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Tahirih Welcomes Five Distinguished Members to Largest-Ever Board of Directors
Tahirih is proud to welcome five distinguished members from prominent organizations and corporations to our Board of Directors.
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Al Jazeera Features Tahirih in Series on Forced Marriage in the United States
Tahirih is featured this week in a four-part Al Jazeera America series on forced marriage in the United States.
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UN Association Honors Tahirih’s Miller-Muro for Work in Human Rights
Miller-Muro described as tireless advocate for immigrant women’s rights.
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Founder of Tahirih to Receive Human Rights Award
Layli Miller-Muro, who founded Tahirih in 1997, will be honored as part of UNA-NCA’s annual Human Rights Awards Reception.
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Immigrants Live in ‘Double Shadow’ of Domestic Violence
Deysi Gonzalez’s diary begins with this sentence: “On July 3, 2002, I met the man I thought would be the love of my life.” Instead, she continues in neat Spanish script, the handsome acquaintance who courted her in Guatemala turned into a possessive bully who stalked and beat her.
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PRESS STATEMENT: Tahirih Houston Commends Launch of Anti-Human Trafficking Police Unit
Tahirih Houston commends city officials for launching a special police unit dedicated solely to the investigation and eradication of human trafficking in Houston.
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Tahirih Convenes Congressional Briefing to Urge Survivor-Inspired Immigration Reform
Imagine jumping out of a plane without a parachute. That’s exactly what Tahirih’s Public Policy Director Jeanne Smoot asked an audience to imagine this week at a Congressional briefing convened to urge survivor-inspired immigration reform.
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Akin Gump Wins MarCom Award for Tahirih Brochure
A leading international law firm in Tahirih’s pro bono network received a prestigious design award this month for a marketing brochure it created to help Tahirih convey our mission to […]
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Tahirih’s Founder Delves Into Equality, Cultural Relativism, and Violence Against Women with Carnegie Council
Society is in a stage of adolescence, and equality between women and men is a necessary condition for growth, Tahirih Founder and Executive Director Layli Miller-Muro told an audience Oct. 15 at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.
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Celebrating Four Years of Impact in Greater Houston
More than 275 guests recently gathered at the Houstonian Hotel to celebrate Tahirih’s impact in Greater Houston. Honorees included Michele “Mitch” Gibbons, an attorney with Jones Day and a dedicated Tahirih volunteer. Gibbons received Tahirih’s 2013 Advocacy Award at the Houston Gala. Photo courtesy of Nicolai McCrary