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Dissent Conclave The newsletter May 2014 Interviews featured Dr. Guy Burton Professor Rafael Barbosa Rosario Editorial Note The period from April till May has been bitter sweet. On the one hand, we have had some successful endeavors, our website is up and running, a plethora of interested students and lecturers have reached out to us, we have had some interesting discussions, and many of our guest speakers Editorial team Ushah Ayub Kazi Jumana Abuwala have agreed to return. On the other hand, there were some prominent downs when members of the original team decided to leave Dissent Conclave. But all in all, we were extremely pleased by the response we got from anyone we approached. Ultimately, the worst low of the month was the sad death of Lareb Mahaser. Everyone at Dissent Conclave was shaken by the event, and we Contributors Lihini Ratwatte Parvin Sandhu Jumana Abuwala The views expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of Dissent. If you disagree with an article, please write to us and we will publish your response in our next issue. hope that his family and friends get all the support they need. We continue to pray for them. -Ushah Kazi