(CNN) January 10, 2018: Oprah Winfrey accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes on Sunday and delivered a moving speech that brought men and women in the audience to their feet. Below is a full transcript of Winfrey’s acceptance speech. In 1964, I was a...
Archive for category: Faces of Courage & Commitment
Report of Photo Exhibition: Women Against Islamic Extremism
Photo Exhibition: Women Against Islamic Extremism Meet the Faces of Courage & Commitment November 22, 2016 | 345 Cannon Caucus Room | U.S. House of Representatives Many of us are aware that women and girls suffer most during and after war due to ravaged resources and women’s vulnerability to exploitation and sexual violence. But in regions where Islamic extremism is rampant,...
In Memory of Pouran Najafi
In Memory of a Heroic Iranian Woman, Pouran Najafi; On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Opposition movement against the ruling religious fascism in Iran has lost one of her steadfast warriors. Pouran Najafi is one of the 1000 “Arshafi” women who forcefully relocated to Camp Liberty late last year....