Aziz Abu Sarah is a National Geographic Explorer, a TED Fellow, and cofounder of MEJDI Tours. His work has been featured by BBC, NPR, CNN, the Washington Post, and Al Jazeera, among others. Abu Sarah is the recipient of many awards, including the Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East from the Institute of International Education, the Eliav-Sartawi Award for Middle Eastern Journalism, and the Intercultural Innovation Award from the UN Alliance of Civilizations and BMW Group.
Brimming with humor and humanity, Aziz Abu Sarah is a perfect tour guide. His philosophy of travel penetrates deeply into intriguing places and unknown cultures, but more importantly, he plumbs the warm and vital depths of the human heart. -Geraldine Brooks, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for March Aziz Abu Sarah rightly reminds us that it's not more travel we should be after but the right kind of travel-one that treads lightly, highlights multiple perspectives (including traditionally marginalized ones), and fosters personal transformation, which is the key to a better world. -Norie Quintos, Editor at Large, National Geographic Travel Media Crossing Boundaries reminds us that travel at its best is about breaking bread and sharing exotic flavors, powerful conversations, and transformational experiences with strangers who quickly become friends and sometimes even family. -Mark Bauman, former Senior Vice President, Smithsonian Media