Press, Publications & Features
Awards & Recognition
International Bremen Peace Award 2026 – Pioneering Peace Work
https://dieschwelle.de/en/peace-award-2026/mahdi-yahya
International Features
Building Peace Through Art
https://democracyendowment.eu/stories/peace-of-art
Lebanon: Building Peace Through “Art for Everyone”
Lebanon: Building Peace Through “Art for Everyone” (Arabic)
Creating Peace Through Art in Lebanon’s Beqaa
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2019/02/creating-peace-through-art-in-lebanons-beqaa.html
Featured by Peace by Peace
https://www.peace-by-peace.com/mahdi-yahya
Selected Among the Arab World’s Most Inspiring Young Changemakers
(Al Aan TV Documentary)
Interviews & Profiles
What Future for Civil Society in Lebanon?
Founder Profile – Peace of Art International
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org/team
Peace of Art Organization Profile
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org/who-we-are
Democracy, Leadership & Public Policy
Speaking at the European Parliament – International Day of Democracy
German-Arab Dialogue Award – Berlin
(Selected among leading Arab-European humanitarian initiatives)
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung MENA Leadership Program
(Program participation)
Democratic Participation & Youth Leadership Workshops in Germany
https://www.arbeitundleben.eu/aktuelles/news/detail/workshop-peace-building-und-engagement-646/
Research & Academic References
University of Cologne Research Study on Arts-Based Peacebuilding
(Research conducted by Simone Weininger, University of Cologne)
University of Michigan Global Scholars Program
https://lsa.umich.edu/globalscholars
Peace of Art as a Case Study for Dialogue and Social Cohesion
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org/team
International Forums & Conferences
Anna Lindh Foundation Forum 2025
Arts and Culture in Peacebuilding – ROTA Youth Conference, Doha, Qatar
(ROTA Youth Conference EMPOWER 2019)
Hamad Bin Khalifa University – Arts and Culture in Peacebuilding
(Qatar, 2019)
Civil Society Dialogue Programme VI (Turkey – European Union)
(Peace Culture Education Network)
Communication, Arts and Peacebuilding in Lebanon
(Hybrid Communication in Peacebuilding – HCPB Conference)
Mara Mentor Regional Platform – UN Foundation, UNDP & Mara Foundation
(Amman, Jordan)
Human Rights, Dialogue & Civil Society
Contribution to the United Nations Freedom of Religion and Belief Report
WARD Coalition – Working Assembly for Rights and Dialogue
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org
Building Networks for Peace, Rights and Community Resilience
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org
Peace of Art International Archive
News & Articles
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org/our-blog
Video Archive
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org/videos
Activities 2018
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org/2018actvities
Activities 2022
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org/2022actvities
Activities 2025
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org/2025actvities
Projects & Initiatives
https://www.peaceofartinternational.org
Arabic Press & Regional Media
لبنان: بناء السلام عن طريق الفن للجميع
صناعة السلام من خلال الفن في البقاع اللبناني
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2019/02/creating-peace-through-art-in-lebanons-beqaa.html
اختيار مهدي يحيى ضمن أكثر الشخصيات الشبابية العربية إلهاماً وتأثيراً
(Al Aan TV Documentary)