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Women for Women International: Zainab Salbi

Women for Women International: Zainab Salbi - The Other Side of War: Women's Stories of Survival and Hope

Thursday, October 4, 2012
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Filene Auditorium
Intended Audience(s): Public
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Join the Dickey Center as we welcome Zainab Salbi, founder for Women for Women International.

She will speak on the topic of her new book, The Other Side of War: Women's Stories of Survival and Hope.

Zainab Salbi is the founder of Women for Women International and served as the organization's CEO from 1993 to 2011. Women for Women International is a grassroots humanitarian and development organization helping women survivors of wars rebuild their lives. Since 1993, the organization has helped 316,000 women survivors of wars access social and economic opportunities through a program of rights awareness training, vocational skills education and access to income generating opportunities, thereby ultimately contributing to the political and economic health of their communities. In its 18-year history, the organization has distributed more than $103 million in direct aid, micro credit loans, and has impacted more than 1.7 million family members. For its work .alleviating human suffering., Women for Women International was awarded the 2006 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, becoming the first women.s organization to receive this honor. Zainab Salbi is the author of two books; a national bestseller "Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam. (with Laurie Becklund) that documents her life under Saddam Hussein.s rule and .The Other Side of War: Women's Stories of Survival and Hope." Her work has been featured in major media outlets, including 8 appearances on .The Oprah Winfrey Show., CNN, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.

Ms. Salbi's books will be for sale before and after the lecture.

For more information please visit dickey.dartmouth.edu

Read about this event in World Outlook: The Other Side of War: A Lecture by Zainab Salbi

Read about this event in Man In The Mirror: The Dartmouth: Salbi discusses Iraqi women’s rights

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For more information, contact:
Dickey Center for International Understanding
603-646-2023

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