Sally Kantar is a freelance journalist writing on issues of armed conflict, forced migration, and ethnic nationality rights, particularly in Burma/Myanmar. Her articles have appeared in Refugees Deeply, New America Weekly, Warscapes and The Irrawaddy, and explore the refugee crisis along the Thai-Burma border, the long-running persecution of the Rohingya minority, and shifting US policy in the country.

For the last several years, Sally has been based in Southeast Asia, where she has worked as an editor with regional media organizations and as a teacher within community-based social justice education initiatives.

She holds an MA in Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford in the UK, and a BA in Journalism from Michigan State University, in her home state.

Fun-fact: Sally enjoys writing haikus—but only about food.