I met Secil working in Southeast Turkey in 2013 on a project to help Syrians. Secil was one of the many Turks on our staff who opened her heart and life to the Syrians on our team...

Abacha is not loud or flashy; he doesn't dominate a room or a conversation; he is not an authoritarian manager. Instead, he listens, he considers, he speaks when he has something important to say (which means people always listen when he talks), and he gains the respect of his team by being respectful and being a person other people want to follow... 

Anyone who has met Aya will agree: she makes an impression. She is a whirlwind of passion, opinions, love, laughter, principle, and loyalty. I met Aya working in Gaziantep, Turkey, shortly after she had moved there from her native Aleppo in 2013...

Dr. Abu-Nimer was one of my graduate school professors at American University, where he teaches in the International Peace & Conflict Resolution program at the School of International Service...

Amr and I went to grad school together at American University in Washington, DC, where we got our degrees in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. Amr stood out to me for a few reasons...