January 3rd, 2020, Dubai (UAE): Sisters Grimm Co-founders Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira have been awarded MBEs for Services to International Trade and to the Creative Industries in the New Year Honours list which recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom. The prestigious recognition comes after a...
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Winter Tales
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Be Fearless: Give Yourself Permission To Be You
What happens when a girl from the slums dares to dream? She bags an Engineering Degree, and Executive Education from Harvard Business School, becomes a Telecoms Head, and mentors others to do the same. In Be Fearless: Give Yourself Permission To Be You, Jane Egerton-Idehen draws from her over fifteen years experience as a telecommunication...
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Fostering Gender Equality in Publishing
The event promotes equality during the opening of the PublisHer summit with global female literati. November 11th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Vice President of International Publishers Association (IPA), and founder of PublisHer, has said that women stand on the brink of welcoming a new era for the publishing industry worldwide....
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Emirati Women Create Unique Hand-crafted Collections through Irthis Design Labs
September 11th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE):Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council (Irthi), an affiliate of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, brought together young Emirati women to train with international designers to create handmade products that merge local and international crafts. The women, aged 18-35, were trained in eight different crafts and techniques through the Design Labs, a project launched...
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Performative Feminism
The article was previously published in our special Women's Day edition, published on ISSUU. Feminism as a movement has undergone a series of evolutions in terms of how activism is carried out. In its early stages, during the 19th and 20th century, it was associated with the temperance and abolitionist movements and gave voice to...
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ABAAD: In Valiant Pursuit of Gender Equality
ABAADs campaign under the title “A White Dress Doesnt cover the Rape” during the 16 days of Activism to end violence against women, as part of the process of demanding the abolishment of article 522 of the Lebanese Penal Code ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality is a UN ECOSOC accredited organization that aims...
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MAAN Authority reveals mission to make a social impact in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Maan invites communities to find solutions to social challenges and grow the third sector in Abu Dhabi Maan will encourage the development of more community-based organizations and promote collaboration across sectors of society April 22nd, 2019, Abu Dhabi (UAE): Supporting the growth of the community, developing innovative solutions for social challenges and encouraging collaboration are...
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Editorial: On Pakistans Shameless Feminism
Speaking the truth is a seemingly desirous path for truth seekers, but more than often it is an arduous one to tread on. History is replete with agonizing tales of truth tellers who have suffered the whips and scorns of time for holding the mirror and showcasing reality as it actually is. And when that...
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Patriarchy and its effects in Africa
“Why is she driving the car? Can’t she give her husband the car to drive?” These were the words that came out of my six-year old sons mouth some years back while we were going out to see a relative. It was not his first time seeing women drive and so I wondered where his...