Anisa Abeytia's work is featured in The Hill, Brunei Times, Bold Type, Between Arabs, Orient.net and the Middle East Observer. Abeytia holds an M.S. and an M.A. from Stanford University in Post-Colonial and Feminist Theory.
Comment: The Syrian crisis has exposed gross inequities in the application of international law, and a thread bare democratic system, writes Anisa Abeytia.
Comment: The mental health needs of refugees have often been neglected, but good mental health services are key to helping refugees into work and education, writes Anisa Abeytia.
Comment: Trump's airstrikes on Assad's airbase were punitive. The US, supported by the international community, must now provide consistent support to Syria's opposition, writes Anisa Abeytia.
Comment: Trump's desire to 'Make America great again', with a return to a homogenous, white, male-dominated country is fundamentally flawed, for history tells us it never existed, writes Anisa Abeytia.
Comment: Anisa Abeytia converted to Islam nearly 20 years ago - a choice that some of her family regarded with disdain. Confronting them on Trump was a painful necessity.
Comment: A Syrian refugee once ushered in a golden age for Europe, and with a supportive policy framework, today's refugees can invigorate European economies, writes Anisa Abeytia.