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Sultan and her closest relatives no longer live in Iraq; she left a few years ago to pursue a law
degree at the University of Glasgow. However, with a stronger internet connection and close ties to
the group of almost 50 orchestra members, she has kept the group growing from afar as its artistic
director. She hopes one day to return, saying that it will take youth involvement to bring Iraq to its
full potential.
Sultan is visiting the United States to receive the 2015 Visionary of the Year Award from the
Euphrates Institute, an NGO with two chapters in the St. Louis region dedicated to promoting peace
in the Middle East. Shes making a stop in the area for two speaking engagements tied to her award,
at Principia College, in Elsah, Illinois, and Principia Upper School, in St. Louis.
What the western world gets in the media is war and conflict, but at the same time there are
younger generations in the country who want to grow out of that image, said Sultan. People are
finding something to be proud of, of an Iraqi, regardless of who they are or where they come from.
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"Uniting Iraq's Youth through Music"
Thursday, September 24 at4:30 p.m.
Wanamaker Hall, Principia College, Maybeck Place, Elsah, Illinois
"Prepare for Peace"
Friday, September 25 at 8:00 p.m.
The Principia School's Ridgeway Auditorium, 13201 Clayton Road in Town and Country
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