Aïcha Madi is a political analyst and conflict resolution practitioner that specializes in security and gender issues.
She started her career working with victims of enforced disappearances and has had several field experiences in the MENA region where she worked with women victims of wartime sexual and gender-based violence as well as with victims of and torture.
She holds a B.Sc in international studies with a peace and security concentration from the University of Montreal and a M.Sc in public and international affairs from the same university. She also studied at the UN Mandated University for Peace where she focused on the protection of refugees and women’s participation in peacebuilding. Her research interests lie in the study of international security threats such as armed conflicts, terrorism, radicalization, corruption and gender issues. Her latest research on collective memory trauma and transitional justice processes was published in the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ Journal of Torture. She served on the board of International Connexion of Montreal and has worked with a team of Canadian researchers on the prevention of radicalization leading to violence in North America.
Her advocacy work in Canada features collaboration with Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East where she worked on the I Remember January 29 Campaign, a campaign that aims to prevent islamophobia across the country. She cultivates an approach that promotes peace, security and gender equality and that focuses on victim impact analysis.
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