Womens eNews: LONDON, Asmahan Al-Ghamdi, a female editor at the national Saudi newspaper, Al-Riyadh, based in Al-Riyadh city, was in an amusement park north of Riyadh working on a feature article about the park on July 15 when she was attacked by a lion. She suffered injuries that wound up requiring surgical attention. "The coach lost control of three lions, when he opened the cage door, the lions rushed towards the media crew and a number of park employees who were present in the area located inside the fence between the cages and the public," a witness told Al-Riyadh newspaper. One lion reportedly blocked the reporter's way when she tried to escape and knocker her down while another lion bit into her arm. The coach managed to back the lions off and saved the journalist's life. A nurse working at the park gave Al-Ghamdi first aid before she was taken to a hospital. The safety regulations at the park are a topic unto themselves. As a Palestinian journalist, with eight years of experience living and working in Gulf media, I am well aware that Saudi women are rarely photographed. Female columnists on Saudi newspapers such as Al-Riyadh are usually depicted by shapes and shadows, void of personal features, unlike male colleagues, who get a photograph. I have worked for the same newspaper that employs Al-Ghamdi--I helped cover Dubai and the U.K.--so I took a collegial interest in her and couldn't resist trying to find a picture of her on the Web. There was no match found in a Google search or the newspaper's own search function. No surprise there.Read Full : Lion Attack Shocker: Saudi Reporter Was a Woman | Womens eNews
