Shock waves reverberated all around the globe on October 7th, 2023 when an occupied, colonized and oppressed people living in the largest open air ghetto rose in rebellion. There is no going around it. Indeed, there can never ever be justification for taking lives! That said, it is also true that oppression begets...
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Bridging the Gender Gap: Women in Pakistan’s Evolving Tech Sector
While Pakistan is going through severe economic and political turmoil at the moment, a small ray of sunshine in all this gloom and doom is the rapidly advancing tech sector of the country. Historically, women in Pakistan had to deal with numerous obstacles when venturing into the workplace. Cultural and traditional norms, patriarchy, and a...
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Dr. Dana Alsulaiman: Contributing to Positive Health Transformations in Saudi Arabia
The LOréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents Program, in partnership with Khalifa University of Science and Technology, earlier celebrated a decade of empowering female scientists from the GCC in the fields of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, who have blazed trails and are changing the landscape of scientific...
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Saving Lives By Destigmatizing Mental Health And Cancer
As I was exploring DCF’s work, I lost thought for a few minutes when I read these lines on its Homepage, “In Nepal, cancer is still considered a communicable disease and cancer patients are ignored in the society.” I could not help thinking how heartbreaking it must be for someone to be diagnosed with cancer...
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Eighth World Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi to focus on women empowerment
September 25th, 2023 (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates): The UNCTADs World Investment Forum, one of the worlds largest investment gatherings hosted by Abu Dhabi from 16 to 20 October 2023, is shining a spotlight on the imperative need for innovative investment strategies and policies to facilitate the flow of capital towards environmentally and socially sustainable...
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Unpacking Yaari
Cooper : You’re a scientist, Brand. Brand : So listen to me when I say that love isn’t something that we invented. It’s… observable, powerful. It has to mean something. Cooper : Love has meaning, yes. Social utility, social bonding, child rearing… Brand : We love people who have died. Where’s the social utility in that? Cooper : None. Brand : Maybe it means something more –...
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Digital Rights Foundation Pakistan celebrates Seven Years of Resilient Voices in the Media
Digital Rights Foundation Pakistan celebrates Seven Years of Resilient Voices in the Media Islamabad, Pakistan:: Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) held a conference titled, Celebrating Resilient Voices in the Media on September 15th, 2023 at the Marriott Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan. The conference was marked as a celebratory event of DRFs work and achievements with women journalists...
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Influencing Changemaking Through Media
This interview is a part of Ananke’s special edition celebrating The Fred Hollows Foundation’s 30 years of change making in the fields of eye health and development. The Special Edition can be viewed here. Let us begin by you telling us about yourself? I am a simple, hardworking, and optimistic person who loves to help...
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World Forum to Mobilize Investments for Climate, Energy, Health, Food
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will hold the World Investment Forum 2023 to rally investments for climate action, clean energy, health care, food security and other development needs. Heads of state, more than 50 government ministers, over 150 CEOs of leading companies and stock exchanges, and thousands of investment stakeholders from...
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The Gift Of Sight For A Better Future
This interview is a part of Ananke’s special edition celebrating The Fred Hollows Foundation’s 30 years of change making in the fields of eye health and development. The Special Edition can be viewed here. Let us begin by you telling us about yourself? My name is Shahd Al Jumaily, Im an Iraqi architect, Events planner,...