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Sama Kubba

is an Iraqi-American sophomore at Harvard studying Near Eastern Languages and Culture and Government for her Bachelor's degree and Modern Middle Eastern Studies for her Master's degree. She is the President of the Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Initiative where she organizes undergraduates to conduct policy research for entities such as the U.S. Department of State, United Nations, and Facebook. Sama also works as a research assistant for Harvard Kennedy School's Middle East Initiative and Belfer Center for International Affairs and Science.
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Leap of Faith: An Immigrant’s Perspective on a Future Career in National Security

In her piece for Represent, Sama Kubba, sheds light on her perspective as an Iraqi-American and views on patriotism and what it means to be an American today.

January 28, 2022 — Sama Kubba
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