Five years ago, Dianne Reed. FAWCO member and former president of American Women of the Eastern Province (AWEP), barely survived a militant attack on her compound in Saudi Arabia in which 22 others died. She is featured in an article describing a dramatic journey from a terrifying ordeal to the finishing touches on a book about it all.
author: Helena Frith Powell meets the American who moved back to the Middle East to prove that peace can win over violence.
Please see link to the article on The National's website
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090606/Magazine/706059928
Photograph: Delores Johnson / The National
