January 15, 2013 | Department News
Global health graduate Zied Mhirsi of Tunisia, will be one of the young leaders featured in a new English series documentary on Al Jazeera called Tutu's Children. Four special documentaries will follow the exploits of participants in the leadership program Desmond Tutu leads in an attempt to build a new network of African leaders, who are together committed to tackling their countries’ most stubborn problems.Mhirsi, a doctor, who received his MPH degree from UW, returned to Tunisia after graduation and founded a radio show called Tunisia Live that played a pivotal role in the country's Arab Spring revolution.