The Shield

Shan Sherwan, former member of the Iraqi Young Leader project, started an initiative through the International Rescue Committee called Educate to Empower. The program is used to teach Iraqi women skills such as sewing, jewelry making, and English.

‘She has become such a force in this world’

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor November 7, 2017

Sherwan’s passion for women’s rights began when she was 14. She realized her brother could do things that were unacceptable for her to do as a girl. Sherwan couldn’t understand why the rules...

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