Dec 10 Syrian Journalist Denied Visa to Speak at University of Pennsylvania Under U.S. Travel Ban

Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim was scheduled to speak at Penn this semester after being named this year’s “Writer at Risk.” However, because of the Trump administration’s travel ban, she has been barred from entering the country.

Erhaim was invited to Penn last summer as part of a new annual program…

Based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Damien Willis is a newspaper reporter and communications professional. He generally writes about the ways we pass our time in the 21st century.