Jerusalem Report

Women at war

Groped in Tahrir, abandoned in a war zone, women reporters face great danger in Middle East.

Gaza woman photographer 521
Photo by: Jennifer S. Max
Fairly new to the realm of war zone journalism, Eman Mohammed was working hard to make inroads as a freelance photojournalist.

When colleagues heading to an airstrike location during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, in January 2009, invited her to join them, she eagerly accepted. She remembers thinking that her all-male peers had finally welcomed her into the fold.

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