September 13, 2010 3:00 PM
Location: First Amendment Lounge
The Iraqi-born founder of Women for Women International, which grants micro-finance loans to women in Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo, Sudan, Rwanda, Kosovo and Nigeria, ZAINAB SALBI, will discuss "THE OTHER SIDE OF WAR: WHY EMPOWERING WOMEN IS CRUCIAL. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, CONGO AND BEYOND."
Contacts:
National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN
301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 202/662-7540 (NPC), 301/367-7711 (CELL), pjhickman@hotmail.com
Zainab Salbi: NICOLLA HEWITT (Nicolla Hewitt Communications)
917/770-3166 (CELL), nicollahewitt@aol.com