The tragedy in Poway
Dear Friend, On Saturday a 19-year-old gunman filled with hatred entered the Chabad of Poway sanctuary, which was filled with…
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Category: News & Features
Remembering the Armenian Genocide
“Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?” This is the question Adolf Hitler asked in 1939…
Mourning with the people of Sri Lanka, refusing to give in to hate
It is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the recent devastating attacks in Sri Lanka, which took some 310 lives,…
Sudan coup ousts al-Bashir: Cause for celebration or concern?
Something incredible just happened. After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan’s President — indicted war criminal and genocidal mastermind Omar…
The Rwandan Genocide: 25 years later
Beginning on April 7, 1994, 25 years ago this Sunday, and continuing over the next 100 days, 800,000 Tutsis in…
Rohingya Refugee Megacamp: Need as far as the eye can see
Nothing blew me away on this trip to Bangladesh more than my visit to the largest Rohingya refugee camp in…
International Women’s Day with Rohingya survivors: Sisterhood and the Power of Information
I had the privilege of meeting some extraordinary women over the course of this past week in Cox’s Bazar. There…
With entry to Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar closed for a day, time to explore life and organizations nearby
After an auspicious first day in the camps — in the sense that we got in and moved freely without…
Finally arrived: Meeting the Rohingya in the camps for the first time
Yesterday was my first day in the camps. Haythem, from one of our partner organizations, met me and my traveling…
En route to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar
I arrived today in Cox’s Bazar, just a 1-hr flight from Dhaka, where I spent a day in transition on…