Peace and Justice Institute Director, Rachel Allen, co authored a research article in the Journal Engage! titled, “Understanding the Ulysses Syndrome, Effective Engagement, and Ways to Heal.”

Sharif’s poem continues, “I am-even when inside the kingdom-without” (Sharif, 2022). As an immigrant herself having been born in Turkey and raised in Iran and in California, her poems often speak to the challenges faced by the world’s diaspora. Hers is a single voice that speaks to the experiences of many. According to UNHCR, over 100 million people are currently “without” (displaced) worldwide (UNHCR, 2022).