Our women on the ground: Essays by Arab women reporting from the Arab world

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Female journalists in the Middle East face enormous challenges when writing about their home countries. Despite many disadvantages, they have the opportunity to speak openly with women.

"A stirring, provocative and well-made new anthology edited by the Lebanese-British journalist Zahra Hankir," writes Dwight Garner, book critic for the New York Times.

New York Times: Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World