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Beatrice Motamedi

Beatrice Motamedi

‘That could be us’ — a refugee volunteer’s story

Afghans on their way to us will need help. How one person tried.

20 min readSep 2, 2021

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Children playing in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2020, one year before the U.S. military withdrawal.

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Beatrice Motamedi

One week and more lives lost: What I learned from “Since Parkland”

There was one Delametric Fairley. There were two Tyler Evans, one in Milwaukee and one in North Carolina.

7 min readFeb 19, 2019

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One week and more lives lost: What I learned from “Since Parkland”

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Beatrice Motamedi

A story that won’t end: A photographer’s take on homelessness in San Francisco

Billie. Michelle. Rhonda. Vina. Little Bit.

8 min readApr 6, 2018

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A story that won’t end: A photographer’s take on homelessness in San Francisco

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Beatrice Motamedi

Stories from the Beloved Community: Via King

“You Americans,” says Danilo, the bartender at the Hotel Granduca, shaking his head as he fiddles with the dials on the espresso machine…

11 min readApr 4, 2018

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Stories from the Beloved Community: Via King

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Beatrice Motamedi

Teaching at a public school? #LetBetsyIn

You have to hand it to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos — less than one month into her new job, she’s getting schooled.

5 min readFeb 24, 2017

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Teaching at a public school? #LetBetsyIn

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Beatrice Motamedi

At today’s #nationalstrike? A citizen journalist’s guide to covering dissent

Three days before Donald Trump’s inaugural on Jan. 20, Rep. John Lewis — the Georgia Democrat whose name often invokes the word “icon” —…

12 min readFeb 17, 2017

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At today’s #nationalstrike? A citizen journalist’s guide to covering dissent

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Beatrice Motamedi

Sick of fake news? Support Global Student Square and real student journalism

It’s Giving Tuesday, so if you’re considering how to support good work, consider helping us build Global Student Square, including the work…

2 min readNov 29, 2016

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Sick of fake news? Support Global Student Square and real student journalism

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Beatrice Motamedi

Refugees in Paris: “It is in the air — the smell of fear.”

By Beatrice Motamedi

6 min readNov 3, 2016

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Refugees in Paris: “It is in the air — the smell of fear.”

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Beatrice Motamedi

Sleeping rough in Paris: Jaila Man

The social media spokesman for the Sierra Leone People’s Party describes what it is like to be a refugee, sleeping rough on the streets of…

7 min readOct 28, 2016

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Sleeping rough in Paris: Jaila Man

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Beatrice Motamedi

Poised for Pyongyang

During a recent visit to South Korea, I visited the Demilitarized Zone just 55 kilometers north of Seoul, including the new “unification…

4 min readNov 2, 2015

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Poised for Pyongyang

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Beatrice Motamedi

Beatrice Motamedi

Executive director, Global Student Square. John S. Knight Fellow in Journalism at Stanford University in 2015. Making youth part of global news.

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