Updated at 8:45 am (Eastern) on March 6. In an earlier version, Mubarak Awad was mistakenly identified as being the founder of "Violence International" rather than of "Non-Violence International."
March 5, 2025, (EIRNS)—Dr. Mubarak Awad, a founder of Non-Violence International, was interviewed by Schiller Institute organizer Gerald Belsky on Feb. 26, 2025, in a wide-ranging discussion of developments in the Middle East. He wholeheartedly endorsed the LaRouche Oasis Plan citing “all human beings … need for water,” and also called for an international conference to be held in Egypt, Jordan, or Palestine, to discuss the plan.
This excerpt from the interview aired at the 91st meeting of the International Peace Coalition on Friday, Feb. 28. Belsky asked Awad what he thought of the LaRouche plan, to which he replied, “I think it will work. I think that your idea of having an Oasis Plan is necessary not only for the Palestinians, but for the Middle East. It’s a great idea and it will work. … We are now interested in living in our land. And you cannot live without water. So, your idea of having water for everybody is important.” He insisted that a wide array of nations need to be included in carrying out the plan, including Türkiye, India, Pakistan, South Africa, and other Africa countries.
Another key element of the interview was Dr. Awad’s call for an international conference to be held in the Middle East. “I recommend one thing for you which is important” because “your idea is so important. And we could do it either in Egypt or Jordan or even in Palestine, to have a conference of those ideas of the Oasis Plan that you have in mind. And you could bring people to that from different Arab countries. That’s why Jordan will be the best.… People have to not just hear it, but to commit themselves for it.” The full interview excerpt is here.
Dr. Awad founded Non-Violence International in 1989, which is a non-governmental organization with Special Consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. He is also an adjunct professor at American University’s School of International Studies in Washington, D.C.
