Biography
Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi, 32 years old, Pakistan. Ali is an aeronautical engineer who has set up three foundations dedicated to tackling violent extremism in Pakistan. Through training and mass mobilisation campaigns, Ali seeks to help young people overcome the religious, economic and social divides facing his country. In 2017, his creative use of pop-art on the canvas of rickshaws to relay messages of tolerance and interfaith harmony in Pakistan won him the Intercultural Innovation Award at the United Nations in New York.
Articles
Preventing violent extremism in South and Southeast Asia
The Kofi Annan Foundation, with the support of the European Commission, launches regional youth-led action to strengthen efforts in preventing violent extremism...Read More
Reflections: A month for peace, not violence
Reflections: A month for peace, not violence Ramzan is a month of altruistic passions, empathetic ritualism and collective welfare. Giving and forgiving...Read More
Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi – Winning the battle but losing the war against extremism
Extremely Together’s Young Leader from Pakistan, who focuses on counter extremism, social innovation, at different intersections between society and state. Over the...Read More
