Today, I'm spotlighting Chapter 2 of EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY, which is on the Wodaabe people, a nomadic subset of the Fulani ethnic group in Chad. For this chapter, I traveled to Chad, where I camped in the Savanna region of the country.

Delighted to see this Kirkus Reviews review of EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY! 🧿

'At first blush, a book about eyeliner would seem to be so esoteric that it would appeal only to fashion addicts, but it turns out to be an absorbing piece of work'

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Spoke to BBC World Service over the weekend about this #Barbie and Lebanon mess - starting at minute 44.

+ there's some excellent commentary right after by ᴅʀ ʜ.ᴀ. ʜᴇʟʟʏᴇʀ 🖖🏾 ⚜️ and Jacquelin Magnay

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So excited about — & grateful for — this advance praise for EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY, from women I admire deeply 💙🧿

“Hankir approaches her subject with dedicated curiosity, humility and humor . . . A treat to read and—of course—beautifully eye-opening.” — Kassia St. Clair

#OurWomenOnTheGround for Lebanon ❤️

'To paint a diverse picture of popular world literature WordFinderX limited each country’s top books to works by local authors. They then analyzed Goodreads ratings to determine the most popular books by nationality'

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Of note this fall per Publishers Weekly: Eyeliner: A Cultural History 🪬🧿💙

“This millennia-spanning history of eyeliner draws on interviews with nomads in Chad, geishas in Japan & drag queens in New York to illuminate the significance of an ancient art”

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I’m thrilled to share the UK cover of EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY, stunningly designed by Lynn Buckley (Lynn also designed our US cover!)

Lynn used ACTUAL EYELINER to design this!

EYELINER will be published Nov 16 in the UK by HarvillSecker

Preorder: tinyurl.com/4wnyvnjy

Lebanese journalist and author Zahra Hankir details the enormous risks women journalists in the Middle East must accept to report from the ground. READ➡️ bit.ly/3IkhcvY

My book, EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY (Penguin Books), is now available for preorder on Amazon! Out Nov 14 🧿

The book explores how this ubiquitous product is proof both of the stunning variety among cultures across time & space & of our shared humanity

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In which I discuss my writing career and forthcoming book, EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY, with Bayt Al Fann 🧿 📚

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I'm beyond thrilled to share the cover of EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY, designed beautifully by Lynn Buckley. The book will be published in 9 months, on November 14, by Penguin Books US and HarvillSecker + Vintage Books UK. Preorder here: tinyurl.com/2vxcfhpk

Friends! After 2 yrs of pandemic travel (to 6 locations, incl Chad, Jordan, India & Japan), multiple illnesses (incl Covid in Kerala & post-covid complications in NY) & at least 4 panic attacks, I've finished the draft for EYELINER: A CULTURAL HISTORY (publication due next year!)

Honoured to be a finalist for AMEJA’s 2022 “Best Coverage of the Middle East North Africa Region” award for my Guernica Magazine essay on Lebanon’s exodus. Thank you to the committee for considering the piece 🙏🏼 guernicamag.com/exodus/

BBC Arabic radio and BBC Persian radio will cease amid a cost-saving plan and a new focus on the digital offering. The proposals will result in the loss of around 382 post closures.
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The Sisterhood of Journalists thecairoreview.com/q-a/the-sister… via Cairo Review I adore her so I might be biased, but this interview with Zahra Hankir demonstrates what a superb journalist, thinker & editor she is. #OurWomenontheGround is a landmark book, Penguin Books Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

Kohl is still used in parts of the MENA region, Africa and Asia for this same reason! (Which dates back to Ancient Egypt). I’m writing extensively about this in my book on the cultural history of eyeliner, due for publication by Penguin Books next year.

Just an incredible series of essay by 19 women Arab journalists covering their strife & success in navigating reporting as a woman, loss, exile, resilience & above-all a courage to share the truth of our home. I am grateful for Zahra Hankir for putting together this gem.

So grateful to have met these incredible women at an @ameja event yday honouring the late & great #ShireenAbuAkleh . Such an insightful convo about her legacy & demands for justice 🇵🇸 ❤️ The amazing Lina Abu Akleh & her brother also attended Rhana Natour Leila Barghouty ليلى البرغوثي Laila Al-Arian

'Ultimately, this is a book that pays homage to one’s ancestors, and that reminds us that through them, and their push for better lives, we can draw strength.' Zahra Hankir reads Mai Al-Nakib. lareviewofbooks.org/article/what-h…

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