BY BLANCA ARISMENDI Moving to New York City was the culmination of a lifelong dream for Qian, a second year student at SIPA. Attending Columbia was an unplanned opportunity she grabbed onto without thinking twice. Qian is excited to plan…
Day: October 14, 2019
Mindanao’s Madrasahs: Countering or Contributing to Violent Extremism?
BY KEVIN CORBIN The Fajr call to prayer echoes over darkness in Jolo, a city in the Philippine’s conflict-affected Muslim Mindanao region. People slowly emerge from small makeshift homes with corrugated metal roofs just before sunrise and head to the…
How Gemfields Puts the Blood in “Blood Red” Rubies
BY JUANA LEE The jewelry sector is a billion dollar business that rakes in almost USD $300 billion per year. As fine jewelry, such as gems, become the ultimate luxury commodity, consumers are increasingly aware of purchasing “guilt-free” or “conflict-free”…
“The Pearl of Africa is Bleeding”
BY HANNA HOMESTEAD The first thing I noticed as we drove into town was the smell. The familiar fragrance of Kasese’s dusty air, usually scented by flowering coffee plants and smoldering kitchen fires, was replaced with a stench that turned…