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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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Landecker Fellow Reshma Persaud Organizes a Vaccine Site for Refugee Clients with the IRC
In partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals, the IRC hosted a one day vaccine clinic organized by Landecker Fellow Reshma Persaud.
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3rd Online Workshop of the 'Mitigating Online Radicalization and Hate Speech' program
We welcomed back our participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon and Slovakia into 'The Mitigating Online Radicalization and Hate Speech' program, kindly supported by the European Union and the Anna Lindh Foundation and implemented with our partners Strategic Analysis SK and Aie Serve.
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Philosophy and design
Landecker Democracy Fellow Thomas Arnold will have a dialogue about Philosophy and design concerning the questions "what are they" and "should we get rid of them?" This dialogue is part of his Alfred Landecker Fellowship project and it will take place on May 20th, 2021 at 8:00 pm CEST.
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General Suspicion for All or None
Senior Fellow Jasamin Ulfat-Seddiqzai recently published an article in "Die Zeit". Her article explains how people with migration history face general suspicion during their daily life. She also addresses the #allesdichtmachen campaign.
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We organize knowledge to act better. „Break the Vicious Circle!” project starts in full swing!
On May 12, 2021, the webinar "Genocide. Definition, History, Counteraction" took place as part of the “Break the Vicious Circle!” project.
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Senior Fellow Mariana Karkoutly Featured on Hi Society Podcast
Senior Fellow Mariana Karkoutly was a guest on Hi Society, a political podcast that discusses various matters. In this recent episode, she discussed lobbyism in Germany.
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Jewish-Muslim letter - A call for togetherness
Senior Fellow Nabila Abdel Aziz was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk Kultur about the joint letter from Jewish and Muslim community members in Germany. The letter is called “We will not be divided". In this tense situation, Jewish and Muslim individuals wrote this letter to send a signal that they were in solidarity with each other against both Antisemitism and anti-Muslim racism.
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Conversation with Asha Shajahan on the COVID-19 Crisis in India
On May 13th, Landecker Democracy Fellow Asha Shajahan went live with March For Science as part of their weekly "Let's Get FACTSinated" series and discussed the COVID-19 crisis in India.
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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.