Dahlia Wasfi

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Dahlia S. Wasfi is an Iraqi American activist who has spoken out against the war in Iraq and other US Military activity.

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[edit] Personal life

Born in 1971 to a Jewish mother, and an Iraqi father,[1] Wasfi spent her early childhood in Iraq, which was then under Saddam Hussein. In 1977, she returned with her family to the United States. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1993 with a B.A. in biology, and from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1997.[2]

[edit] Activist

Wasfi was recently in Iraq for a three-month visit.[3] She returned to the U.S. in March 2006, and based on her experiences, she has spoken out to end the occupation.[4]

In 2006, she spoke to a congressional forum on Iraq.

“ I speak to you today on behalf of relatives on my mother’s side — Ashkenazi Jews who fled their homeland of Austria during Hitler’s Anschluss. It is for them that we say 'Never again.' I speak to you today on behalf of relatives on my father’s side, who are not living, but dying, under the occupation of this administration’s deadly foray in Iraq. From the lack of security to the lack of basic supplies to the lack of electricity to the lack of potable water to the lack of jobs to the lack of reconstruction to the lack of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, they are much worse off now than before we invaded. 'Never again' should apply to them, too.[4] ”

Wasfi has called for ending the occupation of Iraq, as well as pulling troops from countries such as Haiti and Afghanistan.[5]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Mia Culpa: Dr. Dahlia Wasfi speaks at Iraq forum
  2. ^ Dahlia Wasfi, MD, Global Exchange speaker
  3. ^ Wasmi, Dahlia. "For Now, They Struggle", Swarthmore College Bulletin, June 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-24. 
  4. ^ a b Dr. Dahlia Wasfi speaks at Iraq forum. Congressional Forum testimony (April 27, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  5. ^ Wasfi, Dahlia. "Bring US Troops Home Now", speech, Colorado Committees for Justice and Peace, 2004-12-04. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.