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Humanity in Action Appoints Azi Khalili as Executive Director
Humanity in Action is proud to announce the appointment of Azadeh “Azi” Khalili as its new Executive Director, effective today. Khalili steps into the role following a distinguished career across government, philanthropy, and social justice movements—bringing decades of experience advocating for human rights, gender equity, and systemic reform.
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Reviving Aleppo's Gastronomic Past
As a part of The Aleppo Project, Senior Fellow Tonia Asimakopoulou writes on reviving the Syrian city's great gastronomic tradition.
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"I Speak to God in Public”: A Message from Chance to the Church
Senior Fellow Devon Crawford writes in the Huffington Post of faith, getting out the vote, and Chance the Rapper.
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Article: "Transatlantic Analysis of Immigration and Economic Growth"
Senior Fellow Jennifer Kuklenski's article, "A Transatlantic Analysis of Immigration and Economic Growth" was published in The Academy of Economics and Finance Journal, Volume 8. The article demonstrates a positive correlation between increased immigration and economic growth, as measured by GDP per capita.
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"Asylum-Free Zones": U.S. Violations of International Legal Obligations to Asylum-Seekers
Senior Fellow Ava Morgenstern (2006 Amsterdam) was published in the Michigan Journal of International Law.
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Martin Luther King Day in the Netherlands
We sat down with American activist Lucas Johnson and Mitchell Esajas, founder of the Black Archives, to ask them the same question King posed in his 1967 work: Where do we go from here?
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Meet the 2017 Pat Cox-Humanity in Action Fellows
Humanity in Action would like to introduce you to the 2017 Humanity in Action Pat-Cox Fellows.
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On Teaching Native American History Through the Smithsonian’s Presidential Portraits
2014 Copenhagen Senior Fellow Roo George-Warren was interviewed by the online art magazine, Hyperallergic Magazine, on his project: Indigenous Corps of Discovery.
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Economic Reflections on the Syrian War
Senior Fellow Faith Oloruntoba writes a piece for CafeBabel on the economic consequences of the Syrian Civil War.