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This special issue of al-raida on Women and Photography addresses photography as a medium that challenges gender roles, positions, and attributes as seen in the mainstream media. It includes papers by contributors who examine the practice of women photographers in the Middle East as well as the different ways women are represented in photographs from a variety of perspectives that range from critical art disciplines to the social sciences.

The Lebanese American University, Byblos campus in collaboration with the Institute for Women's Studi es in the Arab World (IWSAW) held a panel discussion dealing with women and di sability.

Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- Introduction / Jacqueline Fabre-Serris and Alison Keith -- Part I. From Words to Deeds: Between Genres -- 1. War, Speech, and the Bow Are Not Women's Business / Philippe Rousseau -- 2. Women and War in the Iliad: Rhetorical and Ethical Implications / Marella Nappi -- 3. Teichoskopia: Female Figures Looking on Battles / Therese Fuhrer -- 4. Women Arming Men: Armor and Jewelry / François Lissarrague -- 5. Woman and War: From the Theban Cycle to Greek Tragedy / Louise Bruit Zaidman

This Issue Brief will discuss the ongoing problem of sexual assault of women in college and the barriers to reporting and seeking justice, which results in women hesitating to bring charges and the bias against them when they do finally have the courage to make a claim resulting in more silence on campuses.