<span class="vcard">Giavanna O'Connell</span>

Giavanna O'Connell

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Gigi O’Connell (@gigioconnell) studies terrorism at the University of Maryland’s National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism. She works in global anti-corruption and has a background in public affairs and strategic communication. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.

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This photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows Uighur women praying in a graveyard on the outskirts of Hotan in China's northwest Xinjiang region.

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