In our disconnected world, shared stories matter. They create a bridge, an opening for a different path away from violence

'Leave the office now, go home': The morning the Taliban entered Kabul, I felt like a normal person, on my way to work, making plans to meet friends. Soon my whole world had turned upside down. I had to choose between home and freedom

For refugees, storytelling and writing have become essential lifelines to keep their spirits alive and tell the world of their trauma.

"The Syrian war came to my village in 2012, but it wasn’t until 2016, after four years of living under constant violence and with death all around us, that my family decided to leave..." Amna's storyteller Yasser shared the story of his and his family's courageous journey across Syria to safety in this first person article.