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Zahra Hankir is a journalist, editor and author who writes about the intersection of politics, culture and society. Her work has appeared in publications including Teen Vogue, Town and Country, Condé Nast Traveler, The Observer Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and The Rumpus. She was awarded a Jack R. Howard Fellowship to attend the Columbia Journalism School and holds degrees in politics and Middle Eastern studies. Her first book, Our Women on the Ground, was a collection of essays by Arab women reporting from the Arab world. Her second book, Eyeliner: A Cultural History, was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ pick. She currently resides in Brooklyn.