SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: DANIEL BARDSLEY A few months ago, Iraqi-American women’s rights advocate Zainab Salbi travelled to Iraq and went by road to Mosul, the city that not long before had been freed from ISIL control. Every building she passed on that three-hour drive had been wrecked. The scenes had a profound effect on … Continued
SOURCE: AL-ARABIYA The allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have shaken the world. So far, more than 30 women have provided statements that the producer sexually harassed or assaulted them over the course of his career in the movie industry. The allegations have prompted women around the world to share their individual stories of harassment … Continued
Deputy Foreign Minister HE Reem Al Khaled wins Government award, while Dr Kefaya Abdulmalek named Inspirational Woman of the Year SOURCE: ARABIAN BUSINESS The Arab Woman Awards recently held its fifth annual ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Mubarak Fahad Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Undersecretary of … Continued
SOURCE: THE EMBASSY OF JORDAN AMMAN — Five Jordanian women participating in the TechWomen 17, the biggest gathering for women in technology in the world, held in the US, have won the first prize for the best technological project, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Tuesday. Participants said that the winning project was among … Continued
SOURCE: SAUDI GAZETTE BY LAYAN DAMANHOURI Saudi Gazette Storytelling in the digital world has a powerful influence in connecting the world and breaking stereotypes. For travel influencer Haifa Beseisso, her YouTube channel documents her adventurous trips around the world, offering her the chance to also exchange knowledge about her culture with locals. A rare Arab … Continued
SOURCE: WASHINGTON POST BY VANESSA H. LARSON “I so much believe in the positive contributions that women are making in the Middle East,” says Janet Rady, curator of “I Am,” a recently opened exhibit at the American University Museum featuring works by 31 female artists with roots in 12 countries in the region. “They’re not … Continued
Women who wear headscarves are oppressed in male-dominated societies, according to popular belief in the West. While Rim Dawa says her home country of Syria is too patriarchal, the issue is not that simple. SOURCE: DW “You are oppressed!” That is the stereotype people in the West have about women in the Arab world. … Continued
By: Faisal Al Yafai Source: The National Reporters surround a Palestinian activist as he boards a bus outside the West Bank Jewish settlement of Migron, near Ramallah. “White women should shut up about the hijab.” That startling statement by the Egyptian-American author Mona Eltahawy began a BBC radio documentary last week about the fractures within … Continued
By Alexandria Kinias Egyptian Streets From North America, to Europe, to Australia, Egyptian women are holding leading positions in politics, business and entertainment. 1. ANNE AZZA ALY Anne Azza Aly is an Australian politician, political scholar, academic and counter-terrorism expert. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since … Continued
By Calli Storrs The Campanil The women’s ensemble shares folkloric, classical, contemporary, and sacred Arab music with the Bay Area, and came to Mills to do the same. (Photo courtesy of Najib Joe Hakim) As singer Samira Kharrubi’s voice rose to the rafter’s of the Student Union, the audience joined in making music by clapping … Continued
By Kristopher Monroe Do Savannah Opening April 21 at the Jepson Center, Telfair Museums presents a treasured selection of work from its permanent collection in “Kahlil Gibran and the Feminine Divine.” Gibran was a visionary artist and poet whose philosophy was and still is ahead of its time. Born in 1883 in the town of … Continued
By JOANNA KAKISSIS NPR Filmmaker Maysaloun Hamoud does not like being typecast. “The Israelis say, you don’t look Arab or Palestinian,” she says, rolling her eyes. “Huh? If I wear a dress or outfit that [doesn’t look] religious, I cannot be a Palestinian? I have to be, like, exactly how you design me?” Hamoud is … Continued
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