On the day that Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha, three University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students, were murdered in their own home by a neighbor, Santa Monica High School student Gihan Khalil (’16) was on her way to volunteer at Wise and Healthy Aging. Barakat and Yusor…

Review: ‘The Bookseller of Kabul’ tells a poignant, familial narrative of Afghanistan
Since the reemergence of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2021, the headlines out of Kabul have been dire. Poverty is rampant as international aid and support collapse. A harsh winter has taken a heavy toll on those least equipped to endure it. Violence and anarchy...