Laura Boushnak: For these women, reading is a daring act
Laura Boushnak: Pre tieto ženy je čítanie odvážnym činom
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.
v osobných skúsenostiach.
towards a better life
k lepšiemu životu
for my project I Read I Write.
I Read I Write (Čítam – píšem).
to pursue my higher education,
nebolo dovolené študovať,
stories of other women
príbehy ďalších žien,
the barriers they face.
prekážky, ktorým čelia.
that concern women's education,
ktoré sa týkajú vzdelávania žien,
among Arab countries
medzi arabskými krajinami
a sociálnymi faktormi.
which is quite high in the region;
ktorá je v tomto regióne dosť vysoká,
programs for dropout students;
programy pre študentky, čo nechali školu,
among university students.
medzi univerzitnými študentmi.
to convince the women to participate.
aby sa zúčastnili.
might influence other women's lives,
životy iných žien,
for their own community, did some agree.
niektoré súhlasili.
and reflexive approach,
a spolupráce
their own words and ideas
svoje vlastné slová a myšlienky
in some of the classrooms,
v niektorých triedach,
and motivate other women
ďalších žien,
and situations.
podobnou výchovou a situáciami.
to be independent
aby som bola nezávislá
vo všetkom spoliehať na mužov.“
was Umm El-Saad from Egypt.
bola Umm El-Saad z Egypta.
barely able to write her name.
sotva dokázala napísať svoje meno.
na podporu gramotnosti
a nine-month literacy program
na predmestí Káhiry.
that her husband
žartovala, že jej muž
out of the classes,
teraz už gramotná manželka
Umm El-Saad joined the program.
prečo sa Umm El-Saad pridala k programu.
control over her simple daily routines,
nad svojimi každodennými činnosťami,
to helping her kids in homework.
po pomáhanie deťom s úlohami.
and her community's mindset,
a prístupe spoločnosti,
her Egyptian classmates,
spolu so svojimi egyptskými spolužiačkami,
I interviewed.
s ktorými som robila rozhovor.
is quite active on social media.
je dosť aktívna v sociálnych médiách.
what has been called the Arab Spring,
čo sa nazýva Arabskou jarou,
of discovering a new bacteria.
že objavím novú baktériu.
we have a new one every single day."
je tu každý deň nejaká nová.“
of religious fundamentalism in the region,
náboženského fundamentalizmu v regióne,
to women in particular.
hlavne pre ženy.
Fayza from Yemen affected me the most.
ma najviac ovplyvnila Fayza z Jemenu.
at the age of eight when she was married.
keď ju zosobášili.
of a 60-year-old man,
šesťdesiatročného muža
she was a divorced mother of three.
rozvedená matka troch detí.
in an ultra-conservative society,
v ultrakonzervatívnej spoločnosti
to her going back to school,
aby sa vrátila do školy,
to control her life was through education.
ako riadiť svoj život, bol cez vzdelanie.
at the university.
rent a place to live in,
prenajať si bývanie
tremendous change,
obrovskou zmenou
are overwhelming.
sú ohromné.
to becoming the photographer I am today,
kým som sa stala fotografkou,
telling me what I can and cannot do.
čo môžem a čo nemôžem robiť.
and many women across the Arab world,
a mnoho žien naprieč arabským svetom
to overcome barriers to education,
prekonať prekážky vo vzdelávaní,
to a better future.
k lepšej budúcnosti.
with a quote by Yasmine,
I interviewed in Tunisia.
s ktorými som hovorila v Tunisku.
not who they want you to be.
nie tým, kým chcú, aby si bola.
for your mother birthed you free."
pretože matka ťa porodila slobodnú."
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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