Christina Asquith comes to Nichols to share her insights as an award-winning journalist who covered the war in Iraq for The New York Times, Economist, and The Guardian. She is the author of Sisters in War: Love, Survival and Family in the New Iraq about her work behind the scenes (and the veil) with Iraqi women.
In the most fragile states - those engaged in or just emerging from conflict - putting people back to work is a critical step towards a sustainable peace. Most donor efforts in that direction concentrate on short-term public works, targeted interventions to restore basic livelihoods.
What will it take to halt gender oppression? How often do we resort to deliberate ignorance towards a gender sensitive conflict? Gender Shadow an interactive theatre piece will explore these questions through shadow puppetry.
From the Tricycle Theatre in London, The Great Game: Afghanistan is a unique three part theatrical event exploring the culture and history of Afghanistan since Western involvement in 1842 to the present day. Performances in New York begin December 1, produced by The Public Theater in association with NYU Skirball Center.
FTW is pleased to announce it's first Canadian fundraiser event with an intimate evening celebrating music, food and photography from the Middle East in support of Canadian women re-building communities in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Gaza and The West Bank.
Featuring World Music Artists:
Victor Ghannam ‘Music of the World' and Karakar ‘Arabika Blues'
Join us at American University for an evening featuring:
* Readings by authors Christina Asquith, Sisters in War, & Manal Omar, Barefoot in Baghdad
* Introduction to Prosperity Candle and Women's Voices Now
* Screening from Women's Voices from the Muslim World: A Short-Film Festival
* Panel discussion and Q&A
* Reception, book signings, candle, bracelet and membership sales
Regional launch of The State of World Population 2010: From Conflict and Crisis to Renewal: Generations of Change
2.30 pm Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Free
