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Layli Miller Muro: Protecting the Rights of Migrants

As a lawyer and a member of the Baha’i faith, Layli Miller-Muro believes the pursuit of justice is a divine calling. When she was in law school in 1996, Miller-Muro successfully helped represent a young woman from Togo who was seeking asylum in the United States to avoid female genital mutilation and a forced polygamous marriage. The case ultimately changed US law to include gender-based persecution in the grounds for asylum. Read More

Neris Gonzalez: ‘My Dreams Will Never Be the Same’

Neris could have retired from the activism that had once caused her to risk her life. But she has spent the past four years back in the United States working at the Texas border with Salvadoran refugees who tell her stories of gang violence and sex trafficking. Read More

Witness as Ministry: Serving God and Refugees in Beirut

Jean Bouchebel has spent years selflessly serving the hurting and desperate in his community of Beirut. He started “Witness of Ministry” to provide supplies and hope for the poor, the orphans, and the refugees, because he feels compelled by God to love those around him. Read More

Azza Karam: The Role Of Women In Faith And Diplomacy

That, as Karam tells it, is one of the prime directives of her tenure as RfP Secretary General — to raise up women’s voices within and across religious traditions and see her fellow females not only “take their seat at the table,” but step out in front and lead the way to meaningful change on a range of issues confronting the world today. Read More