“Years ago, it wasn't easy to communicate, and it wasn't easy to spread information. We were limited to the few media outlets that controlled viewership around the world and, by consequence, controlled the public opinion. But today, this platform is democratized. Any community around the world can help. That is the great thing about our time.” WorldHelpingTodayEasyCommunityOpinionConsequenceCommunicateSpreadGreat Things Author:Yasmine Elmasri
“In my opinion, those politicians are making decisions based on calculations related to polling numbers and strategic political agendas. But if they are to talk about refugees in a human way - far from how this would affect their careers or individual comforts - and if they, for a second, look at a mother, sitting on a road somewhere, holding her children, shivering with cold, and crying because they are hungry, I'm sure there is a part of their humanity that would shiver.” ChildrenPoliticalMotherHumanityIndividualDecisionOpinionCryColdPoliticianComfortHungryRefugeeShiver Author:Yasmine Elmasri