It is a known fact that humanitarian crises affect both men and women differently. According to the World Economic Forum, being a man or a woman entails a difference in access to material, symbolic resources and rights all around the world. Unfortunately for women, in war or conflict situations, the struggles and challenges only increase,...
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Esha Nag: Making Her Mark!
Describe your childhood. I was born and brought up in the beautiful east Indian city of Kolkata (also known as Calcutta), once the capital of the British East India Company, and famous for its long line of artists, reformers, writers and filmmakers of international repute such as Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa, Satyajit Ray, Amitav Ghosh....
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On Gendering the Media
Women have suffered more by the hands of chroniclers than history itself! The importance of inclusivity is now being acknowledged not only in how the story is written, but also by whom it is actually penned. While this realization has dawned upon us quite late, and progress, albeit at a snails pace, is underway, women...
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Women journalists: un-silent voices in the Middle East
Where freedom of expression in general is usually quelled at state level especially in some ultra-conservative Middle Eastern societies, it is hard to imagine just how women can even venture into the sometimes-frightening world of journalistic practice. And while the softening effect of a female presence in what could otherwise have been a hostile news...
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Purva Grover’s Passage to India
Tell us about The Indian Trumpet how did it all start and why? When I, Purva Grover, an Indian girl, landed in Dubai, I felt I couldnt leave behind my passion for journalism and my love for home. At the same time, I couldnt help but play with fonts, colors and words to create...
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Breaking Boundaries
Womens participation in the world of cinema is slowly but positively gaining momentum. Although it is well-documented in the West, more awareness and recognition is still needed as far as female participation in Arabian cinema is concerned. Dubai-based Reim El Houni of Ti22 Films is one among an illustrious group of women who have found...