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Article: Feminists Brave Blizzard to Attend Conference on Arab American Women
- Article from:
- The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
- Article date:
- March 1, 1996
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Feminists Brave Blizzard to Attend Conference on Arab American Women
By Katherine M. Metres
Mother Nature's powerful display seemed an appropriate backdrop for a feminist conference. On Jan. 12 and 13, just as a second wave of Blizzard '96 hit, the elite of New York City's Arab-American community met at the Inter-Continental Hotel to discuss the "Empowerment of Women for the Year 2000: Women in Leadership Roles in the United States and the Arab World."
The third annual conference was sponsored by the Institute of Arab-American Women, Inc. (For Research & Development), Arab Women and the World magazine, and the National Organization of Arab-American Women, Inc. Conference participants ...