Lady Jamileh Kharrazi, a London-based Artist, Philanthropist and Women Rights Activist, Attends Washington, D.C. Event to Raise Awareness and Support the American University of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lady Jamileh Kharrazi, a Prominent Benefactor of the American University of Afghanistan ("AUAF") and Senior Executive of the Phoolan Devi film, will be available for interviews in Washington, D.C. She is scheduled to attend the fundraising event hosted by the Friends of the American University of Afghanistan on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Four Seasons Hotel. AUAF is Afghanistan's first fully accredited coed (men and women) private university providing high-quality education to the Nation's future leaders.
While philanthropy is her calling, the arts are her passion: "Art has no borders, building cultural understanding is a crucial pathway to peace." As a celebrated architect, ballerina, classical singer, producer, choreographer and costume designer, Jamil Kharrazi has traveled the world connecting Eastern and Western cultures through art and music. Her most recent project is a documentary film about Phoolan Devi, the Indian Bandit Queen who became a Member of the Parliament and was celebrated for overcoming adversity and gang rape. "Phoolan Devi was not just a woman, she was a legend, she was dynamic - an inspiration for today's women to know their humanistic rights, an empowering force to stand against abuse and injustice," Lady Kharrazi said in an interview with Shushma Datt - Women in Focus.
Lady Jamileh Kharrazi believes that education is critical to ending human rights abuses, and that greater educational opportunities for women and disadvantaged individuals will lead to a more peaceful and prosperous future. She strives to ensure that many across the world have access to higher education. Lady Kharrazi currently sits on the Harvard Dean's Council for the Department of Government, the National University of Singapore International Council, the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Dean's International Council, and the Buck Institute Advisory Council.
What: Interview Opportunity with Lady Jamileh Kharrazi
When: May 15-16, 2018 (Please call for an appointment)
Where: Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles
SOURCE Lady Jamileh Kharrazi
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