Saved by Her Enemy: An Iraqi Woman's Journey from the Heart of War to the Heartland of America

An Iraqi woman, threatened by insurgents for working as a translator for NBC, comes to rely on her former enemies, Americans, for refuge and new life

Don Teague is currently a correspondent for Early Show and CBS Evening News.? Prior to that, he?served NBC News as a correspondent?for NBC News as a correspondent?and has covered a wide range of stories, from Hurricanes along the Gulf coast, to wildfires in Southern California, riots across France, and the war in Iraq.?Teague won an Emmy Award for his reporting from New Orleans in the chaotic aftermath of hurricane Katrina.?His contributions to NBC’s Katrina coverage also earned the prestigious Peabody and Edward R. Murrow awards. Teague has received other awards, including several national Emmy nominations, three Edward R. Murrow awards, two National Headliner awards, two regional Emmys, seventeen regional Emmy nominations, and several Associated Press Broadcasters awards.

Rafraf Barrak was born into a Shiite Muslim family in Baghdad, Iraq. As a student at Baghdad University, she had pursued a degree in English Literature until the University was closed due to war. Her knowledge of the city of Baghdad and her skills in English won her a job as a translator for NBC war correspondents. She is now a student in the United States and lives with the Teague family in Texas.