Interviews 
Interview with Zainab Salbi, the Founder and CEO of Women for Women International(0)
About the author: Zainab Salbi is the Founder and CEO of Women for Women International, a grassroots humanitarian and development organization helping women survivors of wars rebuild their lives. She is also the author of two books and the recipient of the 2010 David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award, the Forbes Trailblazer Award, and Time Magazine’s Innovator of the Month award. Zainab [...]
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Investing in Women’s Education in Afghanistan
Photo Essay by Suchitra Vijayan. Images from Marefat High School, Dasti-e-barchi, Kabul, founded by Aziz Royesh for Afghan refugees in Pakistan in 1994. A Conversation with Aziz Royesh and Orzala Ashraf Nemat, Yale World Fellows Aziz Royesh and Orzala Ashraf Nemat worked close to each other in Pakistan and Afghanistan for many years as leading civil rights [...]
“Building democracy every single day” – An Interview with María Corina Machado
About María Corina Machado: María Corina Machado was co-founder and former president of the all-volunteer electoral watchdog group Súmate in Venezuela. She was charged with conspiracy by the Hugo Chavez government for receiving US government funding, which garnered international condemnation by human rights organizations. A champion of civil society development and community participation, Ms. Machado was selected [...]
The Discovery of Mineral Resources in Afghanistan: Opportunity or Curse?
AN INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL STANLEY McCHRYSTAL Photo Essay By Suchitra Vijayan General McChrystal is a former Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and Commander of United States Forces Afghanistan. His career in the U.S. Army spanned 34 years. Prior to his service in Afghanistan, he served as Director of the Joint Staff (2008-2009), where [...]
