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Zahra Fatima Hankir

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The United Kingdom

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http://www.zahrahankir.com/

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Edward W. Said, Tayeb Salih, Azadeh Moaveni, Hanan Al-Shaykh ...more

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Zahra Hankir (زهرة حنقير) is a Lebanese-British journalist who writes about the intersection of politics, culture, and society in the Middle East. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Conde Nast Traveller, Guernica, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Los Angeles Times, Vice, BBC News, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg Businessweek, Roads & Kingdoms, and Literary Hub, among others. She was awarded a Jack R. Howard Fellowship in International Journalism to attend Columbia Journalism School and holds degrees in politics and Middle Eastern studies from the American University of Beirut and the University of Manchester, respectively.

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Average rating: 4.35 · 5,438 ratings · 800 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World by Zahra Fatima Hankir (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christiane Amanpour (Foreword) 4.49 avg rating — 4,429 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyeliner: A Cultural History 3.75 avg rating — 1,009 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Zahra Hankir liked drenusha's review of Eyeliner: A Cultural History: "such a beautiful journey through time and culture following the evolution of eyeliner! I learned so much of cultures I have never heard of or just did not know much about! It’s just beautiful that the eyeliner (or multiple ones) that you carry in you" Read more of this review »
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“Those sorts of stories accumulated until they formed an archetype: the tragic yet resilient Iraqi woman, a metaphor for the country itself. In hindsight, it seems so facile to see Iraqi women only through the prism of their war-ravaged lives, but how else do you report a story where pain is etched on the face of every woman you interview?”
― Zahra Hankir, Our Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World

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“That day, I came to a stark realization. I was afraid of men, and the harder I fought, the more intense the fear became. I can't think of an experience that is more harrowing than a woman being sexually harassed or assaulted by a man.”
― Zahra Hankir, Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World

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“In 2010, the UAE’s General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments issued a fatwa that declared the cosmetic was allowed for women - only if they used it absent the intent of attracting male attention.”
― Zahra Hankir, Eyeliner: A Cultural History

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