Stories by Manal Omar
Manal Omar is the Iraq country director for Women for Women International, a non-profit dedicated to helping women survivors of war more from crisis and poverty to self-sufficiency. Women for Women International has been operating in Iraq since July 2003 and operates programs in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kosovo, the Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda and Colombia.
Marla Ruzicka's work was not only about fighting for Iraqis -- her presence was a call for aid workers to be in Iraq and be visible there, reaching out as truly neutral humanitarians who work directly with the Iraqi people.
Posted on Apr 28, 2005, Source: AlterNet
