— Yasmine Tujjar —

Yasmine is a rising fourth-year at McGill University, completing her Honors degree with minor concentrations in Political Science and Arabic Language. She has a strong passion for interfaith and cross-cultural dialogue, with experience cultivating these interests through her journalism alongside the Catalyst team and through her work at InnoFaith, a social innovation initiative. Her experiences and passion have guided her to pursue a focus on post-conflict social rebuilding, engaging academically and professionally with methods of cross-cultural and interfaith healing. Yasmine has continued her research on paths to peacebuilding among religiously and ethnically diverse communities, with a specialized study of the role of art and memory.