Jassir de Windt

Communication Specialist & Lecturer

Born in Europe (The Netherlands) and raised in the Caribbean (Curaçao), Jassir de Windt is a supporter of constructive journalism and alter-globalisation. His fields of interest are in the area of international relations, education, human rights, cultural pluriformity, development, social change and inclusion. Based in Amsterdam, he holds an MA in Communication for Development from Malmö University (Sweden).

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2017 LGBT Pride in Santa Fe, Argentina | Photographer: TitiNicola. Used under Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Community//April 9, 2019

On how Argentina became a trailblazer in LGBT+ rights

Photo: Sander vanderWel via Flickr. Used under Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Community//March 13, 2019

When men experience harassment

Copenhagen, Denmark – Photo: Roman Boed via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Community//February 4, 2019

Here are 4 Danish core values the world could learn from

Community//January 28, 2019

This is how millennials contribute to ethical fashion

Venezuelan protest in Cologne | Photo by: Scoobay. Used under Creative Commons (CC BY-2.0).

Activity Recreation//November 6, 2018

Venezuelan women in the diaspora on femininity, career choices and their involvement in the future of their country

Christian Höferle | Interviewee's own collection.

//August 21, 2018

Thriving by virtue of or partly thanks to multiculturalism and inclusiveness

Community//August 14, 2018

This is how Amsterdam allows children to thrive by means of cultural education

Community//July 24, 2018

Sierra Leonean women in the diaspora thriving as grassroots development actors

Community//July 2, 2018

The revolutionary approach of a Dutch abbey in areas such as existential questions, LGBT+ matters and communal life.

Community//March 26, 2018

“Greenland is far more than a primitive society”

Community//March 26, 2018

On Amsterdam’s Continuous Efforts To Be An Inclusive LGBT+ City

Community//March 26, 2018

On India’s unceasing contributions to female leadership

Community//March 22, 2018

The dyslectic poet

Community//March 19, 2018

Curbing old age poverty by dint of a Dutch initiative

Community//March 19, 2018

On Ethiopian women steering development in the world’s fastest growing economy

Community//March 6, 2018

Framing Global Poverty

Community//January 31, 2018

How Stedman Graham, Oprah Winfrey’s life partner, is helping a proportion of the Dutch population in becoming self-sufficient

Community//January 31, 2018

A Macedonian woman’s odyssey as a UN advocate of social change

Community//October 13, 2017

“Technology has given people a voice and identity”

Community//October 10, 2017

On being the mother of a transgender child

Community//September 14, 2017

The compelling story of a young LGBT+ Muslim advocate

Community//September 14, 2017

“Anne Frank’s legacy is always relevant, irrespective of the times we live in”

Community//September 8, 2017

Double Dutch: the Netherlands’ first black and first female news anchor

Community//September 8, 2017

The daughter of an undocumented Ghanaian immigrant’s emergence as a member of the Dutch House of Representatives

“People look for retreats for themselves, in the country, by the coast, or in the hills . . . There is nowhere that a person can find a more peaceful and trouble-free retreat than in his own mind. . . . So constantly give yourself this retreat, and renew yourself.”

- MARCUS AURELIUS

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