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U.S. immigration data shows that 118,719 employment-based cases were pending between July 1 and September 30, 2020. The policies that former President Donald Trump had imposed nearly halted the processing of asylum cases, leaving applicants in the dark about what their next step would be. Biden’s order to limit admissions was a blow to advocacy groups and asylum seekers that wanted the Democrat...

Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children across 60 countries are chained, simply for having a mental health condition. This happens because of stigma, fear, and government failure. Human Rights Watch has started a petition for the #BreakTheChains pledge, a global movement that believes all people should live in dignity. They aim to push governments, institutions, and faith leaders to e...

This is the third part of our topic on the challenge accepted trend and what it meant for Turkey. My guest is Hafza Girdap, a graduate teaching assistant at Stony Brook University, and the co-founder of the Set Them Free organization. We discuss the femicide in Turkey and other human rights violence going on in the country such as women behind bars. 

This week Instagram was rocked by the Challenge Accepted trend and Turkish activists took this as an opportunity to raise awareness towards the Istanbul Convention. My second guest is Social Justice Activist Can A. whose post also went viral on Instagram. He has been interviewed by BBC and Buzzfeed and is here as my guest today. We discussed the trend and the rooted issue of femicide in Turkey.

This week Instagram was rocked by the Challenge Accepted trend and Turkish activists took this as an opportunity to raise awareness towards the Istanbul Convention. My first guest is Turkish Philanthropist Zeycan Rochelle whose informative post went viral. We discussed the trend and the rooted issue of femicide in Turkey. "I felt the trend had such a strong purpose and such a strong meaning for...

In this episode, we look into what challenges special education teachers have faced in the past semester with the switch to online platforms. Merve Dorak, special education teacher on Long Island joined us today to discuss her personal experience. Ms. Dorak works with middle school students who have autism and are trying to complete IEP goals. IEP goals are individualized education plans for st...

This episode focuses on how a moment of protest can be changed into a movement and bring about real solutions to unmasked racism in America. Prof. David Canton, an expert on African-American urban history, illustrates the impact of racism, classism, and sexism in the black community. He also provides insight into the origins of 20th-century black urban poverty, civil rights struggle, black clas...

This week's guest is Aysima Coskun. Coskun is currently an interpreter at Q MEN computer software counseling education and former content producer at Onedio. In this episode, we discuss how different countries have taken a stance against the coronavirus. Many believe that it can be turned back. 

Student mental health during the pandemic