The woman who fell from the sky an American woman's adventures in the oldest city on earth

Traces the author's year spent in Yemen's capital city, Sana'a, where she worked as the editor of the "Yemen Observer," documenting her efforts to teach balanced journalism to her staff, and her appreciation for the strength of Arab women in a completely male-dominated society.

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Main Author: Steil, Jennifer
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Broadway Paperbacks, 2011, ©2010.
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Summary:Traces the author's year spent in Yemen's capital city, Sana'a, where she worked as the editor of the "Yemen Observer," documenting her efforts to teach balanced journalism to her staff, and her appreciation for the strength of Arab women in a completely male-dominated society.
Physical Description:xv, 333 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:9780767930512
0767930517
Author Notes:Before moving to Yemen in 2006, Jennifer Steil was a senior editor at The Week , which she helped to launch in 2001. Her work has appeared in Time , Life , and Good Housekeeping . She lives in Sana'a, Yemen, with her fiancé, Tim Torlot, the British Ambassador to Yemen and their daughter Theadora Celeste.