PR Unmasked

A Conversation with Sara Minkara – Faith, Disability and Foreign Policy


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This is the third episode of the 3rd Season of PR Unmasked. In this episode, hosted by Unitas Communications, Muddassar Ahmed sits down in conversation with the current U.S. Department of State Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, Sara Minkara.

In this episode, Sara lets us in on her life story as a Muslim woman with a disability, her journey into politics, diplomacy and foreign policy, her proudest achievements and what she wants her legacy to be.

Other topics Sara talks about are the relation between her faith and her disability, how she became interested and involved in activism and diplomacy, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and her developing of the In The Dark Methodology.

Sara Minkara is a Lebanese-American inclusion and disability expert and a disability rights advocate who serves as the United States Special Advisor on International Disability Rights in the U.S. Department of State. She is the founder of non-profit organization Empowerment Through Integration (ETI) and Sara Minkara LLC. ETI works with blind children, including refugees in Lebanon to help them build independence and learn life skills.

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