The Hidden Stories of Arab Women – The New York Times

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The Hidden Stories of Arab Women

Rawiya, a collective of female Arab photographers, is challenging and changing how women in the region are portrayed.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/rawiya-the-hidden-stories-of-arab-women/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-11&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=The%20Hidden%20Stories%20of%20Arab%20Women&currentSlide=1

Tasneem Alsultan was browsing in a Dubai bookstore a few years ago when she found “She Who Tells a Story,” a collection of photo essays by members of Rawiya, a collective of Arab women. Ms. Alsultan then had a thriving wedding photography business in Saudi Arabia and the gulf states, but she had no idea what possibilities awaited beyond that. As she paged through the volume, however, Ms. Alsultan saw clearly a new path — to tell dignified stories of Arab women.