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Award-winning advocate for refugees available for interviews, media opportunities Samira Harnish, founder of Women of the World, and...

Every year, the Fashion show is an opportunity to highlight something displaced women can teach us. Last year we highlighted the harms...

The 2018 Nansen Award Ceremony hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees This last week marked a milestone for Women of...

The 2018 Nansen Award from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...

“Affecting and utterly eye-opening, The Girl Who Smiled Beads is a powerful reminder of just how strong and indomitable the human spirit...

A parable of what we do at Women of the World There has been a little bit of rain overnight but not enough to water the plants outside...

Josephine’s Journey Three thousand miles. That’s how far Josephine walked through the jungle to escape the bloody civil war in the...

“https://womenofworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2442263001_566ae6ffd6_b-1.jpg” It wasn’t until high school that I realized I’d been...

The first thing you notice about Kaltum is her quiet presence and lilting voice. When she turns to talk to you, her smile widens slowly,...

One of the members of the Canyon Singers, Nan McEntire, shares her impressions of the experience of singing in the Women of Courage...

MARCH, 2017 Women of the World Fashion Show The 2017 Women of the World Fashion Show strove to model the world we desire: women from all...

Nimo Hashi nervously adjusted her hijab as she scanned the passengers arriving at the Salt Lake International Airport terminal last...

On behalf of the hundreds of women refugees served by Women of the World and on behalf of the immigrants, like me, from the Middle East,...

The resistance against the moral failings of the current administration has begun. Immigrants, native Utahns, Mormons, and Muslims all...

Young Salt Lake City refugees in their colorful hijabs When asked why she wears hijab, Baidaa is quick to answer. “I wear it because I...

I am excited to announce that I was recently accepted into the University of Utah nursing program for Spring 2017, which will serve as a...

The images that flash across my computer today are all too familiar. Men, women, and children, their fear-drawn faces smeared with dirt...

“We Are All in this Together” Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s key note speech to the Women of the World Sixth Annual Celebration...

Celebrating the success of our refugee ladies feels great and motivates the rest of the refugee community. For our 6th Annual Celebration...