Category: WORLD REGION

Maha Ghosananda (1929-2007)

Maha Ghosananda was a Cambodian Buddhist monk who led peace walks during the reign of the Khmer Rouge, a violent insurgency that led a genocidal program.

Sarah & Angelina Grimké (1792-1873 & 1805-1879)

Sarah and Angelina Grimke were American abolitionist sisters who fought to advance the causes of interfaith tolerance, women’s rights and ending slavery.

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207-1273)

Rumi was a 13th Century Persian Muslim poet and mystic theologian. His poems are widely read in Central Asia and the Middle East and are popular in the US.

Irena Sendler (1910-2008)

Irena Sendler was a Polish Catholic woman and member of the Żegota resistance who smuggled children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust.