Manal Omar - Author & Activist 

Currently with USIP as Director of Iraq and Iran program, Manal has  over fifteen years working in the field of women's rights, peacebuilding, humanitarian aid, and development.  Manal Omar is dedicated to creating a safe space for dialogue on current events in the Muslim and Arab world on identity, civil society, and women's rights.  She has developed a wide range of experience in several organizations, ranging from multilateral (UN and World Bank) to international non governmental organizations (Oxfam-GB and Women for Women International).   She was named among Top 500 World’s Most Influential Arabs by Arabia Business Power in 2011, and among the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World by  Georgetown University and The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in 2009. 

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Giving both an insider's and an outsider's view of the unfolding drama of Iraq, the memoir should prove worthwhile reading for anyone who has a keen interest in developments in the Middle East. (Lois Henderson Book Pleasures )

Omar: 'Barefoot in Baghdad'
Aug. 19, 2010: As Morning Joe's summer book series continues, Manal Omar tells the Morning Joe team about "Barefoot in Baghdad," her memoir about her experiences as an American aid worker in Iraq.

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