Suaad Allami

Suaad Allami is a women's rights activist.[1] Her mother encouraged her to have an education, although she herself was illiterate.[2] Allami became a women's rights lawyer.[3] She founded the NGO "Women for Progress" in 2007, and as of 2011 she directs the Women for Progress Center.[1][3][4] "Women for Progress" provides many services including legislative advocacy, vocational training, domestic violence counseling, medical exams, literacy education, child care, and exercise opportunities.[4]

Suaad Allami

Allami also founded the Sadr City Women's Center; she herself was born in Sadr.[1][4]

She received a 2009 International Women of Courage Award.[1] To celebrate her Global Vital Voices Award win, Suaad agreed to an interview with Nina magazine which resulted in a Vital Voice of Leadership story and was widely shared and publicised.

References
  1. "The page you're looking for may have been moved or renamed". www.state.gov.
  2. "Suaad Allami on helping women lead in Iraq - On Leadership". Washington Post.
  3. "On International Women's Day an Iraqi leader has hope for her country's future".
  4. "Suaad Allami, a Vital Voice of Leadership for Iraq".
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