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Afghanistan Uncovered: Journalist May Jeong on telling Afghanistan’s stories from the inside
novembre 6, 2015 - novembre 9, 2015
November 6 & 9, 2015 – Award-winning freelance journalist May Jeong packed up her life in Canada and moved to Kabul, to uncover untold stories from Afghanistan. Since then, May’s work has been published in The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, and The New York Times, illuminating hopeful stories of people and organizations contributing towards progress in Afghanistan.
During this lecture and Q&A, participants learned about May’s story, why she planned to stay in Afghanistan, and what she thought was next for Afghans and the country they call home.
Event details:
This event has taken place at Carleton University and Ryerson University.
May Jeong:
May Jeong is an award-winning freelance writer based in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her work has been published in such publications as The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian, the Financial Times, and Marie Claire, among others. Her reporting on the cost of war in Afghanistan for the Financial Times won her the 2014 Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ Best in Business Award.
May was a finalist for the Canadian National Magazine Award in the Best New Magazine Writer category for her 2012 Toronto Life article, which exposed a gang rape scandal in an immigrant community in Toronto. Before freelancing, she worked in newsrooms at The Globe and Mail, Reuters and The Daily Star in Beirut, Lebanon. May has reported from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Lebanon, Indonesia, and Uganda. She is a 2015 International Women’s Media Foundation reporting fellow.
Aga Khan Foundation Canada:
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) is a non‐profit international development agency, working in Asia and Africa to find sustainable solutions to the complex problems causing global poverty. AKFC concentrates on a small number of specific development challenges in health, education, rural development and civil society. In Canada, AKFC raises funds, builds partnerships with Canadian institutions, and promotes discussion and learning on international development issues. Established in 1980, AKFC is a registered Canadian charity and an agency of the worldwide Aga Khan Development Network.
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