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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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Halal Metropolis Virtual Exhibition
As a research assistant at Halal Metropolis, Fellow Asma Baban worked to bring the project's inter-disciplinary exhibit on Muslim visibility in Southeastern Michigan to the virtual world.
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Civil Society and the Coronavirus: Dynamism Despite Disruption
In her latest piece for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Senior Fellow Saskia Brechenmacher explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced civil society organizations to act creatively to bolster local responses.
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Humanity in Action in the Midst of COVID-19
The idea behind our web conversations series is to take a topic critical to our democracies and ask the members of our community to share reflections, actions and observations that deal with the subject.
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Fellow Carolina Mesquita releases first episode of podcast Disoriented
Fellow Carolina Mesquita talks about Asian-American identity in the American Southwest in her Action Project's podcast series Disoriented.
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My car is my safe space
Senior Fellow and journalist Esra Karakaya presents her TV shows wearing a headscarf. In a recent interview published in the German daily Der Tagesspiegel, she talks about omnipresent prejudices, stigmatisation and everyday racism in Germany.
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How to Keep Conversations Going During Coronavirus Lockdown
Humanity in Action Senior Fellow and Board Member Claude Grunitzky writes in TRUE Africa of how members of the African diaspora are keeping conversations alive and are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Senior Fellow Kyera Singleton chosen to be next Executive Director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters museum
The Royall House and Slave Quarters museum in Medford, Connecticut recently announced Senior Fellow Kyera Singleton as their next Executive Director.
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Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Ufuk Topkara speaks at Jewish Museum Berlin livestream event
This coming Sunday at 7pm EST, Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Ufuk Topkara will be part of a Jewish Museum Berlin livestream discussion on "Non-Transcendental Morality: Judaism, Islam, and Atheism."
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ProFellow Interview: How David Schupp Drives Justice with the Humanity in Action Fellowship
Senior Fellow David Schupp got interviewed about the Humanity in Action summer fellowship for a ProFellow article.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named Among 10 Fellowships for Human Rights
Humanity in Action was named by Human Rights Careers among 10 of the top Fellowships for human rights.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named among 5 Fellowships to Keep an Eye on
The Humanity in Action Fellowship has been named by College Magazine among five Fellowships to keep an eye on, joining the ranks of Fulbright, the Watson Fellowship and Princeton.