She was a regular girl from Peshawar who grew up to be appointed president of an international tribunal for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
Khalida Rashid, who was recently appointed as the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, is a source of pride.
America Abroad Media and NPR-affliate WAMU present a discussion on the state of women's rights in Afghanistan since U.S. and NATO allies invaded the country in 2001 and ousted the Taliban. The program connects speakers and audience members in Kabul and Washington D.C.
In the documentary, Ugandan women tricked into domestic slavery in Iraq, the BBC's Anna Cavell investigates how a group of 147 Ugandan women were lured into Iraq.
The women were told they would get decent jobs with the U.S. military. Instead, they found themselves working as slaves, subject to violence and even rape. Eventually, they were rescued by an unlikely pair -- a Ugandan security guard and an American military officer.
It was an impressive line-up of speakers, by any standard. Organizers of the annual AIPAC policy conference, which ended Tuesday in Washington, managed to book the President of the United States, Prime Minister of Israel and top Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress.
But there was an obvious omission from AIPAC's stage: a woman.
I was privileged to sit in on an intimate lunch with Anuradha Koirala, the founder of Maiti Nepal. The foundation has rescued 12,000 Nepali girls and young women from sex trafficking, many who were sold across the border to brothels in India. Koirala was also the CNN Hero for 2010.
Women took a walk for a special cause Saturday morning and it was deemed a major success.
The inaugural Red Pashmina Walk took place along the Millenium Trail and around the neighbourhood from Millenium Park with the start at the Silver Bean Café.
Twenty-six people, mostly women, sat down to dinner last night in a Lorne Park home to support the education of Afghan women and girls.
Breaking Bread for Women in Afghanistan is a national fundraiser that encourages women to host potluck dinners and ask guests to donate money to help pay the salary, for one year, of a teacher for Afghan women and girls.
