Nazareth Women's Magazine Editor Is Shaping Public Opinion
In an interview with Shlomi Eldar, Yara Mashour, editor of the Arabic-language magazine Lilac, describes herself as a liberated woman who is not afraid of shattering conventions, both in Arab and Israeli society.
“There was practically nothing here four years ago,” says Yara Mashour, editor of the women’s magazine Lilac (part of the Sinara group), while glancing proudly at Nazareth’s growing promenade. “If we ever wanted to go out, we’d have to go to Haifa or Tel Aviv. These days we don’t have to go quite so far.” That was probably why she decided to hold the interview at the Sabah wa-Masa restaurant, on the promenade that she says changed the city.
Yara smiled and immediately launched her attack. “So, tell me,” she began. “Why don’t Jews come here? Do they really think the Arabs will attack them? That’s too funny.”
“That’s just how it is,” I try to explain. “Arabs are afraid of Jews, and Jews are afraid of Arabs. It’s the fear of the ‘Other.’”
