Born and raised in Tunisia, Monia Mazigh immigrated to Canada in 1991. She was catapulted from her quiet life onto the public stage in 2002 when her husband, Maher Arar, was deported to Syria where he was tortured and held without charge. She campaigned tirelessly and successfully for his release, eventually obtaining an apology from the Canadian government for its complicity in Arar's imprisonment. She documented that struggle in her memoir, Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar, and has gone on to become a human rights advocate and a novelist.
=0D=0A=Monia Mazigh is a warm and accomplished speaker and this event, part of VIU's Women in March celebrations for International Women's Day, is not to be missed!
=0D=0A=Come early, at 4:15-4:00 pm, for a pre-talk "meet and greet" with refreshments in 355 211 (just across the hall).
=0D=0A=Please note, there is another separately-listed event with Monia Mazigh at VIU earlier in the day. Both events are supported by VIUFA Professional Development and Status of Women funds, by VIU's faculties of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and International Education, by VIU’s Worldbridger, and by House of Anansi Press.
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