MUZOON ALMELLEHAN is an internationally recognized activist for education, refugees, and the rights of girls and women. She is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, the first with official refugee status. She was named one of Glamour magazines Women of the Year and one of Teen Vogues 21 Under 21. nMuzoon has spoken in front of the United Nations General Assembly and at the G20 Summit in Germany, among several other distinguished audiences, and presented a TEDxTeen Talk called The Future of Syria Depends on One Thing. Angela Merkel, Bill Clinton, and Malala Yousafzai are among the supporters of Muzoon and her important work. n nMuzoon now lives in Newcastle, England, with her family, and is a graduate of Newcastle University. n nWENDY PEARLMAN is a professor of political science at Northwestern University who has written four books. Wendys book We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria is a collection of firsthand testimonials that chronicle the Syrian revolution, war, and refugee crisis exclusively through the stories of people who have lived them.n