Empathy Is Essential to Humanity Media Mention of Tala Haikal In The Huffington Post - July 10, 2014 - 12:00am Empathy Is Essential to Humanity Nelson Mandela once said "you will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution." If only Mandela were still alive and could guide and inspire Israelis and Palestinians to eschew revenge and violence, especially when it comes to children. » Read more

Youth Factor: The Missing Element in the Middle East Peace Process Media Mention of Tala Haikal In The Huffington Post - March 31, 2014 - 12:00am Youth Factor: The Missing Element in the Middle East Peace Process When my parents were my age, most people considered peace between Israel and Palestine unthinkable. But for me, a 21-year-old Palestinian/Lebanese-American woman, peace is not a bizarre idea at all. Instead it is a cliché, a commonplace; indeed, so much that it almost seems passé. But it can't be. » Read more

Iraq’s Kurds reach a fork in the road Media Mention of Tala Haikal In The Daily Star - September 5, 2014 - 12:00am Iraq’s Kurds reach a fork in the road » Read more