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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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What is Tolerance?
Senior Landecker Fellow speaks about Tolerance at The Amsterdam Conference on Tolerance.
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Film Talk: Amrai Coen in conversation with Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen and Peter & David Hein
Humanity in Action is happy to invite you to a special Film Talk: Amrai Coen (Die Zeit) in conversation with Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen (Two Trees in Jerusalem) and Peter & David Hein (My Father's War).
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Balancing between work and life: Is it time to test the four-day workweek?
Senior Fellow Nabila Abdel Aziz recently wrote an article for Bayerische Rundfunk magazine on why it is time to test the four-day workweek.
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Is there anything after death? Belief in the afterlife is changing.
Nabila Abdel Aziz has recently written an article for Bayerische Rundfunk magazine where she discusses the changing beliefs of afterlife.
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Where Do We Go From Here? Post-Colleyville Webinar
Landecker Fellow Maia Ferdman moderates the "From the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Strasbourg, 1349 to Colleyville, Texas: Grappling with Antisemitism and Where We Go From Here" webinar.
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The Fabrice Guerrier Show hosts Edwidge Danticat
For Episode 19, The Fabrice Guerrier Show interviews Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian American novelist, short story writer and essayist.
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Panels on antisemitism and the extreme right
During the Week Against Racism, Landecker Fellow Jelle Zijlstra will be part of two panel discussions on antisemitism & the extreme right.
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Eldorado KaDeWe x Hertie
Can film be a means of coming to terms with history? Senior Fellow Alexander Busold and the Her.Tietz Initiative will discuss this question with important guests on Wednesday, February 9th at 6 pm CET. The ARD series "Eldorado KaDeWe" tells the story of the famous department store "KaDeWe", the Jewish merchant Tietz and the "Aryanisation" of Jewish department stores during the Nazi era.
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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.