I was honored to speak and attend the United Nations on its 80th anniversary. But more important than my remarks—or those of heads of state—was Nobel laureate Nadia Murad’s urgent call to action. She warned that we are at a dangerous crossroads: democracy is weakening, extremism

On the Womanhood & International Relations Podcast with Natalia Bonilla , we talked about something I think about every day — how small acts of kindness can restore our shared humanity when so much feels under threat. In a time when freedoms of speech, movement, and press face

MEET NADIA MURAD: From Survivor to Nobel Laureate In 2014, ISIS destroyed her community. They took her freedom. But they couldn’t take her voice. Nadia Murad escaped captivity and made a choice that changed everything: she would not suffer in silence.

After my talk at Queens Public Library in Jamaica, this young Bangladeshi girl created this beautiful drawing and wrote her own short story inspired by The Freedom Seeker. She wrote her name in Bengali and her story in English — carrying both languages, both parts of herself, into her art.

🌹 Dear friends, On October 10 at 6.30 pm in Asia Society in New York, some of the bravest voices will gather: an ISIS survivor who became a Nobel Peace Laureate, an Olympian who turned to film to fight injustice, a mother who saved her daughter from traffickers on the dark web…

Yesterday at Chantelivreparis —where a French Resistance printer once hid Jewish children—we celebrated Girls Bazaar (I Kick and I Fly). A packed room of activists, NGO leaders, and students reminded me that books and activism move as one. Big love to Last Girl First ,

What does it mean to leave everything behind just because you love each other? 💛 Simi doesn't just cross the desert for adventure. She crosses it because her father is on the other side, because family means more than fear, because love makes you brave enough to leave everything

Happy Diwali! #Diwali

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Three voices. One mission. Infinite impact. 💫 Apne Aap Founder @Ruchiragupta , Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad , and William Silverman (Proskauer Rose LLP) – united in the fight to end child trafficking and gender-based violence.

The Freedom Seeker is a journey into the heart of what it means to build community. It’s about how hope isn’t just found, it’s built—together. It’s about the fierce resilience that blossoms when people, even strangers, choose to show up for one another. Read The Freedom Seeker

Yesterday at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs, I spoke in Professor Sylvia Maier’s class on Gender and Public Policy. The students’ questions did not stop! Their passion filled the room — and I want to share three that stood out, for anyone asking the same things today: 💭 How do

Congratulations to Mayor-elect Zohran Kwame Mamdani ☘️ Freedom matters and Kindness 🏆 Wins! #TheFreedomSeeker #RuchiraGupta

At the School of International Service, American University AU School of International Service in D.C., I sat with students from different departments and student orgs, all asking the same urgent question: How can our education help repair the world? The conversation, led by Prof. Sarah Khan, was bold, and

What it means for a Kolkata girl to see her friend Zohran Kwame Mamdani become New York mayor (Ruchira Gupta writes) telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/peo…

In New York, my friend Mona Sinha opened her home and a circle formed—chairs pulled close, cups of tea cooling on a glass table, a small tower of books waiting. I read from The Freedom Seeker, and the room fell into that rare hush when a story starts to breathe on its own. We

Back in Bihar and right where I belong – shoulder to shoulder with the brightest, feistiest kids, raising our fists and our dreams. ✊🏽 Can’t wait to watch them kick and fly into the futures they deserve. 💫 #RuchiraGupta #TheFreedomSeeker #IKickAndIFly #ApneAap #LastGirlFirst

Read this piece on #Epstein’s trafficking network, and on #VirginiaGiuffre ‘s courage. politicsny.com/2025/11/19/op-… @TainaBienAime @CATW Apne Aap #WeSeeYou #SurvivorLed #JusticeForAll #BreakTheSilence

What does it take not to lose hope in a desert, away from your family, away from your country? 💛 This is the question at the heart of The Freedom Seeker “The Freedom Seeker” - available now. Order today: tr.ee/MxxIIgssZg #TheFreedomSeeker #Hope #Desert #ChildMigration