• A Personal Reflection on Educational Reform

    The human mind, in all its complexity, is a fragile and resilient thing. For years, I have navigated a path of recovery from a severe mental illness, a journey that has demanded every ounce of my strength and resolve. Simultaneously, I am a university student, striving to meet academic demands while also tending to the…

  • The Role of Arts in Countering Violent Extremism

    The Role of Arts in Countering Violent Extremism

    This article was originally published by “NATO Association of Canada” on March 25, 2019. Reporting on the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the BBC wrote that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sponsored by numerous global powers surrounded ISIS within a small patch of land near Syria’s border with Iraq. This…