Our women on the ground : essays by Arab women reporting from the Arab world / edited by Zahra Hankir ; foreword by Christiane Amanpour.
Hankir, Zahra, editor.; Amanpour, Christiane, writer of foreword.; Al-Ghoul, Asmaa, 1982- author.; Karam, Zeina, author.; Khalaf, Roula, author.; Malas, Nour, author.; Saad, Hwaida, author.; Al-Sharif, Amira, author.; Shibani, Heba, author.; Sinjab, Lina, author.; Yazbeck, Natacha, author.; Abu-Nasr, Donna, author.; Alami, Adida, author.; Allam, Hannah, author.; Arraf, Jane, author.; Attalah, Lina, author.; Bakri, Nada, author.; Elnoor, Shamael, author.; Erhaim, Zaina, author.; Hassan, Hindi, author.; Helal, Eman, author.
2019
P94.5.W652 A737 2019 (Mapit)
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Title Our women on the ground : essays by Arab women reporting from the Arab world / edited by Zahra Hankir ; foreword by Christiane Amanpour.
ISBN 9780143133414 (paperback)
0143133411 (paperback)
9780525505204 (electronic book)
Published New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2019]
Language English
Description xxiv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Call Number P94.5.W652 A737 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification 070.4082
Summary 19 Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. International media coverage of the Arab world and its many complex, interconnected conflicts is dominated by the work of Western correspondents, many of whom are white and male--meaning we see only one side of the story. But a growing number of intrepid Arab women, whose access to and understanding of their subjects are vastly different than their Western counterparts, are working tirelessly to shape more nuanced narratives about their homelands through their work as reporters and photojournalists. Their voices have rarely been heard on the international stage--until now. In Our Women on the Ground, nineteen of these women tell us, in their own words, about what it's like to report on conflicts that are (quite literally) close to home. From sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo to the impossibility of traveling without a male relative in Yemen, their challenges are unique--as are their advantages, such as being able to speak candidly with other women or gain entry to places that an outsider would never be able to access. Their daring, shocking, and heartfelt stories, told here for the first time, shatter stereotypes about Arab women and provide an urgently needed perspective on a part of the world that is often misunderstood.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author Hankir, Zahra, editor.
Amanpour, Christiane, writer of foreword.
Al-Ghoul, Asmaa, 1982- author.
Karam, Zeina, author.
Khalaf, Roula, author.
Malas, Nour, author.
Saad, Hwaida, author.
Al-Sharif, Amira, author.
Shibani, Heba, author.
Sinjab, Lina, author.
Yazbeck, Natacha, author.
Abu-Nasr, Donna, author.
Alami, Adida, author.
Allam, Hannah, author.
Arraf, Jane, author.
Attalah, Lina, author.
Bakri, Nada, author.
Elnoor, Shamael, author.
Erhaim, Zaina, author.
Hassan, Hindi, author.
Helal, Eman, author.
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Foreword / by Christiane Amanpour
Introduction : Sahafiya / by Zahra Hankir
Remembrances
The woman question / by Hannah Allam
Love and loss in a time of revolution / by Nada Bakri
What normal? / by Hwaida Saad
On a belated encounter with gender / by Lina Attalah
Crossfire
Maps of Iraq / by Jane Arraf
Hull & Hawija / by Hind Hassan
Spin / by Natacha Yazbeck
Bint el-Balad / by Nour Malas
Resilience
Just stop / by Eman Helal
Three Girls from Morocco / by Aida Alami
Words, not weapons / by Shamael Elnoor
Yemeni women with fighting spirits / by Amira al-Sharif
Exile
Between the explosions / by Asmaa al-Ghoul
Fight or flight / by Heba Shibani
Breathing fear / by Lina Sinjab
Hurma / by Zaina Erhaim
Transition
Syria undone / by Zeina Karam
An orange bra in Riyadh / by Donna Abu-Nasr
Dying breed / by Roula Khalaf.

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