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Zahra Hankir

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Zahra Hankir, a Lebanese British journalist and the editor of Our Women on the Ground, writes about the intersection of politics, culture and society. Her work has appeared in publications including Condé Nast Traveller, the Observer, Times Literary Supplement, BBC News, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg Businessweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The Rumpus. She was awarded a Jack R. Howard Fellowship in International Journalism to attend the Columbia Journalism School and holds degrees in politics and Middle Eastern studies. She is also the author of Eyeliner: A Cultural History.

Books by Zahra Hankir

Eyeliner

A dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic

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Our Women on the Ground

Nineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection

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