Connection Point — نقطة تواصل
Connection Point is the powerful new Peace X Peace initiative that links Arab and Muslim women with women from Western countries in a vibrant online community. Find out more and get involved!
Connection Point is a forum for open, informal, real-time communication that can humanize distant peoples and expand worldviews to embrace the possibility of peace. In phase one of Connection Point, the online blog format invites women to seek, discover, and learn about one another and begin to chip away at damaging stereotypes.
Excerpt from recent feature: The Region Is Changing and So Are the Media
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Bloggers and online activists have impacted the way reporting is handled by the mainstream media.
Why might it be easier for women in the media to tackle difficult subjects?
In relatively moderate societies, there’s always a softening impact to having a female presence, particularly in discussions on “harsh” subjects, such as politics or economics, and certainly war. On our Arabic TV networks, political talk shows have been turning to fist fights lately in the light of the explosive situation(s) in the region. However, this is exclusive to shows hosted and attended by men, as witnessed so far. I have witnessed it myself in different dialogues with journalists and media, where the same conversation took completely different turns depending on who’s addressing them: me or my male colleague. I have also seen it happen during awareness lectures, especially when related to critical elements or audiences.
Mind you, this might have a downside for women: not being taken seriously. But…read full interview with Basma Badran
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