Thursday, May 31, 2007
EH Recommended by Lonely Planet Turkey
Lonely Planet, the largest independently-owned travel guidebook publisher in the world, endorses EH for travelers to Turkey. In the 2007 edition of Lonely Planet Turkey, Expat Harem is recommended (on page 55) alongside Turkey's top novelists Yasar Kemal, Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk, and Elif Shafak. Verity Campbell calls EH "worth seeking out...an excellent holiday read."
Monday, May 28, 2007
Academic Journal Raves EH "Expertly Written and Edited"
The Spring 2007 issue of the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies hails Expat Harem as "a supremely feminine book". Reviewer Ann Evans Larimore (Professor Emerita of geography and women's studies at University of Michigan) writes, "It can be dipped into at any point, but there is a rhythm and progression to the presentation of these episodes, so that reading them in sequence is not only aesthetically pleasing but instructive."
Larimore goes on to note, “They have succeeded amazingly well in realizing their conceptualization of this anthology... Written with a sharp eye for telling small details, these stories can provide many ethnographic insights... It’s a great (and instructive) read! Don’t miss it.”
JMEWS is the official publication of the Association of Middle East Women's Studies--a cutting edge international and multidisciplinary organization.
Larimore goes on to note, “They have succeeded amazingly well in realizing their conceptualization of this anthology... Written with a sharp eye for telling small details, these stories can provide many ethnographic insights... It’s a great (and instructive) read! Don’t miss it.”
JMEWS is the official publication of the Association of Middle East Women's Studies--a cutting edge international and multidisciplinary organization.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Media Roundup 
On 22 April 2007 Jennifer and her husband were the subjects of a 30 minute segment "Bir Yar Gelir Bizlere" presented by Elizabeth Ayten Berent on Turkey's state-owned television station TRT International.
The Istanbul Convention and Visitors' Bureau featured the editors in their May issue of the "Colors of Turkey" monthly bulletin in "Expatriate Women Explain Turkey To The World" penned by one of Turkey's top travel writers, Saffet Emre Tonguç.
This month has seen Expat Harem and its editors in a number of Turkish and international media venues:
On 22 April 2007 Jennifer and her husband were the subjects of a 30 minute segment "Bir Yar Gelir Bizlere" presented by Elizabeth Ayten Berent on Turkey's state-owned television station TRT International.The #1 website for expatriate women, ExpatWomen.com, will featured an interview with the editors in their 
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The Istanbul Convention and Visitors' Bureau featured the editors in their May issue of the "Colors of Turkey" monthly bulletin in "Expatriate Women Explain Turkey To The World" penned by one of Turkey's top travel writers, Saffet Emre Tonguç.Friday, May 18, 2007
VisualThesaurus Book Reviews by EH Editor
Expat Harem editor Anastasia Ashman contributes the “Dog Eared: Books We Love” column this week at VisualThesaurus.com, the online tool for writers, students and teachers of writing, and marketing communications professionals worldwide. Anastasia recaps four books about the cultural wisdom historically pooling at the intersection of women and travel:
- UNSUITABLE FOR LADIES: An Anthology of Women Travellers, selected by Jane Robinson
- VEILED HALF-TRUTHS: Western Travellers’ Perceptions of Middle Eastern Women, selected and annotated by Judy Mabro
- ADVENTUROUS WOMEN IN SOUTH EAST ASIA: Six Lives, edited by John Gullick
- DREAMING OF EAST: Western Women and the Exotic Allure of the Orient, by Barbara Hodgson
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Cincinnati Enquirer calls EH "Engrossing"
LitChick book reviewer for the Cincinnati Enquirer, Sara Pearce, reviews the Expat Harem tale of the city's resident Maureen Basedow. Maureen, an archaeologist, writes about her experience excavating at Troy.
Friday, May 11, 2007
International Women From Munich Come For EH PresentationThis week the Expat Harem editors were pleased to speak about expat acculturation issues before 27 members of the Ladies’ International Association, a Munich-based expatriate organization visiting Istanbul. We were honored to receive the group's request for a presentation some months ago when they began planning their Turkish trip.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Editor's Tale in Perceptive Travel
Jennifer’s latest travel piece, In the Offering: Two Sides of a Turkish Sacrifice, appears in the May/June edition of Perceptive Travel, the award-winning online magazine for travelers with open minds and open senses.
In a tale set against the backdrop of southern Turkey’s mountains, the Expat Harem editor ponders the meaning of sacrifice as she considers the rural Anatolian custom of animal offerings to give thanks for one’s good fortune, and the concessions we choose to make for the people we love.
Jennifer’s latest travel piece, In the Offering: Two Sides of a Turkish Sacrifice, appears in the May/June edition of Perceptive Travel, the award-winning online magazine for travelers with open minds and open senses.
In a tale set against the backdrop of southern Turkey’s mountains, the Expat Harem editor ponders the meaning of sacrifice as she considers the rural Anatolian custom of animal offerings to give thanks for one’s good fortune, and the concessions we choose to make for the people we love.
