Nicholas Kristof
In some quarters in the US there's a hateful stereotype that everyone in Gaza is a terrorist supporter, and perhaps that makes it easier to excuse the bombing of entire neighborhoods. In Gaza, @OmarHamadD found a destroyed house with my book about empowering women worldwide, "Half the Sky" (written with Sheryl @WuDunn). It's an English-language book that must have belonged to a sensitive and tolerant soul, for it is a passionate call for gender equality and blunt about gender challenges in some of the Muslim world. I don't know what happened to the people living in the house or if they survived, but I'm sick at the thought that my tax dollars supported the destruction and perhaps killing of this reader of mine.
Omar Hamad | عُـمَـرْ 𓂆
The fifth book: “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” is a compelling book by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, published in 2009. The book serves as a passionate call to action against the oppression of women and girls in developing countries, highlighting issues such as sex trafficking, maternal mortality, and gender-based violence. Through personal stories and in-depth analysis, Kristof and WuDunn emphasize the transformative power of empowering women and girls, arguing that such empowerment is crucial for global progress and poverty alleviation…+
