It's very hard to turn your back once you're aware of what's going on, and you're aware of the injustices, and you're aware of the civilian casualties. It's much easier if you have no idea and you've never seen it.
Lynsey AddarioRead
Since Sept. 11, many of the wars of our generation are in the Muslim world. So as a woman, I have access to 50 percent of the population that my male colleagues don't.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Women can play a unique and vital role in a world often dominated by men, especially in understanding diverse cultures.
Lynsey Addario's quote emphasizes the importance of women in contexts where traditional male perspectives dominate, particularly in difficult situations like wars in the Muslim world. She highlights that women have access to engage with half the population, allowing for a deeper understanding and representation of diverse viewpoints that are often overlooked by their male counterparts.
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WomenAccessPopulationPerspectiveCourage
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared in a speech about gender equality during a women's rights conference.
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As a Western woman in the Middle East, I am often put in a different category. I am sort of like the third sex. I am not treated like a man. I am not treated like a woman. I am just treated like a journalist. That is usually really helpful.
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My strength is looking for composition and light, and I think those things come in the quieter times of war or photographing people affected on the margins of war - civilians, refugees; that is where I really excel.
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Don't expect things to happen fast. Be empathetic with the people you are photographing. Don't be concerned about money.
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If people really saw what was happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, then they might be marching in the streets to end wars. But you know, I think that no one ever sees because we're not allowed to see, and we're not allowed to publish what we do see. So it's quite difficult.
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