I stare at the big bold Arabic writing on my phone screen. Suddenly, a woman’s voice rings in my ear. I feel my heart rate…
As I exit the back of the restaurant to walk to find the bathroom, he begins to follow me. Continuously giving me directions, he edges…
All I could think to do was cup my hands over my head as I tumbled around in the ever-changing rotations of the waves. The…
In 2015, Yusra Mardini crammed into a decaying boat that sailed thousands of miles across the Aegean Sea to seek refuge on the Greek island of…
My sister and I couldn’t have more different lives if we tried. She’s busy working full time, raising a tiny human and planning her wedding…
One sunny afternoon, early December in central Kabul, I find myself being escorted to the back door of a beaten-up four-wheel drive by a man…
