Celebrate International Women’s Day March 8

From Doris Lessing to Kiran Desai, six women writers who build bridges between different parts of the world express their concerns in the UNESCO Courier, published on the occasion of March 8, International Women’s Day.

British writer Doris Lessing returns to her country of birth, Zimbabwe, and denounces our jaded world. Franco-Ivorian author Véronique Tadjo explains how travels can morph into exile. Spôjmaï Zariâb tells the story of war torn Afghanistan, from her Paris vantage point. Michal Govrin, from Israel, reveals the impassioned dimension of an unending conflict. In the United States, Indian author Kiran Desai questions the fate of belonging to two cultures. Argentine poet María Medrano builds a bridge between the free world and incarceration. All are women between two shores. Read more.