In this episode, Shandra sits down with Marina Lazetic, Director of Programs at CFD, and Alexandra 'Xan' Weber, Chief Advancement Officer and Senior Vice President of the International Institute of New England. They discuss the timely importance of academic and practitioner collaborations in the field of forced displacement, highlighting new initiatives and research both organizations are undertaking together.

For more information on research and CFD events, check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bu.edu/cfd/ ⁠⁠⁠

The newest edition of the Critical Forced Displacement Magazine can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.criticalforceddisplacement.com/

In this episode, Shandra chats with CFD Graduate Fellow Ibrahim Fawzy about the ins and outs of translating Arabic literary texts into English. They dive into how this process intersects with Ibrahim's own experience of moving to the United States, tackling the world of translations on many levels.

For more information on research and CFD events, check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bu.edu/cfd/ ⁠⁠

The newest edition of the Critical Forced Displacement Magazine can be found here: ⁠⁠https://www.criticalforceddisplacement.com/

In this episode, Shandra sits down with author and scholar Dr. Wendy Pearlman, to chat about her latest book "The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora."

This powerful book, based on hundreds of interviews conducted over a decade, explores the profound question of what home means for those who have been forced to leave everything behind.

For more information on research and CFD events, check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bu.edu/cfd/ ⁠

The newest edition of the Critical Forced Displacement Magazine can be found here: ⁠https://www.criticalforceddisplacement.com/