Alan Rabinowitz: Speaking for the Endangered
As a child, Alan would whisper to jaguars at the zoo… because with his severe stutter, he couldn’t talk to people at all. He swore to them that if he ever overcame his handicap, he would become their voice among humans.
Alan Rabinowitz: Speaking for the Endangered
As a child, Alan would whisper to jaguars at the zoo… because with his severe stutter, he couldn’t talk to people at all. He swore to them that if he ever overcame his handicap, he would become their voice among humans.
Richard Mollica: Helping Heal Invisible Wounds
What could you do to help victims of the world’s worst crimes? One man used his background in psychology to help those impacted by mass violence and torture– and eventually created a model replicated throughout the world.
Richard Mollica: Helping Heal Invisible Wounds
What could you do to help victims of the world’s worst crimes? One man used his background in psychology to help those impacted by mass violence and torture– and eventually created a model replicated throughout the world.
Sherry Rehman: Standing Up to Extremists
As a journalist and politician, Sherry fought censorship, the oppression of minorities, and religious intolerance. Several times, she was labeled an apostate and a target for assassination. Meet Pakistan’s new ambassador to the U.S..
Sherry Rehman: Standing Up to Extremists
As a journalist and politician, Sherry fought censorship, the oppression of minorities, and religious intolerance. Several times, she was labeled an apostate and a target for assassination. Meet Pakistan’s new ambassador to the U.S..
Dexter Filkins: Reporting on The Long War
Everybody has an opinion about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — but very few have risked their life to understand them. One reporter in particular spent years alongside soldiers, warlords and insurgents to bring back the real story.
Dexter Filkins: Reporting on The Long War
Everybody has an opinion about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — but very few have risked their life to understand them. One reporter in particular spent years alongside soldiers, warlords and insurgents to bring back the real story.
Ari Honarvar: Turning Persian Poetry into Art
As a girl, Ari studied Persian poetry and calligraphy in the magnificent historical city of Shiraz. When the Iran-Iraq war started, she moved to the U.S. — but today she paints the poems that inspired her as a child.
Ari Honarvar: Turning Persian Poetry into Art
As a girl, Ari studied Persian poetry and calligraphy in the magnificent historical city of Shiraz. When the Iran-Iraq war started, she moved to the U.S. — but today she paints the poems that inspired her as a child.
Jerilyn Brusseau: Planting a Tree for Peace
In 1969 U.S. servicemember Daniel Cheney was killed in Vietnam. His sister Jerilyn was heartbroken– but instead of allowing her sorrow to turn into hatred, she vowed to find a way to build bridges of peace.
Jerilyn Brusseau: Planting a Tree for Peace
In 1969 U.S. servicemember Daniel Cheney was killed in Vietnam. His sister Jerilyn was heartbroken– but instead of allowing her sorrow to turn into hatred, she vowed to find a way to build bridges of peace.
Chen Da-zheng: Helping Protesters Escape Prison
Chen was a successful Hong Kong businessman with links to the Chinese underworld. But through his money and connections, Chen and others helped dozens of wanted dissidents quietly escape China after the Tiananmen Square protests. Some
Chen Da-zheng: Helping Protesters Escape Prison
Chen was a successful Hong Kong businessman with links to the Chinese underworld. But through his money and connections, Chen and others helped dozens of wanted dissidents quietly escape China after the Tiananmen Square protests. Some
Ali Farzat: Mocking the Rich and Powerful
As a cartoonist, Ali made a career out of making fun of people. But when he was pulled from his car in central Damascus and beaten for making fun of President Bashar al-Assad, he had to ask: yield, or keep drawing?
Ali Farzat: Mocking the Rich and Powerful
As a cartoonist, Ali made a career out of making fun of people. But when he was pulled from his car in central Damascus and beaten for making fun of President Bashar al-Assad, he had to ask: yield, or keep drawing?
Abu-Sharif and Mahnaimi: Giving Up on Guns
A Palestinian terrorist and an Israeli intelligence officer– good people, doing good things? Yes, when the two renounced violence and wrote a vivid book about their experiences working against each other. Today both continue to advocate for peace in Palestine.
Abu-Sharif and Mahnaimi: Giving Up on Guns
A Palestinian terrorist and an Israeli intelligence officer– good people, doing good things? Yes, when the two renounced violence and wrote a vivid book about their experiences working against each other. Today both continue to advocate for peace in Palestine.
Scott Heiferman: Bringing Us Together, Face to Face
Scott Heiferman didn’t think much of local communities– until he witnessed the outpouring of support all around him after the 9/11 attacks. It gave him an idea: could we use the internet to get off the internet — and meetup instead?
Scott Heiferman: Bringing Us Together, Face to Face
Scott Heiferman didn’t think much of local communities– until he witnessed the outpouring of support all around him after the 9/11 attacks. It gave him an idea: could we use the internet to get off the internet — and meetup instead?
Bart Weetjens: Training Rats to Save Lives
On his ninth birthday, Bart got a hamster, and soon he developed a fascination with all rodents. Years later and a continent away, he taught his furry friends how to be heroes — by sniffing out landmines in Africa.
Bart Weetjens: Training Rats to Save Lives
On his ninth birthday, Bart got a hamster, and soon he developed a fascination with all rodents. Years later and a continent away, he taught his furry friends how to be heroes — by sniffing out landmines in Africa.
Lionel Pressoir: Investing in Haiti’s Future
Lionel Pressoir was once a wealthy furniture exporter, with homes in New York City and Paris. But after 40 days in prison, he focused on a new dream: making a small, poor town in Haiti into a premiere travel destination.
Lionel Pressoir: Investing in Haiti’s Future
Lionel Pressoir was once a wealthy furniture exporter, with homes in New York City and Paris. But after 40 days in prison, he focused on a new dream: making a small, poor town in Haiti into a premiere travel destination.
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