July 13, 2016

Human rights issues, no matter how taboo they may be, must be addressed through education, discourse, and dialogue. Kadi Doumbia, a survivior of Femal Gential Mutilation (FGM), shares her experience on the physical and psychological trauma of being violated as a child. She has now dedicated her life committed to advocacy and activism to end […]

When Alaa Basatneh was six months old her parents moved from Syria to Chicago. Alaa went to school here, but always paid close attention to news from the Middle East. In 2010, what became known as “The Arab Spring” transformed the region, and Alaa watched closely. She was only 19 years old and living in