Muslim Peacemaker Teams

Muslim Peacemaker Teams

Muslim Peace Teams (MPT) are groups of citizens, especially in Iraq, who seek to demonstrate non-violence in practice by doing such things as physically interposing themselves between warring parties, but also by acting as intermediaries and negotiators.

They are similar to the group Christian Peacemaker Teams.

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