Masha Hamilton
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Masha Hamilton is a United States journalist and the author of several novels.
Hamilton worked as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press
for five years in the Middle East, where she covered the First Intifada
, the peace process, and the partial Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
. She spent five years in Moscow
, where she was a Los Angeles Times
correspondent and reported for NBC
/Mutual Radio. She wrote about politics as well as average Russian's life during the collapse of the Soviet Union. She reported from Afghanistan
in both 2004 and 2008.
In 2006, she traveled in Kenya
to research the novel The Camel Bookmobile. She also wrote Staircase of a Thousand Steps (2001), The Distance Between Us (2004), and 31 Hours (2009).
She started two world literacy projects: the Camel Book Drive to help the camel-powered library in Northeast Kenya, begun in 2007, and the Afghan Women's Writing Project, to foster the voices of Afghan women, begun in 2009.
Hamilton worked as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
for five years in the Middle East, where she covered the First Intifada
First Intifada
The First Intifada was a Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The uprising began in the Jabalia refugee camp and quickly spread throughout Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem....
, the peace process, and the partial Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. She spent five years in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, where she was a Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
correspondent and reported for NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
/Mutual Radio. She wrote about politics as well as average Russian's life during the collapse of the Soviet Union. She reported from Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
in both 2004 and 2008.
In 2006, she traveled in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
to research the novel The Camel Bookmobile. She also wrote Staircase of a Thousand Steps (2001), The Distance Between Us (2004), and 31 Hours (2009).
She started two world literacy projects: the Camel Book Drive to help the camel-powered library in Northeast Kenya, begun in 2007, and the Afghan Women's Writing Project, to foster the voices of Afghan women, begun in 2009.
Major works
- Postcard from Moscow, (newspaper column)
- Staircase of a Thousand Steps, (2001), Penguin Putnam/BlueHen Books
- The Distance Between Us, (2004) Unbridled Books
- The Camel Bookmobile, (2007) HarperCollins
- 31 Hours, (2009) Unbridled Books