Zainab Salbi, Founder Of 'Women For Women International'

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September 14, 2011

Jessica Harris speaks to Zainab Salbi, founder of "Women For Women International." Salbi grew up in Iraq with close ties to Saddam Hussein. Her understanding of women in extremely harsh conditions eventually led her to start Women for Women International, an organization that provides support to women in war zones worldwide. Harris also speaks with Bikram Choudhury, the founder of Bikram Yoga, a series of 26 yoga postures practiced in a room that's roughly 100 degrees.

 

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