Somayya Jabarti takes over at helm of Jeddah-based English daily Saudi Gazette following departure of Khaled Almaeena
By Saeed Kamali Dehghan
theguardian.com, Monday 17 February 2014
A woman in Saudi Arabia
has been appointed editor-in-chief of a national newspaper, the first
female journalist to be promoted to such a public position in a country
with an appalling record on women's rights.
Somayya Jabarti, a
former deputy editor, has become the new boss at the helm of the
Jeddah-based English daily Saudi Gazette, the paper's departing head has
announced.
"There's a crack that has been made in the glass
ceiling. And I'm hoping it will be made into a door," Jabarti said after
starting her new job, according to quotes carried by Al Arabiya News.
She
added: "Being the first Saudi woman [editor-in-chief] is going to be
double the responsibility … One's actions will reflect upon my fellow
Saudi women."
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