by Karen Smith Rotabi, United Arab Emirates University

July 26, 2012 - 9:38 pm

Being one of many stories of force, fraud, and coercion, Loyda’s case is particularly compelling because all of the steps in the legal system have been followed. Still, there has been no justice.

by Karen Smith Rotabi, United Arab Emirates University

November 18, 2011 - 11:28 am

For many committed to intercountry adoption, it is unfortunate that since the year 2004 the practice has declined more than 50%. An important question is: what is happening? The answer is complex. To begin with, the unfortunate reality is that intercountry adoption has a mixed history.