Wife inheritance is an affliction that has gripped the African society from eons of time. Widely practiced across the entire continent, it is a tradition where a widow gets inherited by relatives of her late husband. Once thought to be an honorable practice, the custom initially entailed taking care of the widow and her children...
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Crunching the numbers
Tell us about yourself and your professional journey? My name is Wangechi Mwangi, Im 22 years old and a student at Strathmore University. I started my first project when I was 17, which was a community-based program. We got young people together and built a social network platform and through that we did community-building activities,...
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Shine Bright, End Violence
Teens Weave Stars Campaign is an initiative aimed at giving young people a platform advocating the elimination of violence against women and girls in Kenya. The initiative will be officially launched by Teen Action in Kenya, which strives to help raise teenagers as game-changers for their community and the world at large. The campaign involves...
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Justina Mutale: Advancing Gender Equality
Tell us about yourself and the journey undertaken to work for the cause of women? I have a personal and vested interest in championing the cause of women. I come from a background of strong, powerful and assertive women, who have always defied the gender dynamics. I grew up believing that women are the worlds...
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Enroute to Empowerment
Tell us about yourself from choosing this unique subject to the journey so far? I was born in Pakistan and got my degree in civil engineering from N.E.D University of Engineering and Technology, (the southern city of) Karachi. After doing my Masters and Ph.D. in transportation engineering, I began my career as a design engineer...
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Carving her own niche
While most young adults seem deeply engrossed in making a list of and trying to fulfill what are considered self-satisfying goals like backpacking across Asia, Africa and/or Europe, vlogging or becoming a YouTube star no matter how short-lived the fame, or blogging about the minutest details about ones life and gaining millions of followers in...
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On the fabric of change
Do you think there is a connection between fashion and womens liberation? In my opinion, fashion has played a pivotal role in womens liberation. If one reflects to the Suffragettes Movement, women wore pants instead of long gowns and dresses to make a statement that they were equal to men and second to none. Furthermore,...
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ANANKE Partners With Women Engineers Pakistan To Launch Premier Online Internship Program
Dubai, UAE/ New York, USA, June 1st, 2016: Ananke Magazine has partnered with Women Engineers Pakistan (WEP) to launch a one-of-its-kind internship program to economically empower women through digital media, technology and journalism. Celebrating visionary women across the MENA region and beyond, the digital magazine, Ananke, strives to create a difference by not only documenting...
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45.8 million people ensalved across the world
Dubai, UAE, May 31st, 2016: An estimated 45.8 million men, women and children around the world are today trapped in modern slavery – 28% more than previously estimated. They are enslaved through human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage, forced or servile marriage or commercial sexual exploitation. This is revealed in the 2016 Global Slavery Index, the...
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Tech giants in ME join forces to attract, retain women in tech
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: LinkedIn, Dell, Facebook and Ericsson held the first ever MENA Connecting Women in Technology (CWIT) event in Dubai earlier this week. CWIT, a collaborative initiative which started with 15 technology companies in Ireland, was created to attract and retain women in the technology industry. The MENA chapter aims to drive initiatives...