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\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u00a02018 BIBA\u2122 Winner! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Breaking Vases powerfully and vividly captures the rich heritage of one woman\u2019s Middle East, along with its brutal realities, which followed Dima Ghawi from her native Jordan to her adopted country, the United States.<\/p>\n

Brought up in a small, conservative Christian community in Amman, Dima learned to be quiet and subservient to her elders and to men. When she was just five, Dima\u2019s beloved grandmother warned that a woman\u2019s greatest responsibility was to preserve her image\u2014one as fragile as a glass vase\u2014and the honor of her family\u2019s reputation. Anything less was shameful. Yet her grandmother also planted a seed: the simple hope that Dima could graduate from college and become the first formally educated woman in her family.<\/p>\n

At nineteen, hoping to free herself from cultural constraints and her father\u2019s turbulent temper, she accepted a traditional marriage proposal from an older, affluent, and seemingly Western-minded jeweler. Newly married and in a state of na\u00efve love, she happily uprooted her life in Amman and moved with him to California. But San Diego\u2019s \u201cLittle Middle East\u201d was not her American dream. She soon realized that her husband was more traditional and controlling than she had imagined.<\/p>\n

Changing her circumstances would be dangerous and require courage Dima had never known before. Nevertheless, she was determined to transform her destiny, even if it meant standing alone and facing life-threatening consequences. Her memoir captures the terrors and joys of escaping confinements, crossing continents, and daring to discover and create a bold identity and life purpose.<\/p>\n

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Dima Ghawi<\/p><\/div>\n

Dima\u00a0Ghawi<\/h3>\n

Author | Keynote Speaker | Leadership Coach<\/p>\n

Dima Ghawi is Middle-Eastern in her genes and a global citizen in her spirit. She connects with her audience by sharing inspiring, emotion-filled stories and deep, relatable messages that draw from her global leadership experience. Through her keynotes, she motivates audience members to dare to thrive personally and professionally by taking courageous, life-changing actions unburdened by fear. Ultimately, Dima empowers each individual to break free of their limitations and rise to their highest potential.<\/span><\/p>\n

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