Laura Boushnak: For these women, reading is a daring act
Laura Boushnak: Bagi perempuan-perempuan ini, membaca adalah sebuah tantangan
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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keturunan Arab,
for my projects in personal experiences.
inspirasi dari pengalaman pribadi.
terhadap ilmu pengetahuan,
towards a better life
rintangan menuju hidup yang lebih baik,
for my project I Read I Write.
proyek I Read I Write saya.
to pursue my higher education,
untuk melanjutkan sekolah tingkat tinggi,
stories of other women
mendokumentasikan cerita perempuan lain
mereka melalui pendidikan,
the barriers they face.
kendala yang mereka hadapi.
that concern women's education,
berkenaan dengan pendidikan perempuan,
among Arab countries
antara negara-negara Arab
faktor ekonomi dan sosial.
which is quite high in the region;
perempuan, yang cukup tinggi di region;
programs for dropout students;
program untuk pelajar putus sekolah;
among university students.
pada pelajar universitas.
to convince the women to participate.
para perempuan untuk berpartisipasi.
might influence other women's lives,
terhadap kehidupan perempuan lain,
for their own community, did some agree.
komunitas mereka, barulah beberapa setuju.
and reflexive approach,
refleksif dan kolaboratif,
their own words and ideas
menulis kata-kata dan ide-ide mereka
in some of the classrooms,
dibagikan di beberapa kelas,
and motivate other women
dan menyemangati perempuan lain
and situations.
dan situasi yang sama.
to be independent
pada lelaki dalam semua hal."
was Umm El-Saad from Egypt.
adalah Umm El-Saad dari Mesir.
barely able to write her name.
hampir tidak bisa menulis namanya.
a nine-month literacy program
program 9 bulan baca tulis
lokal di pinggiran kota Kairo.
dia bergurau bahwa suaminya
that her husband
out of the classes,
mengeluarkannya dari sekolah
Umm El-Saad joined the program.
Umm El-Saad mengikuti programnya.
control over her simple daily routines,
rutinitas hariannya yang sederhana,
to helping her kids in homework.
sampai ke membantu PR anak-anaknya.
and her community's mindset,
dan pola pikir komunitasnya,
her Egyptian classmates,
teman-teman Mesir di kelasnya,
I interviewed.
perempuan yang saya wawancarai.
is quite active on social media.
sekuler ini cukup aktif di media sosial.
what has been called the Arab Spring,
penting peristiwa Arab Spring,
of discovering a new bacteria.
untuk menemukan bakteri baru.
we have a new one every single day."
menemukan bakteri baru setiap hari."
of religious fundamentalism in the region,
fundamentalis agama di daerahnya,
to women in particular.
khususnya bagi perempuan.
Fayza from Yemen affected me the most.
Fayza dari Yemen-lah yang paling berkesan.
at the age of eight when she was married.
umur delapan tahun saat ia dinikahkan.
of a 60-year-old man,
ketiga dari seorang pria umur 60 tahun,
she was a divorced mother of three.
bercerai dengan tiga orang anak.
in an ultra-conservative society,
dalam komunitas yang sangat konservatif,
to her going back to school,
menentangnya kembali sekolah,
to control her life was through education.
hidupnya ialah melalui pendidikan.
dari sebuah NGO lokal
at the university.
studi bisnisnya di universitas.
rent a place to live in,
pekerjaan, menyewa tempat tinggal,
tinggal bersamanya.
tremendous change,
mengalami perubahan besar,
are overwhelming.
tantangan yang luar biasa.
to becoming the photographer I am today,
menjadi juru foto seperti sekarang ini,
telling me what I can and cannot do.
bisa dan tidak bisa saya lakukan.
and many women across the Arab world,
banyak perempuan di berbagai negara Arab,
to overcome barriers to education,
menuju pendidikan bisa dilalui,
to a better future.
terbaik untuk masa depan lebih cerah.
with a quote by Yasmine,
sebuah kutipan dari Yasmine,
I interviewed in Tunisia.
yang saya wawancarai di Tunisia.
not who they want you to be.
bukan yang mereka inginkan.
for your mother birthed you free."
karena ibumu melahirkanmu merdeka."
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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