Long before Covid-19 led to loungewear becoming a major fashion trend, Aman & Rajan Gill were quick to identify a gap in the market and a need for quality nightwear and loungewear at affordable prices. Rajan, a Business graduate from the University of Buckingham & Aman, a Masters graduate in Economics launched Annabelle in 2011,...
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Reclaiming Space in the World of Work
Tell us a bit about yourself and the journey that led you to where you are now? I am a rare demographic in the world of entrepreneurship. Not in my 20’s or even 30’s. A female who took a career break to raise a family and is now looking to reclaim her spot in the working world...
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Accelerating Pakistans Future Through Inclusion
Tell us about yourself and your journey that led to where you are today. The most important thing to know about my journey is that I never planned anything. I am an extremely relaxed person and so after getting an education in the US, I moved to Dubai and started working as an investment banking...
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Lights, Camera, Action
This interview is part of Anankes Special Edition Emirati Womens Day published on ISSUU. Reim El Hounis career includes working with TV stations like the BBC to being an Executive Producer and Head of Events at Dubai One. Reim launched her own production company Ti22 Films in January 2011, which has won 25 New...
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Taking Your Power Back Through Self Care
This article was previously published in Anankes special edition: Emirati Womens Day and can be viewed here. The beauty of self-love is Salamas story. Finding self-love can be a long and winding road, which is something Salama Mohamed knows all too well. Today the UN High Profile Ambassador considers herself truly blessed, with an inspired...
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Envisioning An Integrated Approach To Health
This interview is part of Ananke's special #Resilience Edition, click here to view. Jane Ohuma, Country Manager Kenya and Cluster Lead for Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda, The Fred Hollows Foundation, chats with Sabin Muzaffar about the organizations groundbreaking work in Africa, how blindness exacerbates gender inequities and approaching COVID19 with an integrated response. ...
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Phila Phungula: Encoding Learning in Youth
Tell us a bit about yourself and your journey that culminated in where you are today? My Name is Phila Phungula, I am a Z Developer Advocate and a Scrum Master for the Student Experience team globally within IBM Z. I am based in Johannesburg, South Africa. When I started university, I was initially studying...
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Debbie Kestin Schildkraut: Facilitating People-Machine Partnership To Better Human Condition
Tell us a bit about yourself and your journey that culminated in where you are today? I grew up in a family of givers parents and grandparents who were always actively dedicated to community service. Having family members who were immigrants and survivors of the Holocaust shaped us into valuing life and wanting all...
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Liz Bush: Activating Impact
Meet Liz Bush, Director of Product and Partner Marketing, ThreatQuotient, a seasoned product management and marketing professional with over fifteen years of product management, program management, and product marketing experience. In this Q&A, Liz Bush talks us through the positives and challenges of her career journey so far and gives advice to other women seeking...
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Salma Abbas: Enabling Youth Inclusion
Tell us a bit about yourself and your journey that culminated in where you are today? I have an educational background focused on business. I was lucky to obtain my masters degree majoring in strategy and marketing from abroad which enlarged my contact with students from different backgrounds and gave me the chance to emerge...