Aya Jabir/Introduction

Aya's story is known around the world, the granddaughter of wealthy family from Jordan that made its money from brokering oil sales with Iraq and the profit that price shocks from global conflict would bring, she had graduated high school early and went to Harvard to study international relations when her study abroad group was caught in the crossfire of one of those same conflicts. 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.