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I Read, I Write: The Photo Series Documenting Women's Journeys with Education in MENA The series, which has taken her around a flurry of Arab nations including Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, and Tunisia,...

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LENS CULTURE

Born from her own experience, Laura Boushnak’s epic long term project celebrates the stories of women across Arab countries whose lives have been transformed by education. Interview by Eefje Ludw...

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COLLECTOR DAILY

Laura Boushnak, I Read I Write JTF (just the facts): Published in 2019 by Rimal Books (here). Hardcover, 180 pages, with 75 color photographs. Includes a foreword by Hanan Al Shaykh, an introduct...

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THIS WEEK IN PALESTINE

BOOK OF THE MONTH - March 2020 It is shocking that in the twenty-first century, women in the Arab world still struggle to learn how to read and write, basic skills central to life all over the worl...

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RASEEF 22

"نفسي أتعلم عشان المواصلات.. لأني بتوه": كُتبت هذه الأمنية بخط يد غير متقن، بواسطة سناء محمد سيد، الشابة المصرية التي كانت بعمر 31 عاماً حين التقت بها المصورة والكاتبة الفلسطينية لورا بشناق، عام 20...

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THE NATIONAL

How photographer Laura Boushnak is celebrating Arab women challenging norms Palestinian photographer Laura Boushnak captures Arab women who are overcoming barriers to education “I got an educatio...

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LENS

Empowering Arab Women Through Literacy By Kerri MacDonald Imagine walking down the same block every day for years — past cafes, markets and mosques. You see billboards. You see store awnings. You s...