Learn about one woman's take on the political and social standing of women in her country of Yemen, and use her insight to begin a discussion on women's rights across countries and throughout history. Nadia Al-Sakkaf relates her experiences not only as editor-in-chief of the Yemen Times, but also as a female leader and change agent in a heavily patriarchal society.

Concepts

the middle east, women's rights

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Additional Tags

patriarchy, women's rights, middle east, female activist, social studies

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Pros

• Video includes photographs of variety of political and social events in modern-day Yemen
• Nice short-answer questions included in assessment
• Opportunity to flip the online resource and add your own assessment questions/additional resources

Cons

• Preview video to ensure images and material are appropriate for your learners