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Tahirih Celebrates Decade of Service at Annual Benefit
December 6th, 2007Tahirih’s 10th Anniversary Fundraising Benefit was a moving celebration of 10 years of service dedicated to courageous women and girls seeking justice from gender-based violence.
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Two Troublesome Court Decisions Limit FGM as Grounds for Refugee Status
September 5th, 2007The highest immigration appellate court, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), issued two precedent-setting decisions that advocates fear will limit the ability of a woman to receive refugee status because of female genital cutting.
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Tahirih Launches Pro Bono Medical Network
August 30th, 2007MedStar to Serve 100 Tahirih Clients Per Year You suffer abuse in your home country. You flee. Your life is in danger so you leave in a hurry. Your first […]
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The Challenges of “Proving” Yourself in America
August 30th, 2007Open the wallet of the average American woman and you will find at least six forms of identification—a driver’s license, credit and insurance cards, various memberships—each of which has an extensive history behind it establishing her identity and eligibility for certain privileges. The average woman who seeks Tahirih’s help, however, comes to us with little more than her name and her story.
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Tahirih Wins Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
June 20th, 2007The Center for Nonprofit Advancement recognized Tahirih as the winner of the prestigious Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management.
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Tahirih Founder Receives Award for Outstanding Advocacy
May 17th, 2007Layli Miller-Muro, Tahirih’s Founder and Executive Director, was awarded the Peter Cicchino Award for Outstanding Advocacy in the Public Interest for her efforts to advocate on behalf of immigrant women and girls fleeing gender-based violence.
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Tahirih Fights to Preserve Access to Police Protection and Lifesaving Services in Virginia
May 14th, 2007A rising anti-immigrant backlash, fueled by widespread frustration with congressional inaction on comprehensive immigration reform, could lead to increased efforts to promote local enforcement of immigration laws in the 2007 […]