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'''Janet Zeenat Karim''' (born 1954) is a [[Malawi|Malawian]] journalist and diplomat. The founder of the publications ''Woman Now'' and the ''Independent'', Karim is one of only a handful of well-known female writers in the country. She served in the Permanent Mission of Malawi to the [[United Nations]] from 2007 to 2014.
== Early life and education ==
Janet Karim was born Janet Mbekeani in 1954.<ref name=":0"></ref> Her father was Wales Nyemba Mbekeani, a diplomat who served as Malawi's envoy to the United Nations.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Due to her father's career, she spent a significant portion of her childhood in New York, where she graduated from [[Scarsdale High School]] in 1972.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Karim returned to Malawi, where she received her bachelor's degree from the [[University of Malawi]] in 1979.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
She later received a master's degree in global development and social justice from [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]] in 2014.<ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Career ==
Karim started her career teaching at public schools in Malawi, but after failing to complete a master's degree at [[London School of Economics]], she instead embarked on a career in journalism. She began writing for the ''Malawi Daily Times'', then the only newspaper at the country. She then became an editor at the ''Times''<nowiki/>' sister publication, ''Malawi News''.<ref name=":2" />
After leaving ''Malawi News'', Karim founded and served as editor of ''Woman Now'' magazine, the first women's magazine in the country.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> In 1993, she also founded the newspaper the ''Independent''. Karim and her peers had developed a complex understanding of how to navigate the country's censorship rules during the one-party era, which eased the way for her to start her own publications. Later on, the ''Independent'' often voiced opposition to the policies of the new ruling government.<ref name=":1" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Karim also founded the Malawi Media Women's Association, among other professional media organizations. Through the women's media organization, she helped establish Dzimwe Community Radio, with assistance from [[UNESCO]] and later [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) Pambazuka News|url=https://www.pambazuka.org/gender-minorities/malawi-getting-views-rural-women-air|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Pambazuka News}}</ref>
Alongside her work as a journalist, Karim became an activist and advocate for women's rights and safety. She was also active in the Society of Women Living With AIDS.<ref name=":1" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She spoke out in favor of including women in the media, saying in 1998, "The African media cannot go into the 21st century hopping on one leg. Women must be partners in the future of Africa."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
In lamenting the lack of women in Malawi's literary sphere in 2013, the president of the Malawi Writers Union identified Karim as one of only a handful of well-known women writers in the country, alongside [[Emily Mkamanga]] and [[Walije Gondwe]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
From 2007 to 2014, Karim was appointed to serve in the Permanent Mission of Malawi to the United Nations, where her father once served as ambassador.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> At the U.N., she worked on social, cultural, and human rights issues, representing the country at UNICEF and other bodies.<ref name=":2" />
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:Malawian women writers]]
[[Category:Malawian women diplomats]]
[[Category:Malawian journalists]]
[[Category:Malawian activists]]
== Early life and education ==
Janet Karim was born Janet Mbekeani in 1954.<ref name=":0"></ref> Her father was Wales Nyemba Mbekeani, a diplomat who served as Malawi's envoy to the United Nations.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Due to her father's career, she spent a significant portion of her childhood in New York, where she graduated from [[Scarsdale High School]] in 1972.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Karim returned to Malawi, where she received her bachelor's degree from the [[University of Malawi]] in 1979.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
She later received a master's degree in global development and social justice from [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]] in 2014.<ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Career ==
Karim started her career teaching at public schools in Malawi, but after failing to complete a master's degree at [[London School of Economics]], she instead embarked on a career in journalism. She began writing for the ''Malawi Daily Times'', then the only newspaper at the country. She then became an editor at the ''Times''<nowiki/>' sister publication, ''Malawi News''.<ref name=":2" />
After leaving ''Malawi News'', Karim founded and served as editor of ''Woman Now'' magazine, the first women's magazine in the country.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> In 1993, she also founded the newspaper the ''Independent''. Karim and her peers had developed a complex understanding of how to navigate the country's censorship rules during the one-party era, which eased the way for her to start her own publications. Later on, the ''Independent'' often voiced opposition to the policies of the new ruling government.<ref name=":1" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Karim also founded the Malawi Media Women's Association, among other professional media organizations. Through the women's media organization, she helped establish Dzimwe Community Radio, with assistance from [[UNESCO]] and later [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) Pambazuka News|url=https://www.pambazuka.org/gender-minorities/malawi-getting-views-rural-women-air|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Pambazuka News}}</ref>
Alongside her work as a journalist, Karim became an activist and advocate for women's rights and safety. She was also active in the Society of Women Living With AIDS.<ref name=":1" /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She spoke out in favor of including women in the media, saying in 1998, "The African media cannot go into the 21st century hopping on one leg. Women must be partners in the future of Africa."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
In lamenting the lack of women in Malawi's literary sphere in 2013, the president of the Malawi Writers Union identified Karim as one of only a handful of well-known women writers in the country, alongside [[Emily Mkamanga]] and [[Walije Gondwe]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
From 2007 to 2014, Karim was appointed to serve in the Permanent Mission of Malawi to the United Nations, where her father once served as ambassador.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> At the U.N., she worked on social, cultural, and human rights issues, representing the country at UNICEF and other bodies.<ref name=":2" />
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:Malawian women writers]]
[[Category:Malawian women diplomats]]
[[Category:Malawian journalists]]
[[Category:Malawian activists]]
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