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Oxfam International

Oxfam International is a confederation of 17 different organizations that work in 90 countries to reduce poverty worldwide. They work in the political arena, in emergency relief and in grassroots community development projects.

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“Education Under Fire”

A 30-minute documentary called Education Under Fire is drawing attention to Iran’s de facto policy of preventing Bahá’ís from attending universities because of their religious beliefs. The film, produced by Single Arrow Productions and co-sponsored by Amnesty International, documents the growth and struggle of the Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education, a semi-underground university formed in 1987 to give Bahá’ís in Iran […]

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Rebecca Y. Kim

Rebecca Y. Kim is an assistant professor of sociology at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. Her research includes Korean/Southeast Asian immigrant religious organizations, second-generation Asian-American religious participation and Asian-American intragroup differences. She wrote God’s New Whiz Kids?: Korean American Evangelicals on Campus.

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