Author Archives: Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory is a Chicago-based freelance multimedia journalist. A Master’s candidate at the Medill School of Journalism specializing in health, science and national security reporting, she currently works as a global-health and human-rights blogger at Northwestern University’s Global Health Portal.

Afghanistan: Translators’ visa applications [infographic]

SIV stands for Special Immigant Visa, a form of Visa issued by the U.S. State Department to legally qualifying parties. Different type of SIVs exist for different groups of refugees e.g. Afghans and Iraqis, and each type has its own rules, regulations. Read on! →

Ainee talks about wearing a hijab in the US

Breaking the Silence: Wearing the Hijab in the US

Ainee tells of her decision to wear the Hijab at school. Read on! →