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Humanity in Action Appoints Azi Khalili as Executive Director

“Humanity in Action stands as a powerful reminder that it’s possible to nurture leadership rooted in justice, empathy, and truth—principles that have guided my life’s work,” said Khalili.
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We are an international leadership development organization offering transformative educational programs rooted in cross-cultural dialogue.

Our participants engage with local histories of exclusion and dehumanization to identify lessons for today’s most pressing social challenges.

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Our international alumni are change agents spanning borders, identities, generations, and disciplines.

The 2025 Humanity in Action Fellows

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Chronicles of the Perfect Fascist Village

Authors: Héctor Pascual Álvarez, USA 2025

For his Action Project, Héctor is opening up an intergenerational conversation about the unstable quality of history and memory.

Border Space of Violence and Struggle. Mapping the Polish-Belarusian Border

Authors: Inga Hajdarowicz, Poland, 2025

For her Democracy Fellowship Action Project, Inga is mapping both tangible and elusive examples of the current violence and struggles happening on the Polish-Belarusian border.

The Words: On Memory, Temporalities, and Exile

Authors: Zain Assaad, Germany, 2025

As part of their Democracy Fellowship Action Project, Zain is archiving narratives of political imprisonment and exile within Syria and the diaspora. They begin by tracing moments of exile within their family, which unfold into a continuum of experiences.

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