Maria Khan (@mariayzk) is the Middle East Editor at Breaking Tweets. Her pursuit for knowledge has driven her across three continents; she was born in Pakistan, raised in the United Arab Emirates, educated in Canada & the United Kingdom and is currently residing in the United States. Since completing her graduate studies in International Relations, Maria has been actively involved with several non-profit organizations, like the UNHCR, ICMC, Life for Relief & Development, Medecins Sans Frontieres and most recently the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago. On a separate note; Maria has a passion for oil painting, traveling, photography and Cats; she firmly believes there’s no such thing as too many cats.