Guest Commentator

Farrah Hassen, Foreign Policy in Focus

BC Guest Commentator Farrah Hassen, a Foreign Policy In Focus contributor, is the Carol Jean and Edward F. Newman Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies. She wrote her Master's thesis in 2007 on Syria and the Iraq War at American University's School of International Service.

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Guest Commentary

Bittersweet Arab American Heritage Month

By Farrah Hassen, Foreign Policy in Focus Guest Commentator

We need enduring collaboration between Arab Americans and policymakers, educators, and community members to defend our rights, create a more equal America,

I’ve always known my Arab culture is worth celebrating. I heard it in Syrian tenor Sabah Fakhri’s powerful voice reverberating in my mom’s car on the…

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Housing Is a Human Right: Past Time to Recognize It

By Farrah Hassen, Foreign Policy in Focus Guest Commentator

Housing is fundamental to every person’s life, health, and security. Our government should start treating it that way.

In the wealthiest country on the planet, too many people still lack access to housing. The pandemic revealed the full extent of the U.S. housing crisis.…

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