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Giving Tuesday: An Interview with Mariam Raqib, Exec Dir Afghanistan Samsortya
by, Ava Russell
December 2, 2014

When I met Mariam Raqib at her Boston office at Simmons College, where she teaches Political Science, she welcomed me in with a warm, calming presence. From her gentle demeanor, one would never anticipate the weight of Mariam life’s story nor the power of her life’s mission. When she speaks about her organization and her work in Eastern Afghanistan, though, she does so with great… [Read More]

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