Author Bios

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.

Fr. Atta Barkindo is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, a Research Fellow for Open …

Renee Parsons was a staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives and a lobbyist on nuclear energy issues with Friends of the Earth.  in 2005, she was elected to the …

Gary Brumback, with a doctorate in organizational psychology, retired in 1995 from a career of private research and government consulting and policy development. Ever since he has branched out …