“Courage is the spirit to fight through discrimination and injustices to secure peace and equality!” Fawzia Karim Firoze is a Bangladeshi Supreme Court advocate who has fought for the rights of marginalized groups for more than three decades. Ms. Firoze is currently the head of her own law chamber and …
Benafsha Yaqoobi, who is visually impaired, worked for years as an attorney defending the rights of women who faced violence; founded the Rahyab Organization in 2008 with her husband to provide education and rehabilitation to visually impaired people in Afghanistan; hosted a daily live television show to raise awareness about …
About IWOC 2024 IWOC Awardees Become a Sponsor Become a Patron & Buy Tickets 2024 Honorary Committee 2024 IWOC Celebration Tickets for the 2024 IWOC Celebration are sold out Click here to join the waitlist Please join us! 17th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration presented by American Women for …
2023 International Women of Courage Award Winners Dr. Zakira Hekmat Afghanistan (residing in Türkiye) Born an internally displaced person in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Zakira Hekmat completed high school secretly under the Taliban’s first period of control. After winning a scholarship to study in Türkiye, she eventually qualified as a medical …
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Patron Opportunities & Tickets for the International Women of Courage Celebration International Women of Courage Celebration Presented by American Women for International Understanding Since 2008 Patron donations help to provide grants to the International Women of Courage Honorees and to support AWIU’s mission to build bridges of understanding, goodwill and cooperation among women …
Highlights from AWIU’s 2nd Annual International Women of Courage Celebration Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with 2008 IWOC Honorees Washington DC is often the host city of grand occasions and historical moments. March 11, 2008 at the National Press Club was a night to be remembered! This was an evening to …
Highlights from AWIU’s 4th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration First lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Stand with the 2010 International Women of Courage Honorees 2010 IWOC Celebration On March 9th, AWIU was again privileged to host an event at the National Press Club honoring the …
Highlights from AWIU’s 9th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration The 2016 International Women of Courage at the AWIU IWOC Celebration. From left to right: Mauritania; Sudan; Guatemala; France; Slovakia; Tanzania; Malaysia; Thailand; Iraq; Yemen; Belize. American Women for International Understanding (AWIU) presented The 9th Annual International Women of Courage …
Highlights from AWIU’s 12th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration IWOC Honorees and AWIU Members at the 2019 IWOC Celebration American Women for International Understanding (AWIU) presented The 12th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration on March 19th, 2019 at the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles. Ten extraordinary women from …
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