Siraj Ahmed Sindhu is a writer, philosopher, and scholar of political theory. He has presented and published poetry, short essays, fiction, and scholarly work in various outlets in Alaska, northern New York State, and western Massachusetts. He has a long-term interest in studying how local cultures integrate and respond to global political issues, and is especially interested in issues of race and migration. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. and helping to organize the graduate student union at Brown University.