Elmaz AbinaderElmaz Abinader is author of a memoir, The Children of the Roojme: A Family's Journey from Lebanon, a poetry collection, In the Country of My Dreams. She has written and performed several one-women plays: Country of Origin, em>Ramadan Moon, 32 Mohammeds, Voices from the Siege and The Torture Quartet. Winner of a Goldies in Literature, a PEN/Josephine Miles Award, Elmaz has been a Fulbright Scholar and the winner of the Oregon Drammies for Country of Origin. She teaches at Mills College in Oakland, and is co- founder of VONA/Voices. Read More Read Less