Author Bios

Anne Skomorkowsky is a Public Voice Fellow with the Op-Ed Project and a doctor in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University.

Jo-Ann Mort is a strategist working with non-profits, philanthropists, and the private sector in the US, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority area. She writes frequently about Israel and Palestine …

Andrew Ross is a social activist and Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU. A contributor to the Guardian, the New York Times, the Nation, and Al Jazeera, …

Mariam Elba is a writer on social justice in the US and the Middle East, particularly Egypt. She has extensively written on modern orientalism and artistic movements among youth …

Marah Elwadia is a resident of Gaza.

Miriam Taylor is a sociologist and professional interpreter and translator in Spanish and English language.

Erin Sagen is a freelancer and former associate editor at YES! Magazine. She lives in Seattle and writes about food, health and suburban sustainability. Follow her on Twitter: @erin_sagen.

Latifah Azlan is a contributor to Foreign Policy In Focus.