The Price of Moral Courage

As much as each of us would like to think we would always stand up for what is right, it's truly rare to find individuals who refuse to compromise their morals — who do not fold even under social, financial or familial pressure...

Joining me today is one of those precious people. A writer, analyst, and activist, Dalia Ziada was born in Cairo, one of three children of a school teacher and a military officer. She studied English literature in Egypt and earned her master's in international relations from Tufts University. For her central role initiating Egypt's 2011 revolution, CNN called Dalia "one of the eight agents of change" to watch in the Arab uprisings and Newsweek recognized her as "one of the 150 most influential women in the world."

In October, after Hamas terrorists infiltrated into Israel, committing the worst atrocities imaginable — and despite the anti semitism she'd grown up with all her life — Dalia dared to articulate support for Israel and its right to respond. And she paid a heavy price: forced to flee her home, she spoke with me from an undisclosed location somewhere in the United States.

I hope you'll tune in and join me for this important conversation wherever you get your podcasts.