Yesterday I attended a lunch at the Asia Society which featured Afghanistan’s Minister for Women’s Affairs, Masouda Jalal, as the keynote speaker. After Ms. Jalal’s very interesting lecture there was a panel discussion featuring PARWAZ Microfinance Institution Managing Director Katrin Fakiri and Arzu Rugs’ Founder, President, and Chairman (as well as “chief bottle washer”) Connie K. Duckworth. The panel discussion was moderated by Marieke Wierda, Senior Associate of the Internation Center for Transitional Justice.