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Hopeful Signs in the Chicago Summit Declaration on Afghanistan
Today, NATO members released the Chicago Summit Declaration on Afghanistan providing hope for the women of Afghanistan. The statement in paragraph five reinforces the equality of men and women: “The...
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Lifelong Memories from Kabwe
Today, Mrs. Bush visited the college of education where she met with students training to be teachers and their professors. Several of the students shared the challenges they have faced, including the...
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Expanding Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon
President and Mrs. Bush spent America’s Independence Day in Lusaka, Zambia. This trip to Africa has been a labor of love, as President Bush said today, and it is born out of a commitment to save...
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Public Execution Is Another Warning Sign for Afghan Women and the World
This report from Afghanistan about the public execution of a woman by a Taliban member is horrifying, and a reminder of what is at stake for Afghan women. With the approaching withdrawal of troops in...
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A Spotlight on the Women’s Initiative Fellows, Part One: Azza, Laila and Reham
Building upon the leadership training they received during the U.S. portion of the Women’s Initiative Fellowship Program, the Women’s Initiative Fellows are contributing to the development and...
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Setbacks Don’t Mean an End to Progress
“Half a democracy is not a democracy,” Kuwaiti pioneer Rola Dashti said to Mrs. Bush (and the world) in summing up why she was pressing for women’s suffrage in her country. And in 2005, Kuwaiti women...
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Mrs. Bush’s Remarks on Women’s Leadership Roles in Saving Lives
Mrs. Bush traveled to Washington D.C. this week to visit the AIDS Memorial Quilt and deliver remarks at the nineteenth International AIDS Conference. While visiting the Quilt, Mrs. Bush remarked about...
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An Olympic Moment for Middle Eastern Women
Yesterday, an alumnus from my alma mater, Pepperdine University, crossed the finish line in London and walked onto the pages of history books. Not because she won a gold medal, or because she broke a...
View ArticleRadio Address by Mrs. Laura W. Bush, Crawford, TX, November 17, 2001
Good morning. I’m Laura Bush, and I’m delivering this week’s radio address to kick off a world-wide effort to focus on the brutality against women and children by the al-Qaida terrorist network and the...
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The George W. Bush Presidential Center Stands Up for Girls
This blog originally appeared on LitWorld.com’s Stand Up For Girls Blog on the First International Day Of The Girl. Women and girls are critical to peace and prosperity. Countries that promote girls’...
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WIFP In the News
Women’s Initiative Fellowship Program Fellow Sara Galal was recently mentioned in a series of articles on emerging women entrepreneurs in the Middle East: ”New mother from Alexandria, Sara Galal,...
View ArticleMrs. Bush Speaks Out On Women’s Rights In Afghanistan On Fox News
Mrs. Laura Bush, who wrote an op-ed about Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl attacked for wanting to go to school, two weeks ago in the Washington Post, told Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly...
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It’s Election Day In America
It’s Election Day in America. Without doubt, citizens of battleground states are eager for this day to be over so that they can return to some semblance of normalcy – sans political attack ads and...
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ICYMI: Afghan Women Fear Rights Will Erode as U.S. Leaves
Yesterday’s article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, Afghan Women Fear Rights Will Erode as U.S. Leaves, highlights the tenuous situation women and girls in Afghanistan find themselves....
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Seeking Equal Rights in the Arab World
This article originally published in the Orange County Register. The Taliban’s recent shooting of a 15-year-old Pakistani girl for speaking out in favor of women’s education is a stark reminder of the...
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The Mentorship Walk
This guest blog was written by Amany Eid, a 2012 Fellow from the Women’s Initiative Fellowship Program. I returned to Cairo after the completion of the first part of the Women’s Initiative Fellowship...
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Egypt’s Misogynistic Democracy
This article originally published in the New York Daily News on December 2, 2012. Friday, Egypt’s constitutional assembly approved a new draft constitution after a marathon all-night session. President...
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WIFP Fellow Is The Entrepreneur of the Week
Women’s Initiative Fellowship Program (WIFP) Fellow Sara Galal was featured with her husband as “Entrepreneur of the Week” by Wamda TV, which strives to inspire, empower and connect entrepreneurs....
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Thanksgiving in Cairo
This guest blog was written by WIFP mentor Lindi Harvey. The Thanksgiving holiday is a sacred American tradition to celebrate the gift of family and friends. This year on Thanksgiving I enjoyed lamb...
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The Second Anniversary of Egypt’s Revolution
Today marks the second anniversary of Egypt’s historic revolution. The heady days of the Jan. 25 Revolution in Tahrir Square have given way to the challenges of establishing a democracy. As so many...
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