Giving a Voice to Women Journalists in the Arab World
Challenges, Courage and the Sahafiyat
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https://doi.org/10.4000/cp.12553Keywords:
journalism, arab, women journalism, literary journalism, true storiesAbstract
When considering journalism from the Arab world, one is often faced with complex stories from a troubled region. For the western perspective it is easy to forget that the Arab region encompasses twenty-two countries and it is not reasonable to assert that conflicts and hostilities constantly affect the whole region. This study will focus on a number of journalists reporting on this reality, the challenges and the specificity of their craft. Afterwards, this study will focus on a recent publication that voices the Arab women journalists and their work in the region. By exploring the importance of this publication and their news reporting, this analysis hopes to address how their work contributes to dispel stereotypes and misconceptions. At the same time this essay hopes to consider the value of their reporting as part of literary journalism while also arguing for its just place in academia.
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