Adiba is Syrian
and has lived her whole life in the United States. Her father immigrated to the US in the 1980s to pursue his master’s and doctorate degrees. Adiba has numerous family members abroad throughout Europe and the Middle East. She works for a US-based NGO and she frequently travels abroad to work in field offices in Jordan and Turkey. Adiba’s personal and professional ties to the region make her story and insight particularly useful. Our conversation targeted the complexity of the Syrian crisis and both traditional and non-traditional borders with added personal touches throughout.