Written by Snigdha Jagarlapudi and Annie McDonnell While studying at Al-Azhar Islamic University in Egypt, Muyesser Muhemmed met her future husband, Sedirjan. They married in 2006 and moved to Kazakhstan in 2007. In 2016, Muyesser returned to her home city in Xinjiang, Atush of the prefecture Kizilsu. Initially, her trip
by Snigdha Jagarlapudis
Authors: Analis Rossi and Alejandra Vergara A In Gaza, where the soil is dry and the future uncertain, Gaza Sky Geeks was planting seeds of transformation. With laptops instead of shovels and codes instead of crops, they cultivate a new kind of harvest, one that brings new opportunities, hope, dignity,
By: Alejandra Vergara A The morning sun in Gaza no longer carries the promise of a new day, but merely the opportunity to survive another day. For Ahmed Al-Sharif, a 25-year-old from Nuseirat Camp, the sun was once a quiet invitation to paint, to laugh with family, to build a
The 27-page report, “The Civil War in Sudan: Actors, Impacts, and the Humanitarian Crisis,” documents the deepening humanitarian crisis resulting from Sudan’s civil conflict, compounded by a network of both domestic and international actors. With minimal accountability, powerful entities—such as the
Maria Kalesnikava is a Belarusian musician and political activist, who is a member of the Coordination Council Presidium which was formed in 2020 as a result of 2020 Belarusian post-election protests. Two actions have changed the life of Maria: the first one – to endorse the opposition candidate for the president
Written by Starlene Parris & Kasey Michaud Approximately 15% of all people living in state prisons experience a serious mental illness. What happens to these people? They are left to rot in prison, fighting against their own minds and a broken system they don’t fully understand. If you are