In the words of Jeff Haden “ Courage is not the absence of fear, it's the triumph over fear. A courageous person is one who decides to take chances, One who decides to do the right thing even when there are easier options to follow”.
Christiane Amanpour is one who has indeed shown remarkable courage in her chosen field and that's why we have chosen to celebrate her today as our Woman Crush Wednesday.
Enjoy her story below!
Who Is Christiane Amanpour?
Christiane was born on 12th January 1958, in London, England.
Christiane was born on 12th January 1958, in London, England.
The daughter of an English mother and Iranian father and the oldest of four sisters, she spent time in Tehran, Iran, while growing up. She was sent to a Catholic girls’ boarding school in England at 11 years old. Her world was turned upside down in 1979 when the revolution toppled the shah of Iran, spurring her family into exile and sparking Christiane’s future career interest.
As a college student, Amanpour studied journalism. After receiving a bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island, graduating summa cum laude.
Amanpour went to work as an assistant at the international assignment desk for CNN, the cable news channel, in 1983. Though initially facing resistance from being put on the air due to her accent and dark hair, but it was her historical coverage of the Bosnian crisis in the late 1980s and early 1990s that helped make her the internationally recognized correspondent she is today.
Amanpour’s fearless and uncompromising approach has made her a force to reckon with in the media house. She has been seen on several conflict and war spots such as the Gulf war, the Bosnian war and she has reported from various humanitarian Wars.
In addition to her work as an anchor and reporter, Amanpour is an active rights campaigner. A board member of the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Centre for Public Integrity and the International Women's Media Foundation.
She has used her profile to raise awareness of key global issues and journalists' rights. In May 2014 she used an appearance on BBC television to raise awareness of the plight of the 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram - asking British Prime Minister David Cameron to join the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
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