Entries for July 1999

In more than 30 years as a reporter, columnist and editorial writer for the St. Petersburg Times (Florida), Peggy Peterman fought the twin battles of racism and sexism in the newsroom while consistently setting high standards for herself and serving as a role model for others.

Sharifa Akhlas was born and educated in Afghanistan, but now works in exile as a radio and television producer and reporter for the Afghan Media Resource Center (AMRC) based in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Kim Bolan has been a reporter for The Vancouver Sun since 1984. In the past 15 years, she has covered wars in El Salvador, Guatemala and Afghanistan, but Bolan is best known for her coverage of the Sikh community in Vancouver, Canada.

Aferdita Kelmendi began her career working for Radio Pristina, a station controlled by the Yugoslav government. But when communism fell and gave way to civil war in the former Yugoslavia, she saw a need to educate youth in non-violence.