From Women to the World - Letters for a New Century

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Acclaimed writer Elif Shafak writes a letter to Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand after the Christchurch attack. Actress Yasmine AlMassri pens a poem about war for her mother. Activist and TV presenter June Sarpong addresses designer Diane Von Furstenberg.

These are a few of the moving and insightful letters that make up From Women to the World, a book by journalist, author and executive Elizabeth Filippouli, which brings together letters from a global group of accomplished women - politicians, royalty, actors, writers, activists and more - every one addressed to a woman who means something to each of them. The results are extraordinary, heartfelt letters to historical figures, mentors, family members or inspiring ordinary people. Each is based on these women's personal histories and experiences, drawing attention to social issues such as homelessness, war, LGBT activism, mental health care or the plight of international refugees.

From Women to the World is more than a simple collection of letters - it is a book that shows a new model of leadership based on emotional intelligence and demonstrates how we have the wisdom to inspire, motivate and reinvent our world.

List of contents

Letter to the Reader

'TO THE WOMAN THAT CHANGED ME, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG'
June Sarpong OBE (UK)

'TO MY AUNT, RAMONA FIANI'
Roula Azar Douglas (Lebanon/Canada)

'TO ZOHRA MOOSA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAMACASH'
Hellen Lunkuse T. Waiswa (Uganda)

'TO MY SISTER IN HUMANITY, ANGELINA JOLIE'
Basma Alawee (Iraq/USA)

'TO MY DAUGHTER, LARA KARMEL'
Annabel Karmel MBE (UK)

'TO MARGARET GARNER, THE WOMAN WHO MURDERED HER DAUGHTER'
Muna AbuSulayman (Saudi Arabia)

'A POEM TO MY MOTHER, AS A METAPHOR FOR ALL WOMEN IN MY FAMILY'
Yasmin AlMassri (Lebanon)

'TO ATHENA, AS THE YOUNGER ANOUSHEH'
Anousheh Ansari (Iran/USA)

'TO MY DAUGHTER, 'Ashtar Mouallem'
Iman Aoun (Palestine)

'TO MY MOTHER, AUDREY SMITH'
Emma Bache (UK)

'TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CELLISTS JACQUELINE DU PRÉ'
Silvia Chiesa (Italy)

'TO MY DAUGHTER, SOFIA BABAI'
Shelmina Abji (USA/Tanzania)

'TO MY YOUNGER SELF, HOPE'
Basma Al Said (Oman)

'TO ALL FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS'
Mary Davis (USA/Ireland)

'TO SENATOR HAIFA HAJJAR NAJJAR'
Deema Bibi (Jordan)

'TO MY DAUGHTER, SOFIA BELTRAME'
Paola Diana (Italy)

'TO MY GRANDMOTHERS HER MAJESTY QUEEN ZEIN AL-SHARAF TALAL OF JORDAN AND BEGUM SHAISTA SUHRAWARDY IKRAMULLAH'
HRH Sumaya Bint El Hassan (Jordan)

'TO THE HOMELESS WOMAN'
Grazia Giuliani (Italy/UK)

'TO MURDERED JOURNALIST, ANNA LINDH'
Miriam Gonzalez - Durantez (Spain/UK)

'TO JACINDA ARDERN, PM OF NEW ZEALAND'
Elif Shafak (Turkey/UK)

'TO MY SISTER, MANTALENA KAILI'
Eva Kaili MEP (Greece)

'TO THE WOMEN WHO SHAPED ME, AMONG THEM ANNIE LENOX AND CAROLE CADWALLADR'
Livia Firth (UK/Italy)

'TO MY UNBORN GRANDDAUGHTER'
Attiya Mahmood (Pakistan)

'TO SHYAMA PERERA'
Dame Martina Milburn DCVO CBE (UK)

'TO ALL YOUNG WOMEN'
Christina Nielsen (Denmark)

'TO MY SISTERS AROUND THE WORLD'
Femi Oke (UK)

'TO MY MOTHER, RHODA SPIELMAN TZEMACH'
Gayle Tzemach-Lemmon (USA)

'TO THE ANONYMOUS WOMAN'
Mariane Pearl (France)

'TO MY WIFE, HANAN KATTAN'
Shamim Sarif (UK/Canada)

'TO GERALDINE, INSPIRED BY MOLLY YARD AND GLORIA STEINEM'
Geraldine Sharpe Newton (UK/USA)

'TO MY NIECES'
Dr Rebecca S. Hage Thomley (USA)

'TO MY MOTHER, REZZAN TUNÇER'
Nurdeniz Tunçer (Turkey)

'TO ADA LOVELACE'
Dame Stephanie (Steve) Shirley (UK)

'TO ALL WOMEN, DAUGHTERS OF THE WORLD'
Elizabeth Filippouli (Greece/UK)

Afterword
Thought Triggers

About the author

Elizabeth Filippouli is a journalist, writer and social entrepreneur. Through her work over the last twenty years she has been promoting international collaboration and also amplifying the voices of women from diverse backgrounds, bringing to light their powerful and often untold stories. As of 2011 she is the Founder of Global Thinkers Forum, an international non-profit platform incubated at Oxford’s Said Business School to promote women's empowerment and youth development through mentoring. In parallel to her social business, she works on stories and plays that highlight critical political and social issues, sparking conversation and reflection. Her play ‘Alexander the Great-Between Dreams and Imagination’ was produced for the British Library in London in February 2023. She is the author of From Women to the World: Letters for a New Century (2021). She lives in London, UK.

Summary

An Independent Book of the Month
Featured in Vogue Arabia
Featured by Vanity Fair

Acclaimed writer Elif Shafak writes a letter to Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand after the Christchurch attack. Actress Yasmine AlMassri pens a poem about war for her mother. Activist and TV presenter June Sarpong addresses designer Diane Von Furstenberg.

These are a few of the moving and insightful letters that make up From Women to the World, a book by journalist, author and executive Elizabeth Filippouli, which brings together letters from a global group of accomplished women - politicians, royalty, actors, writers, activists and more – every one addressed to a woman who means something to each of them. The results are extraordinary, heartfelt letters to historical figures, mentors, family members or inspiring ordinary people. Each is based on these women's personal histories and experiences, drawing attention to social issues such as homelessness, war, LGBT activism, mental health care or the plight of international refugees.

From Women to the World is more than a simple collection of letters - it is a book that shows a new model of leadership based on emotional intelligence and demonstrates how we have the wisdom to inspire, motivate and reinvent our world.

Foreword

A book of letters from influential women, to the women who inspired them

Additional text

This book, is riveting, moving, shocking and uplifting.

Report

Poignant. The Independent

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Filippouli
• Assisted by: Elizabeth Filippouli (Editor)
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2021
• EAN: 9780755626854
• ISBN: 978-0-7556-2685-4
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Political leaders & leadership, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, International institutions, Political leaders and leadership, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations