Author Discussion on the Middle East
Authors Loubna Mrie (“Defiance”), Mimi Nichter (“Hostage”), and Daniel Zoughbie (“Kicking the Hornet’s Nest”)…
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Author Discussion on the Middle East
Authors Loubna Mrie (“Defiance”), Mimi Nichter (“Hostage”), and Daniel Zoughbie (“Kicking the Hornet’s Nest”)…
First: a hidden sibling.
Then: an unbelievably harrowing hostage situation…
Mimi Nichter on Finding the Courage to Tell Your Story, with host Brooke Warner.
Mimi Nichter joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about being hijacked…
Mimi Nichter was an American teenager returning from a summer in Israel on September 6th, 1970 when the plane she was on was hijacked.
Scott Simon’s Open Book invites Mimi Nichter to talk about HOSTAGE: A MEMOIR OF TERRORISM, TRAUMA, AND RESILIENCE.
“The more you unpack something—or uncork it—the less power it holds over you.”
We recently sat down with celebrated anthropologist Dr. Mimi Nichter to discuss her gripping new memoir, “Hostage: A Memoir of Terrorism, Trauma, and Resilience.”
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‘Hostage’ Review: Captivity and it’s Aftermath by Diane Cole
“He’s got a gun. She’s got a grenade.”
It was 1970, and a young Mimi Beeber Nichter, B.A. ’71,
It took Mimi Nichter over fifty years to process and recount her traumatic experience after her TWA
Mimi Nichter: Give Yourself and Your Words the Time to Marinate
Today, when you hear the word “hostage,” you likely think of October 7, 2023, or,
Hostage tells the true story of a young American woman who survives the 1970 Dawson’s Field hijackings
On September 6, 1970, 20-year-old Mimi Nichter became a hostage. In her memoir Hostage: A Memoir of Terrorism, Trauma, and Resilience,
Memoir Nation: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is an extension of the Memoir Nation community
Nichter’s New Memoir, HOSTAGE, Will Keep You Up Way Too Late
Anthropologist, author, speaker, and professor emerita of anthropology at the University of Arizona
Personal essays and reflections on memory, family, identity, and the lasting impact of our experiences.
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Since economic liberalization in 1991, India has been experiencing rapid economic
growth and a shift to consumer culture,
Body Positivity and Social Media among College
Women
Published in Emerging Adulthood (2024)
Tobacco advertising in Indonesia is among
the most aggressive and innovative in the world,
Supporting Healthy Ideas and Behaviors for a Diverse
Student Population
Featured in Wellness Issues for Higher Education (Volume 2)
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