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IMAGE CAPTION:Sarah Idan, who represented Iraq at the “Miss Universe 2017” pageant, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Dec. 8, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Former ‘Miss Iraq’ Sarah Idan to vie for Adam Schiff’s congressional seat

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First, she represented Iraq in the “Miss Universe” competition. Then she fled her country after posing for a selfie in 2017 with “Miss Israel.” Now, Sarah Idan is running for California’s 30th congressional district—the...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks at an event highlighting the need to recognize Jewish refugees from the Middle East at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, Dec. 4, 2019. Credit: Israeli Mission to the United Nations.

Spurring international action to remember the ‘forgotten’ Mideast Jewish refugees

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Former Miss Iraq Sarah Idan spoke at the United Nations headquarters on Wednesday about Jewish refugees from the Middle East being largely forgotten, and that there needs to be more awareness of their plight. “It’s about time....
Former Miss Iraq Sarah Idan speaks at the 2018 American Jewish Committee Global Forum. Credit: American Jewish Committee.

Miss Iraq to receive Ambassador for Peace award in Geneva for promoting tolerance

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Geneva-based non-governmental organization United Nations Watch has announced that Sarah Idan, who as Miss Iraq in 2017 faced death threats for posting a photo of herself with Miss Israel, will receive the Swiss organization’s Ambassador...