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The return of the Taliban brought the immediate, systematic execution of gender apartheid—summarily informing millions of women that their lives, careers, and voices were now illicit. For many watching from afar, the departure of the last American military aircraft on August 30, 2021, felt like a definitive conclusion to a foreign policy experiment. But for… Continue reading Beyond the Veil: Afghan Women and Girls’ Journey to Freedom

For more than half a century, the Assad family brutalized the Syrian people. With the death of Hafez al-Assad in 2000, after thirty years of government corruption, suppressed freedoms, and economic repression, power was then passed to his son, Bashar, where those issues were further exacerbated by twenty-four more years of terror.As in other countries… Continue reading Assad’s Syria

Yemen is a magical place. Its beauty is the land, the diversity of culture, its heritage, and the people. But that beauty has been marred by nearly a decade of conflict, a conflict that has led to the worst humanitarian crisis in recorded history. As author Lara Kajs points out, ignoring the crisis in Yemen… Continue reading Stories from Yemen: A Diary from the Field