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Jul 01
ALLIES

Research on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration by Jackie Faselt

by tuftsigl

My experience so far as an intern for the Consortium for Gender, Security, and Human Rights, based in University of Massachusetts in Boston, has been wonderful. One of the projects I have been working on is the syllabus collection on the consortium’s website.

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Jun 28
NIMEP

Poverty and Radicalization in Morocco: Education by Ria Mazumdar

by tuftsigl

In Marrakesh, we visited the Ben Youssef Medersa, the oldest Islamic college in North Africa and largest in Morocco, a mere ten-minute walk from where we were staying. The college was built during the reign of Sultan Ali Ibn Yusuf, whose reign was from 1106 to 1142.

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Jun 27
Oslo Scholars

Oslo Freedom Forum by Benya Kraus

by tuftsigl

Oslo Freedom Forum video made by Benya!

The theme of "Catalyst" could not be more appropriate of a word to describe the purpose and impact of this year's Oslo Freedom Forum.  

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Jun 24
Empower

The School written by Eliza Davis from Katsikas refugee camp (Greece)

by tuftsigl

I am volunteering at Katsikas refugee camp on mainland Greece, and one of my primary duties at camp is teaching English.

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Jun 23
Empower

Competitive Clusters by Jack Whitacre

by tuftsigl

Amplifying strengths

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Jun 23
Global Research

Finding Elpis in Lesvos, Greece by Ariel Barbieri-Aghib and Owen Martin

by tuftsigl

One day last week, Ariel and I sat at our usual spot in front of an Internet cafe on the corner of our street and the main road, writing emails and tweets to potential interviewees and reading the latest on the human crisis from major news sources.

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