See Yemen through my eyes - Nadia Al-Sakkaf
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As political turmoil in Yemen continues, the editor-in-chief of the Yemen Times, Nadia Al-Sakkaf, talks at TEDGlobal with host Pat Mitchell. Al-Sakkaf's independent, English-language paper is vital for sharing news -- and for sharing a new vision of Yemen and of that country's women as equal partners in work and change.
Al-Sakkaf argues that it’s difficult for a woman to be a good journalist if she’s wearing a veil: “How can you talk to people if you have your face covered?” What do you think of her assertion? According to Al-Sakkaf, what will propel more women to give up the veil in Yemen?
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