Author Bios

Marienna Pope-Weidemann is a writer, filmmaker and activist based in London. She graduated from SOAS University of London with a BA in Politics & International Development and has since …

Sophia Tesfaye is Salon’s deputy politics editor.

Sarah Aziza is an Arab-American writer, graduate student and activist based in New York City. She has previously worked among refugee populations in North Africa, Jordan and the West …

Usaid Siddiqui is a freelance journalist who has previously written for Al Jazeera America, PolicyMic, Religion News Service and Mondoweiss.

Gideon Gottfried is a contributor to acTVism Munich.

Cynthia Peters is a freelance writer, activist, and editor of The Change Agent, a social justice magazine for adult learners and adult educators. She writes about a wide range …

Caitlyn OFlaherty is a graduate student at American University, studying ethics, peace and global affairs. Her interests include human rights, narrative creation and the role of the media in …

Suzanne Dovi, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona and a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project.  She …

Nathalie Margi is a Senior Program Officer at Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights (UAF), which provides rapid and flexible grants to women and trans human rights defenders …