Ryan Ebrahimy News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

COURTESY OF JAIN FOR GOVERNOR If elected, Jain will be Maryland's first governor of color.  The College Democrats at Hopkins (HopDems) hosted 2022 Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ashwani Jain on April 7 to discuss his campaign for the governor’s seat.  Jain, the son of Indian immigrants, would serve as the nation’s first millennial governor and Maryland’s first governor of color if elected.  At the event, he stressed the importance of building a diverse team. “If I win the ticket, I am making sure there is a woman as my lieutenant governor,” he said. “I am making sure the agen...

PUBLIC DOMAIN Panelists at this week’s FAS symposium event discussed the ongoing Uyghur crisis. The Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) held an event titled “The Global Response to the Uyghur Crisis” on Tuesday, April 6. The evening’s panel, part of the symposium’s “Where Do We Go From Here?” speaker series, featured Nury Turkel, board chairman for the Uyghur Human Rights Project; Rushan Abbas, executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs; and Louisa Greve, director of global advocacy for the Uyghur Human Rights Project. The event was moderated by FAS Co-Directors Ryan Ebrahimy and Ma...

COURTESY OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS SYMPOSIUM Because this year’s symposium will be entirely virtual, the group hopes that events will be more accessible to students and community members. The Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) announced on Feb. 15 that the theme of its 2021 symposium will be “Where Do We Go From Here?” The lineup features activist Angela Davis, Yemeni human rights defender Radhya Al-Mutawakel, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, rapper Noname and a panel of experts on the Uyghur Crisis. FAS Co-Executive Director Margaret Hanson explained that each speaker will touch on a differ...