The Elliott Bay Book Company

Co-presented with the ARAB CENTER OF WASHINGTON. Jordanian journalist and feminist human rights activist Rana Husseini, whose courageous work documenting violence against women (including brutal crimes in the name of family honor) has earned accolades around the world, including a medal from MD King Abdullah II. She has also served as regional coordinator for the United Nations' Development Fund for Women's campaign to eliminate violence against women in five Arab countries. This evening she talks about grassroots and national campaigns to end this violence, and the women who continue to be killed by it, subjects addressed with urgency in her book, Murder in the Name of Honor: The True Story of One Woman's Heroic Fight Against an Unbelievable Crime (One World). "Disturbing, informative and readable ... Remarkable insight into a horrifying crime and a call to action for everyone who cares about human rights." - Kerry Kennedy.