Soraya Fallah

Bio:

Soraya Fallah is a lifelong women and human rights advocate and researcher.

Some of the highlights of her activism are being member of Coordinating Committee and delegate for Middle Eastern Conference 2013, having organized and chaired the first international conference for women in post-Saddam Iraq. She also represented the first Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish women’s caucus in the United...
Soraya Fallah is a lifelong women and human rights advocate and researcher.

Some of the highlights of her activism are being member of Coordinating Committee and delegate for Middle Eastern Conference 2013, having organized and chaired the first international conference for women in post-Saddam Iraq. She also represented the first Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish women’s caucus in the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women in 2008.

Her articles in English, Farsi, and Kurdish are regularly published in several international media outlets and magazines. She is a regular commentator on radio broadcasts such as Voice of America, KPFK 92.7, COOP 102.7 FM, VOKRadio,Radio Payam,Radio Neda,KIRN 670Am,and Radio Zamaneh. She also participated in TV shows such as Didar, NITV,Andisheh(poyesh) to broadcast about culture, human rights and women’s right.

Soraya serves the Los Angeles community by helping elderly immigrates by providing them with mental health and community resources. She provides this very volatile population with the respect and compassion they deserve. She is patiently and passionately works to get their needs met. Her fluency in three languages, Kurdish ,English, and Farsi oral and written, and familiarity with several other languages including Danish and Russian, Arabic and Azari helped her to better serve the community for translation and social consultation.

Soraya has a graduate degree in the field of International Relations and Law .She works full-time as a supervisor and Social Worker. She is a loving wife and mother of two children who are in college and always support her causes.

Soraya has co-founded several non-governmental organizations and holds an advisory and board positions in several other NGOs that are raising public awareness on the abuses of human rights and women’s rights in Iran such as Women Lead Life as a president, Society for Human Rights in Iran-SC as a secretary, Supporters of Mourning Mothers(Mothers of Laleh),and One Million Signature Campaign for gender equality in Iran, she was presenting campaign in the UN Commission on Status of Women for first time on 2007 to catch attention of women around the world to the brutal law in Iran against women . She is currently the acting president of Kurdish Community of Southern California aiming to connect Kurds in US to keep their cultural and identity and language .Soraya also works with leaders of “Azarmehr Org” a non profit organization that works for advancement and empowerment of Kurdish women, Kurdish women tribune and “Jnani Rojhelat”. She works extensively with Amnesty International, The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), UNAUSA as the Vice president programming of San Fernando Valley UNA-USA , and other advocacy groups. Soraya is VP of US Committee For UNWomen Greater LA chapter, newly established organization with mission of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.

She has often been a leader in the community and has helped pave the way for other women to follow their passions. In 2011 she broke cumbersome traditions by becoming the first MS. Kurdistan during the Miss Exoti-Lady Pageants.

Soraya participated in many project as a Subject Matter Expert to research on Iran, editing books and creating educational website. Her last project was with Nazanin Afshinjam former Canadian beauty pageant and human rights activist, the book is to raise awareness about human rights abuse in Iran and against child execution.

Soraya also helped in a project called” Education under Fire” where the Angels of Iran’s team produced a short film on her story and was released on March 2012

Soraya is recipient of some awards from different organizations. Recently (on April 2012 )she received “ Leadership and Human Rights award “ in The 4th Annual Sheriff’s Show, Honoring Men & Women in Uniform, Community & Business Leaders.She is recipient of the IWSF 2012 “Hammed Shahidian Critical Feminist Award” for her analysis of Kurdish Women’s Situation in Iran. She also is recipient of the United Nation Association of USA’s Global Citizen in 2012.
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