Laura Boushnak: For these women, reading is a daring act
Laura Boushnak: Skaitymas toms moterims – drąsos reikalaujantis veiksmas
Laura Boushnak is a Kuwaiti-born Palestinian photographer whose work focuses on women, literacy and education reform in the Arab world. Full bio
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for my projects in personal experiences.
asmeninėje patirtyje.
towards a better life
į geresnį gyvenimą,
for my project I Read I Write.
„Aš skaitau, aš rašau“.
to pursue my higher education,
siekti aukštojo išsilavinimo,
stories of other women
kitų moterų,
istorijas,
the barriers they face.
su kuriais jos susiduria.
that concern women's education,
susijusias su moterų išsilavinimu,
among Arab countries
ir socialiniai faktoriai.
which is quite high in the region;
kuris yra gana didelis regione, tema;
programs for dropout students;
programos mokslų nebaigusiems mokiniams;
among university students.
to convince the women to participate.
įkalbėti moteris dalyvauti projekte.
might influence other women's lives,
gali paveikti kitų moterų gyvenimus,
for their own community, did some agree.
dalis jų sutikdavo.
and reflexive approach,
their own words and ideas
in some of the classrooms,
kai kuriose klasėse,
and motivate other women
kitoms moterims,
and situations.
ir situacijas.
to be independent
būti nepriklausomai
was Umm El-Saad from Egypt.
Umm El-Saad iš Egipto.
barely able to write her name.
galėjo parašyti savo vardą.
a nine-month literacy program
raštingumo programoje,
vykdytos Kairo priemiesčiuose.
that her husband
kad jos vyras
out of the classes,
Umm El-Saad joined the program.
kodėl Umm El-Saad dalyvauja programoje.
control over her simple daily routines,
įprastus kasdienius darbus,
to helping her kids in homework.
iki pagalbos vaikams atlikti namų darbus.
and her community's mindset,
ir bendruomenės požiūrio,
her Egyptian classmates,
egiptietėmis klasės draugėmis
I interviewed.
su kuriomis kalbėjausi.
is quite active on social media.
yra gana aktyvi socialinėje medijoje.
what has been called the Arab Spring,
kas vadinama Arabų pavasariu,
atrasti naują bakteriją.
of discovering a new bacteria.
we have a new one every single day."
turime jų po naują“.
of religious fundamentalism in the region,
augantį religinį fundamentalizmą,
to women in particular.
kliūtis moterims.
Fayza from Yemen affected me the most.
sujaudino Fayzos iš Jemeno istorija.
at the age of eight when she was married.
kai ištekėjo.
of a 60-year-old man,
she was a divorced mother of three.
trijų vaikų mama.
in an ultra-conservative society,
ultra-konservatyvioje visuomenėje
to her going back to school,
jos grįžimui į mokyklą,
to control her life was through education.
suteiks galimybę valdyti savo gyvenimą.
at the university.
verslo studijoms universitete.
rent a place to live in,
išsinuomoti būstą
tremendous change,
didžiulius pokyčius,
are overwhelming.
milžiniškais sunkumais.
to becoming the photographer I am today,
kad tapčiau fotografe, kokia esu dabar.
telling me what I can and cannot do.
nurodinėjančių ką daryti ir ko ne.
and many women across the Arab world,
ir daugybė kitų moterų arabų pasaulyje
to overcome barriers to education,
visas kliūtis į išsilavinimą,
to a better future.
geresniai ateičiai.
with a quote by Yasmine,
I interviewed in Tunisia.
sutiktų Tunise.
not who they want you to be.
o ne tuo, ko nori kiti.
for your mother birthed you free."
nuo gimimo momento jūs esate laisvi“.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Laura Boushnak - PhotographerLaura Boushnak is a Kuwaiti-born Palestinian photographer whose work focuses on women, literacy and education reform in the Arab world.
Why you should listen
Boushnak's documentary project I Read I Write explores the barriers women face accessing education and the role of literacy in improving the lives of women in Egypt, Yemen, Kuwait, Jordan, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. For the project, Boushnak encouraged women to write their thoughts on prints of their portraits, engaging them directly in the artistic process. Boushnak’s images have been widely published, and her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. She is a co-founder of Rawiya, a collective that brings together the work and experience of female photographers from the Middle East.
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