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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, thank you Governor Herbert, Salt Lake County Mayor McAdams, and Salt Lake City Mayor Biskupski for your courageous stance on behalf of our new neighbors. Our ladies have taken refuge in Salt Lake City. They have placed themselves and their families at your mercy. The path from war, through refugee camps, to unfamiliar lands has been fraught

“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 of Women Refugee Success. “Thank you for inviting me today to help celebrate so many powerful women and to honor your accomplishments. And thank you to Women of the World and to Samira Harnish, the founder of the organization. Samira experienced the challenges of resettlement herself when coming to Salt Lake City. She was also an engineer—a

Beautiful inside & out. Originally from Morocco, Layla has now made Salt Lake City her home. What I admire most about Layla is she is always willing to lend a helping hand. She is so generous, always willing to share her culture through food and thought. Although a bit shy and soft-spoken at first, she is very determined to create an even better life for herself here in Utah. She is just a graduate of dental assisting studies. I have no doubt that Layla will get a great job w

The customized solutions and the impact they are having on empowering refugee women were awarded today with a Ruby Award, by the Soroptimist Club of Salt Lake City. The Ruby Award is given each year to a woman of distinction who has been helping women in our community. This year Samira Harnish received the award at the Soroptimist’s Annual Ruby Award Gala on the 24th of March. The Soroptimist Club is a worldwide organization with clubs in over 132 countries and 80,000 members

The Syrian refugee crisis coinciding with America’s Presidential Campaigns has brought the emotional debate over refugees into the political arenas of nearly every state and over the internet. Candidates and conservative journalists have placed fear of terrorism and radicalization in front of voters while liberals in this country and abroad use compassion and sympathy in an attempt to play the heartstrings of ordinarily big-hearted Americans. While Women of the World obviousl

I’m so pleased to join you today and to share in celebrating what Women of the World have accomplished. I was looking on Samira’s website and I learned some amazing things. Utah is home to over 20-thousand refugees and most are women and children. The fact that you are all here, together today, is such an incredible story of what the human spirit can endure and overcome. Some of you have survived unimaginable violence, in your homes and in war zones around the world. Some of

Women of the World has been spreading the word about how amazing Utah has been in support of refugee women’s self-reliance — see the below spot on Comcast Newsmakers that went international on CNN Headline News.http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1More support is always needed. Women of the World knows that your holiday dollars are stretched thin, but for just $20 you can ensure that a refugee family can celebrate in the holiday season along wit

The founder and president of Women of the World, Samira Harnish, shares her personal story of overcoming adversity and her vision for Women of the World in KUED’s first SHERO interview for the Women and Girls Lead campaign.http://dgjigvacl6ipj.cloudfront.net/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf Watch Sheroes – Samira Harnish on PBS. See more from Utah Issues. #personalstory #samira #refugee #education #leadership

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