|
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
"Afghanistan's Struggle for Governance: Why Afghans Are Losing Faith in the Post-Taliban Government"
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Noon
Mershon Center for International Security Studies
1501 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43201
To reserve your spot for this event, please respond to Ann Powers at powers.108 by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2008.
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is the bureau chief for NPR's bureau in Afghanistan. She covers stories that give listeners a better sense of life inside Afghanistan, from the increase in suicides among women in a tribal society that sees them as second class citizens, to the growing interference of Iran and Pakistan in Afghan affairs and the impact of Western policies in the region. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning programs including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.
Nelson came to NPR in 2006, after spending more than two decades as a newspaper reporter. She served as Knight Ridder's Middle East Bureau Chief from 2002 to 2005 and spent many months in Iraq. Prior to that, she was a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, and was sent on extended assignment in Iran and Afghanistan following Sept. 11.
More recently, Nelson worked with the Orange County Register covering Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Nelson also spent three years as an editor and reporter for Newsday and was part of the team that won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for covering the crash of TWA flight 800.
|
  |
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
National Public Radio Bureau Chief for Afghanistan
|
