of Art network figures, not individual achievements.
People. Places.
Possibilities.
“Living through repeated crises taught me that peace cannot be taken for granted. It must be protected, nurtured, and rebuilt again and again.”
— Mahdi Yahya
Reflections on
peace and society.
Meaningful change begins with a conversation.
For speaking invitations, institutional partnerships, interviews, or strategic consultations, I welcome opportunities to collaborate.