Humanity
Harnik Vazgenovich Karanlgtsyan on Veterans, Trauma, and Reintegration
Harnik Vazgenovich Karanlgtsyan is a Ukrainian veteran leader, civic organizer, and founder of veteran-support initiatives. Publicly listed as founder of the charitable foundation Spadok since 2015 and the civic organization Nebaiduzhi Hromadiany Horenky since 2020, he later created and led the Hostomel Volunteer Formation of the Territorial Community in February 2022 during the defense of Kyiv region. He is identified by Zakhyst+ as a war veteran, founder of the project, chairman of its board, and an adviser on interaction with military personnel and formations. His work now emphasizes veteran dignity, reintegration, public education, and practical community support in wartime Ukraine.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen7 days ago in Interview
Zainab Chaudry on Jerusalem Holy Site Restrictions, Religious Freedom, and International Law
Zainab Chaudry, Pharm.D., is Maryland Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations and serves as a spokesperson on issues involving civil liberties, religious freedom, education, and public policy. Based in Maryland, she has represented CAIR in media, legislative, and community forums and has appeared in recent statewide advocacy efforts, including Muslim Lobby Day initiatives in Annapolis and Maryland advocacy. In 2015, she was appointed to the Maryland State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and Baltimore media later profiled her as one of the city’s most prominent civil rights leaders.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen7 days ago in Interview
Dominique Simeone Link Esperanto, Humanism, and Language Justice
Dominique Simeone is an Italian-born multilingual freethinker, writer, and Esperanto advocate associated with SAT-Amikaro and broader international humanist networks. Public biographical materials describe early study and use of Italian, French, German, Flemish, English, and Esperanto, reflecting a long-standing interest in language and international communication. Simeone studied economics and philosophy at Paris X-Nanterre, completed Esperanto certifications in 2005 and 2006, and later published work linking Esperanto, freethought, and humanism, including “Esperanto, a way to Humanism” in International Humanist News in 2006. Simeone’s public work consistently frames Esperanto as a non-imperialist, equality-oriented tool for practical cross-border dialogue and shared ethical community internationally.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen14 days ago in Interview
Daniil Ukhorskiy on Universal Jurisdiction, ICC Prosecutions, and Atrocity Crime Accountability in Ukraine
Daniil Ukhorskiy is a Kyiv-based lawyer and investigator specializing in documenting atrocity crimes in conflict-affected settings and working with survivors of serious human rights violations. He is the Legal Coordinator for Ukraine at Legal Action Worldwide. He has worked on violations committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since March 2022. His broader interests include corporate accountability and environmental rights. He holds a BA in Jurisprudence and a BCL from the University of Oxford. He previously worked for the Clooney Foundation for Justice, investigating atrocity crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen16 days ago in Interview
An Interview with Dr. Douglas Sung Won
In modern healthcare, progress often emerges at the intersection of clinical innovation and structural leadership. Few professionals embody that intersection as clearly as Dr. Douglas Sung Won, MD. Over the past two decades, Dr. Won has built a reputation not only as a pioneer in minimally invasive spine surgery but also as a healthcare systems architect responsible for developing vertically integrated clinical infrastructures.
By Robin Miltonabout a month ago in Interview
I MADE THE SHADE ROOM!!!!
Honestly, this was unexpected but yes I was on the Shade Room. Three months ago, I wrote a story about Celebrities getting Honorary Degrees and how Rapper Young Joc, Reality Stars Cynthia Bailey and Towanda Braxton are receiving their honorary doctorates and accepting their titles from this so-called bible christian university.
By Gladys W. Muturiabout a month ago in Interview
The Great Transformation: Two Decades of Evolution in African Trade, As Told by Expert Daniel Holztreger of DH Consult
Fast forward twenty years, and the landscape has undergone a seismic shift. While challenges remain, the continent—particularly West Africa—has emerged as a dynamic hub of regional integration, digital innovation, and burgeoning industrial capacity.
By Lisa Rosenbergabout a month ago in Interview
Between Saudi Arabia and Ukraine: Saba Yamani on Faith, Gender, and LGBTQ+ Survival
Saba Yamani is a Kyiv-based dental professional who was born in Saudi Arabia to a Saudi father and Syrian mother. She first arrived in Ukraine at age three after her father married a Ukrainian woman, whom she considers her mother. Raised in Kyiv, Yamani was baptized in the Orthodox Church and later came out as LGBTQ+. During the full-scale invasion she sought protection from Ukraine’s State Migration Service after facing pressure to leave and risk of deportation. She currently works at a private dental clinic and is preparing for the Ukrainian citizenship exam in May.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout a month ago in Interview
Agi Bar-Sela, From Budapest to Tel Aviv: Early Israel, Language, and Resilience
Agi Bar-Sela, born in 1931 in Budapest, immigrated to Israel in 1949 with a Zionist youth group after her grandfather pressed her family to flee communist Hungary. Sent first to a kibbutz, she soon chose urban life, using Hungarian and fluent German to work among German Jewish “Jekkes,” then learning Hebrew and leaning on Yiddish for belonging. She married young, raised three sons, and endured early-state austerity: scarce food and crowded multigenerational flats. Her English later opened careers at El Al and travel agencies, while her Hungarian-Jewish cooking anchored home and community. She champions language study as the surest ladder.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Interview
Jimena’s Insight
It all started within my mother’s quick afternoon hangout session with me, unable to recall every particular detail, however, I can briefly say it was one sunny bright afternoon during the weekend, where she walked into my room as I held on to my little notepad, mostly used for random writing on occasion to occasion. She grabbed it from my hand and simply began sketching, so effortlessly like air she ran that pencil on the paper, personally having no clue what she’d draw, I starred, focused deeply towards her expression, she seemed, out of so long in time, to have awakened something inside of her in which she had been keeping hidden, almost abandoned, the look on her face, it lightened up.
By Jimena Favela2 months ago in Interview
