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This podcast focuses on the LIU Global community and students who are chasing their passions and sharing amazing experiences of their four-year journey around the world.
Going Global
Going Global
5 MAY 2021 · Rukban is an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in the desert of Syria on the border with Iraq and Jordan. The Camp is a home to 10,000 civilians, nearly half of whom are children, orphans who have nowhere else to go after having fled to other regions in Syria that are controlled by the regime of Bashar al-Assad and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Assad regime blocks aid deliveries to the Camp. This episode explains to plight of the people in Rukban who starve without food, healthcare, or sewage. The Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF) is the only organization providing food, medicine, and relief to those suffering in Rukban. During the early months of the Biden Administration, this episode gives listeners the occasion to focus on the plight of the Syrian people in the Camp and in Idlib Province, as we explore with SETF Executive Director Mouaz Moustafa the priorities in the country ten years after the start of violence there.
22 APR 2021 · Rukban is an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in the desert of Syria on the border with Iraq and Jordan. The Camp is a home to 10,000 civilians, nearly half of whom are children, orphans who have nowhere else to go after having fled other regions in Syria that are controlled by the regime of Bashar al-Assad and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Assad regime blocks aid deliveries to the Camp. This episode explains to the plight of the people in Rukban who starve without food, healthcare, or sewage. The Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF) is the only organization providing food, medicine, and relief to those suffering in Rukban. During the early months of the Biden Administration, this episode gives listeners the occasion to focus on the plight of the Syrian people in the Camp and in Idlib Province, as we explore with SETF Executive Director Mouaz Moustafa the priorities in the country ten years after the start of violence there.
1 MAR 2021 · The Wisdom House is a school for orphans in war-torn Idlib Province, Syria. In 2016, the Syrian Emergency Task Force identified five teachers, who teach over 100 students, and connected these pioneering women to American communities, who support their commitment to the children. The Wisdom House continues to foster lasting friendships between the teachers and students from the Kindergarten and communities around the globe, as they exchange letters and messages of Hope. In this podcast, we hear directly from The Wisdom House teachers in Syria: Ms Moumena, Principal and English teacher, and her colleagues, Ms Khansa and Ms Fatima.
18 DEC 2020 · LIU Global presents Global Connections: Syrian Hidden Voices.
In this episode, Omar Alshogre and Mouaz Moustafa speak to how they think that the globe can get involved in this issue; as well as, the importance of paying attention to and getting educated about what is going on in our world. This episode brings up themes of holding those in positions of power and ourselves accountable in this increasingly interconnected world where everyone can have an important role to play.
16 DEC 2020 · LIU Global presents Global Connections: Syrian Hidden Voices.
This episode follows up on our last episode, going more in-depth with the actions and initiatives of the SETF. Mouaz Moustafa shares with us the story of the Ceasar Files, why it has been such an important part of the SETF’s work, and why people all over the world should and do know this story.
14 DEC 2020 · LIU Global presents Global Connections: Syrian Hidden Voices.
This is the first episode in the series Global Connections: Syrian Hidden Voices. Omar Alshogre, a Syrian activist and the Director of Detainee Affairs for the Syrian Emergency Task Force shares with us his experiences during the beginning of the Syrian Revolution. Mouaz Moustafa, a founding member and the current Executive Director of the SETF then shares with us the beginnings of the SETF and how their work and goals have evolved and how each and everyone one of us can get involved.
25 NOV 2020 · What does it mean to be a feminist? In this episode, we discuss intersectionality and gender awareness with Pamela Cunningham-Chacón, who is an Afro-feminist activist, and an expert on diversity and inclusion issues.
17 NOV 2020 · Alejandra Molina (LIU Global Class of 2019) is a Peruvian entrepreneur who speaks 4 languages and has lived in at least 14 countries before settling in New York and making her mark in the business world. She is the Co-Founder and Director of Marketing at Beepboop, an all online language learning platform that teaches students Spanish.
3 NOV 2020 · Evil has good P.R. In this episode, Professor Jessica Clark and Global Studies student Calvin Watry comment on the effect U.S politics have on humanity.
15 OCT 2020 · Pilot Episode.
SofÃa Arce Flores talks about her experience in the field of Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development, her work in Monteverde, Costa Rica, and motherhood.
This podcast focuses on the LIU Global community and students who are chasing their passions and sharing amazing experiences of their four-year journey around the world.
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| Author | Going Global |
| Organization | Going Global |
| Categories | Education |
| Website | www.liu.edu |
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