She is an award-winning author of five novels and a journalist who was based in the Middle East, Africa and Russia. She founded two nonprofits, the Afghan Women’s Writing Project and the Camel Book Drive. Previously, she was Vice President of Communications for Concern Worldwide and Director of Communications and Public Diplomacy for the U.S. Embassy in Kabul Afghanistan. She has been awarded literary fellowships at Yaddo, MacDowell, Dora Maar Brown Foundation Fellows Program, and others.
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Mar 20 2024 Grantee Impact Story Women Expanding the Boundaries of Wastewater Monitoring Hear the voices of four women leading global breakthroughs in wastewater surveillance--bringing equity to infectious disease monitoring and spotting outbreaks early.