Sima Samar: The Fight for Human Rights in Afghanistan | Culture @ VPL | October 8, 2024
On October 8, 2024, the Vancouver Public Library hosted an online conversation with Sima Samar about her memoir Outspoken. She appeared in conversation with co-writer Sally Armstrong, moderated by Lauryn Oates.
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Dr. Sima Samar’s lifelong advocacy for women’s rights in Afghanistan has made her both a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize and a thorn in the side of the Taliban. Her new memoir, Outspoken, provides an unparalleled view of her country’s present, and fragile future.
In this book, Dr. Samar shares her personal story, from her arranged marriage and her time in medical school, to eventually becoming a public official and working tirelessly for a better, more just Afghanistan.
Join us for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Samar and her co-author Sally Armstrong, moderated by Lauryn Oates, Executive Director of Right to Learn Afghanistan.
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Sima Samar is a globally renowned women’s and human rights activist and doctor from Afghanistan. She established the Shuhada Organization that operated more than one hundred schools and dozens of hospitals and clinics in the country. Samar served as Minister of Women’s Affairs of Afghanistan and as Chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. She was also formerly a member of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement.
Sally Armstrong is an award-winning author, journalist, and human rights activist. She has covered stories in conflict zones from Bosnia and Somalia to Rwanda, Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, Jordan, and Israel. She is a four-time winner of the Amnesty International Canada media award, the recipient of eleven honorary doctorate degrees, and an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Lauryn Oates has worked with a variety of development organizations, multilateral agencies and governments designing, planning, evaluating or implementing programming in education and in gender equality, particularly in war-affected countries. She is currently the executive director of Right to Learn Afghanistan.
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