num_pages: 288
description: Nineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what its like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection with a foreword by CNN chief international correspondent Christiane AmanpourA stirring provocative and well-made new anthology . . . that rewrites the hoary rules of the foreign correspondent playbook deactivating the old clichs. Dwight Garner The New York TimesA growing number of intrepid Arab and Middle Eastern sahafiyat female journalistsare working tirelessly to shape nuanced narratives about their changing homelands often risking their lives on the front lines of war. From sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo to the difficulty of traveling without a male relative in Yemen their challenges are uniqueas are their advantages such as being able to speak candidly with other women at a Syrian medical clinic or with men on Whatsapp who will go on to become ISIS fighters rebels or pro-regime soldiers. In Our Women on the Ground  nineteen of these women tell us in their own words about what its like to report on conflicts that (quite literally) hit close to home. Their daring and heartfelt stories told here for the first time shatter stereotypes about the regions women and provide an urgently needed perspective on a part of the world that is frequently misunderstood.INCLUDING ESSAYS Donna Abu-Nasr Aida Alami Hannah Allam Jane Arraf Lina Attalah Nada Bakri Shamael Elnoor Zaina Erhaim Asmaa al-Ghoul Hind Hassan Eman Helal Zeina Karam Roula Khalaf Nour Malas Hwaida Saad Amira Al-Sharif Heba Shibani Lina Sinjab and Natacha Yazbeck
language: English
title: Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World
publisher: Penguin Books