Samar Ali's earliest memories are of loving, accepting neighbors. A local Church of Christ school teacher, Jennie Lee Monroe, became her Southern grandma, showing the girl how to make biscuits and ...

It’s always fun to see the athletes arrive at the Olympics, but the pageantry built around some arbitrary theme? I’ve never understood the appeal. Let’s get on with the games. This was even more true ...

The Sept. 11 attacks and Iraqi invasion helped shape then student body president Ali into someone who wants to end conflict and foster understanding ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — How do we break through the noise that divides us politically? Not through millions of voices, but with Millions of Conversations. Founder, President and CEO of Millions of ...

Samar Ali is founding president and CEO of Millions of Conversations, based in Nashville. As a peacemaker, my heart aches. Far too many people are justifying violence. This is a frightening place to ...

Samar Ali is the founder of Millions of Conversations, a Nashville-based nonprofit that started in 2017 to address America’s disinformation-fueled polarization problem. It does this through various ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Samar Ali is a Professor for Political Science and Law in the Vanderbilt University with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2016 Speech as an ...

Samar Ali is a practicing Muslim. She grew up in rural Waverly, Tennessee. Ali has served as a White House Fellow and in the administration of former Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. Along the way, she ...