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165:. Azzam left her family after two years to become the headmistress of an all girls school in Iraq. It was in Iraq that she began her career as a radio broadcaster for the Near East Asia Broadcasting Company. First, she wrote for the program “Women's Corner” before being moved to Beirut by the broadcasting station, where she was the head of the program “With the Morning.”. Her voice became a regular presence in the lives of many Arabs, making her writing all the more powerful.
201:," Azzam tells the story of a village teacher who single-handedly tries to take down the encroaching Israeli forces. Though ultimately unsuccessful, his struggle represents the Palestinian fight for survival, even when faced with insurmountable opposition. He then buries his only son in the soil under a tree. This action represents the ever-present feeling of hope within the Palestine people that one day, their home will belong to them again.
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Azzam developed an extensive commentary on women in society, especially in her early writing. Instead of blaming the struggles women face on oppression by men, she attributes them to society as a whole. This commentary is also developed in "Because He Loved Them." Azzam blamed the wife's murder on
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for a short period of time. However, they had to leave when the monarchy fell, and the new republic accused Azzam's broadcasts of being hostile towards it. Upon her return to Beirut, she began writing for numerous women's publications as well as translating
English classics into Arabic. She became
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Palestinian political struggles. Her views on these struggles also surfaced, sometimes overpowering the artistic value of the story. In her story "On the Way to
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Palestinian experience in the diaspora. Major themes in her works included precision and control; her stories often revolved around a specific action or choice. (Jayyusi) Azzam's first collection of short stories, titled
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