A Conversation with Dr. Nesreen Barwari: Former Minister of Municipalities and Public Works in the Government of Iraq
Hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) & the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Event Details
April 21, 2026 10:30am – 11:30am EDT
Mortara Center for International Studies
RSVP (opens in new tab)A Conversation with Dr. Nesreen Barwari: Former Minister of Municipalities and Public Works in the Government of Iraq
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) hosted Dr. Nesreen Barwari, Former Minister of Municipalities and Public Works in the Government of Iraq, for a discussion about her recently published memoir, In the Land of a Thousand Springs, and her career. Students and members of the Georgetown community will hear directly from Dr. Nesreen Barwari on her over 30 years of experience across humanitarian, public, and academic sectors, where she devoted her career to promoting conflict management, good governance, and community development in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
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Dr. Nesreen Barwari
Former Minister of Municipalities and Public Works in the Government of Iraq
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