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We are thrilled to partner with the Syrian Community Network in welcoming Dr. Nour Akhras to talk about her new book, Just One: A Journey of Perseverance and Conviction,  which chronicles the life of Dr. Akhras, a Syrian American doctor. Dr. Akhras is a pediatric infectious diseases physician, one of only 1,500 in the United […]

We are thrilled to welcome Sola Mahfouz to talk about her new book, Defiant Dreams, a searing, deeply personal memoir of a tenacious Afghan girl who educated herself behind closed doors and fought her way to a new life. Sola Mahfouz, born in Afghanistan in 1996, faced immense hardships under the Taliban's rule, being denied […]