Khizr Khan has a message on Veterans Day
I felt proud when I first saw Khizr Khan on the stage of the Democratic National Convention last year. Not because of his politics but because of his courage. He…
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November 11, 2017
Civil rights leader takes heat for stand on Confederate monuments
I heard Andrew Young say this morning that it's a waste of time to protest Confederate monuments. That energy, he said on NPR's Morning Edition, should be reserved to continue…
August 23, 2017
Packed trains arrive in Pakistan carrying Muslims from India.
Freedom at midnight: Indian independence came at a high cost
Today, on the 70th birthday of my homeland, I reread Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s evocative speech, delivered just before India gained independence from oppressive British rule. At the stroke…
August 15, 2017
What I learned from a girl in Iraq: Human being first, journalist second
A few months ago, I traveled to a place I'd never visited before: Mbale, Uganda. I wasn't there to marvel at the vastness of Lake Victoria or spend a day…
July 27, 2017
Iraq: Victory in Mosul, but at what cost?
I awoke to news today that Iraqi forces were claiming victory in Mosul. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to personally deliver a message of victory to the world:…
July 26, 2017
Stop the politics today — and remember
Amid all the political noise of today, I want to stop and think of all my soldier friends I met in Iraq and back here at home in all the…
November 11, 2016
Iraq: Eye on Mosul
I recently wrote a story about a very brave man living in Mosul, who has been defying ISIS for more than two years with his words. You can read about…
November 6, 2016
Eva, a Nigerian woman, gets some much needed sleep after being rescued at sea.
Migration crisis: People keep dying
Almost every day, I receive an email from the International Organization for Migration containing the latest update on migration issues around the world. Many of you may not know that…
September 27, 2016
David Gilkey: remembering an incredible photojournalist
I woke up to extremely sad news today. NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan, along with interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna. Another friend who worked tirelessly in the world's most difficult…
June 6, 2016
From the darkness of disaster…
I first met Maya Gurung last year, a few days after a massive earthquake struck Nepal. Maya was recovering from the amputation of her left leg at a Kathmandu hospital.…
April 24, 2016