Human trafficking is prevalent worldwide, even in more developed countries such as the United States. Around 4 million people are trafficked each year—with 50% of …
EXCLUSIVE! First Chapter of ‘The Athena Protocol’ by Shamim Sarif
The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif will be available October 8th! Chapter One Sometimes, I wonder if the world might just look better through a …
Devadasi: Drought to Desperation
“A devadasi (Sanskrit: servant of deva (god) or devi (goddess)) is a girl ‘dedicated’ to worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life.” If …
What Can You Do to Fight Human Trafficking?
It’s natural to want to know ways that you can make an impact for an issue after you learn about it. It’s even natural to …
The Ignored Facet of Human Trafficking: Forced Labor
For the first three parts of this article series on human trafficking, see here, here, and here. 21 million people. There are 21 million …
Why Don’t They Just Leave?
After hearing about human trafficking — especially domestic human trafficking and its sheer prevalence in our society (the topics of my two last articles in …
Hidden in Plain Sight: Domestic Human Trafficking
In my previous article, I discussed an overview of human trafficking throughout the world and its prevalence in even developed nations like the United States. …
What Is Human Trafficking, and Why Should You Care?
Just about a year ago, I had no idea what human trafficking was. That might seem a bit difficult to imagine for anyone who knows …
Wander Nepal
Given the destruction that’s happened with the earthquakes in Nepal, it seems a fitting time to reflect on the landmarks and natural beauty of the Asiatic …