Aya Jabir/Introduction

Aya's story is known around the world, the granddaughter of wealthy family from Jordan that made its money from oil and the price shocks of global conflict, she had graduated early and gone to Harvard to study international relations when her study abroad group was caught in the crossfire of conflict. Since then, she has become an activist for radical nonviolence, reconciliation, and opposition to extremism. She has spoken to national assemblies and congresses, campaigned to raise money for landmine removal, advocated for refugee rights, and climate justice. Her books, while not #1 bestsellers, are popular enough to be in Airport bookstores and Coffeeshops.