Promises made and kept in Armenia I first met Irina and her family last October in their new residence on the outskirts of Chambarak, a placid, windswept town a short drive east of Lake Sevan, Armenia. Winter was in the air, or at least the gloomy circumstances that...
Afghan Future Campaign — thousands of lives impacted so far Zack Bazzi is the Regional Director of the Middle East and Central Asia for Spirit of America. Since joining the organization in 2014, Zack has worked on more than 200 initiatives from Egypt to Tajikistan,...
A future worth fighting for: Advancing the education of young Afghans On August 15, 2021, Kabul — Afghanistan’s fabled capital — fell to the Taliban, unceremoniously bringing America’s 20-year tenure to a violent and chaotic end. The news, like a...
Beyond the finish line In a society where gender roles are shaped and curtailed by cultural norms, women and girls in Iraq face a number of barriers that often prevent them from participating in athletic activities. Free to Run, an innovative nongovernmental...
Breaking bread, building partnerships Though it’s a central character, this story is not really about bread. In early April, I received a message from General Hazhar Ismail, the Senior Military Advisor to the Minister of Peshmerga Affairs. For some time, the General...
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