In the Middle East, women journalists and activists have been driving crucial change

Ottawa, Oct 28 (The Conversation) Last month marked the third anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, an uprising that has been described as the countrys most significant movement since the establishment of the Islamic Republic. Though authoritarian powers and patriarchal systems continue to oppress, women journalists in the Middle East have combined reporting and activism. Many of these professionals operate under regimes that criminalize dissent. For them, reporting isnt just a profession, it merges with acts of resistance. Across the region, journalists like Egypts Lina Attalah, who continues to publish investigative reports despite state repression, and Yemens