Afghani Barakzai is an International Development Professional | Talent Acquisition | Program Management | Project Design. Currently, overseas Talent Acquisition department Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. Prior to that, she worked in Humanitarian programs, and held positions as Project Manager for Mobile Money Program and Senior Administrator at Community Development Program (CDP)-USAID. She was also […]

Bayor Chantal Ngoltoingar is a finance and marketing professional with an analytical and operationally oriented approach. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, and is currently completing her Masters. Before moving to the United States, she worked more than ten years as marketing and sales manager, then one year as branch manager at the United Bank for […]

Father Ambrose Uchenna Ekeroku, OCD is a Catholic priest from Nigeria. He is a member of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites. He worked for a decade as the Executive Director of Carmelites Prisoners’ Interest Organization (CAPIO) – a human rights not-for-profit organization of the Discalced Carmelites in Nigeria.  His dedication to the work of […]

Ihab Hassan is a Palestinian Christian, having earned his BA in political science from Birzeit University. His scholarly journey has been further enriched by his selection as a distinguished scholar for the Ramy Ayyad scholarship, a program offered by the Philos Project. Beyond his academic pursuits, Ihab is a passionate peace activist, driven by a […]

Boozhoo aaniin, Jair Peltier n’dizhnikaas, mukwa dodem niinda’aw. Mikinak wajiiw n’doonjibaa. Jair Peltier is from bear clan of the Anishinaabe people in the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa (North Dakota). He graduated from the University of Minnesota, Morris with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, minoring in History and Anthropology. He was enrolled at the University […]

Khalil Sayegh is a political analyst focusing on Middle East dynamics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Raised in Gaza, he later lived in Ramallah, Palestine, before moving to Washington, DC. Using his experience, he advocates for positive change and peace in the Middle East. He co-founded the Agora initiative to promote constitutional democracy in the Middle […]

Harry Scherer is a part-time editor. His work has been featured in the Washington Examiner, Newsweek, and other publications. He received his BA in philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE), history, and Latin from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He originally hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Veronica Smaldone graduated from Catholic University with a B.A. in History in 2020. After completing a year of service through Americorps placed with Special Olympics Maryland, Veronica is looking forward to formalizing her favorite pastime of engaging in conversations about Catholic anthropology as a part-time student in the MA in Human Rights program.

Sarah Thomas is completing the MA in Human Rights as a part-time student, while working at a classical liberal philanthropic network. She is a graduate of Stanford University, where she majored in philosophy and religious studies and minored in data science. She also studied theology at the University of Oxford, and philosophy at the Katholieke […]