Dr. Ghafouri helped survivors of an ISIS genocide and reunited formerly enslaved women with children taken from them. She died of Covid-19.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Hans Küng, Catholic Theologian Critical of the Church, Dies at 93
A prolific writer and a prominent speaker, he promoted dialogue among religions and challenged Vatican doctrine on many fronts, provoking its censure.
Kristofer Schipper, Influential China Scholar, Dies at 86
A native of Holland, he helped change the understanding of Chinese religion and became a Taoist priest in the process.
Kristofer Schipper, Influential China Scholar, Dies at 86
A native of Holland, he helped change the understanding of Chinese religion and became a Taoist priest in the process.
Sarah Onyango Obama, Ex-President’s Stepgrandmother, Dies at 99
Known widely among Kenyans as Mama Sarah, Ms. Obama was seen as the matriarch of Barack Obama’s extended family in Africa.
Glynn S. Lunney Dies at 84; Oversaw NASA Flights From Mission Control
He was hailed for leading the rescue of Apollo 13 astronauts when their spacecraft was rocked by an explosion en route to the moon, and for helping guide them home.
Bretton Sciaroni, Influential American in Cambodia, Dies at 69
After losing his White House job because of his role in the Iran-contra scandal, he reinvented himself as a business broker and government adviser in Phnom Penh.
Janice McLaughlin, Nun Who Exposed Abuse in Africa, Dies at 79
In a life dedicated to social justice, she was jailed in Rhodesia but later returned to a liberated Zimbabwe to help build its school system.
Nawal El Saadawi, Advocate for Women in the Arab World, Dies at 89
An author, physician and champion of equal rights, she was jailed by Anwar Sadat for her activism against the Egyptian government.
Cepillín, a Clown Beloved Across Latin America, Is Dead at 75
Over a half-century, he hosted television shows, sold millions of albums and toured the Americas.