Atia Abawi, a journalist, author, analyst, host and writer, shared the story behind her title with us on September 11, 2024
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Of the interview, our founder and host, Sue Rocco, says: "Listen in as I sit down with with Atia to talk about her parents having to leave their homeland in Afghanistan due to war, her reporting from Afghanistan years later, dispelling myths about the Afghan people, the importance of empathy, and what her life is like today as a mother of two and wife to a fellow journalist.
ABOUT ATIA:
From an early age, Atia knew she wanted to be a journalist. After graduating from Virginia Tech, where she anchored the college’s local television station VTTV, Atia volunteered and was then hired on at CTV 76 -a local TV station in Largo, MD. In Maryland, Atia covered a wide range of stories - from politics to the impact that drugs and crime had on the local community - before moving to Atlanta to work for CNN.
Atia’s first book, “The Secret Sky: A Novel of Forbidden Love in Afghanistan” was published by Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Group, in September 2014. Her second book, "A Land Of Permanent Goodbyes", released on January 23, 2018. The story is based on the ongoing Refugee Crisis. Her next book, “She Persisted: Sally Ride” released in March 2021; the book is a series created by Chelsea Clinton.
In 2022, Atia began her television writing career and is represented by The Gotham Group.
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