Author Bios

Farrah Hassen is a writer, filmmaker and activist based in Washington D.C. She was the associate producer of the 2004 documentary, ‘Syria: Between Iraq and a hard Place,’ directed …

Zach Kreinik is a senior majoring in Film Studies at the Evergreen State College. He is currently working as a video intern in D.C. for the Institute for Policy …

Richard Silverstein writes the Tikun Olam blog dedicated to protecting Israeli democracy and exposing national security abuses.

Desislava Stoyanova is the coordinator of NGO coalition Counter Balance.

Jeff Shear is the author of ‘The Keys to the Kingdom,’ an investigation into a weapons deal, Doubleday, 1994. He has been a Fellow at The Center for Public …

  Nancy Goldstein is an independent journalist. You can keep up with her on Twitter at @nancygoldstein.

Dr. James J. Zogby is the author of Arab Voices (Palgrave Macmillan, October 2010) and the founder and president of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a Washington, D.C.-based organization …

Ms. Johannsen is the founder and executive director of All Education Matters. She also writes about everyday life, and is an ESL tutor in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

Dawn Bormann is a reporter with The Kansas City Star.