Hana Doueiri is currently a high school senior in San Bernardino, CA. She has been involved in speech and debate for many years and has competed at multiple regional, state and national levels. Her speech on religious intolerance and the importance of protecting people of all faiths won first place in the Original Oratory category at the International Competition held at Stanford University.

Hana has been an Irish dancer since she was three years old, competing regionally and nationally and integrating her dance skills in her speeches and community service. A past camp counselor for youths who are visually impaired, she is a local officer in the International Best Buddies program. The group creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Hana finds comfort and healing in Islam’s teaching that God created all humans to interact with and respect one another, which guides her as she connects with people of different faiths.

Storyteller, Inspiring Stories: Healing Our Hearts

Christine Stark is an award-winning writer, researcher, visual artist, and international speaker with Anishinaabe and Cherokee ancestry. Her cultural and spiritual roots infuse her creative, nonfiction, and academic writing, much of which focuses on Native women, trafficking, and sexual abuse. Christine’s writing has appeared in numerous publications including the University of Pennsylvania Law Review; Dignity Journal; The WIP; Florida Review; and The Chalk Circle: Intercultural Prize-Winning Essays. Her first novel, Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation, was a Lambda Literary Finalist and she has been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize. 

Christine co-authored the groundbreaking research “Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota.” She also has co-edited studies including Not for Sale: Feminists Resisting Prostitution and Pornography. For 18 years, she has taught college writing and humanities classes. In 2012 Christine was named a Women’s Press Changemaker and became a Loft Series Mentor Finalist. The International Leadership Institute honored her with its 2019 International Social Justice Citizen Award. Learn more at www.christinestark.com.

Storyteller, Inspiring Stories: Healing Our Hearts

​Rev. Jaimie Crumley is a black feminist intellectual historian who is currently a PhD student in the Department of Gender Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her work focuses on the lives and theological visions of free African American Christian women in the 19th century. An ordained Christian minister in the American Baptist tradition, Jaimie is also a 2016 fellow with the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. As a historian, black feminist, and person who strives to follow Jesus, Jaimie advocates for a society that respects, celebrates, and cherishes our differences. 

Storyteller, Inspiring Stories: Healing Our Hearts