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PIF Showcases Progressive Pakistan

Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF) announced Pakistan’s First National Innovation Awards at its second annual Pakistan Innovation Forum 2015 on December 9th, 2o15. The Conference, titled MAKE IN PAKISTAN, sought to showcase and promote individuals and institutions who had built something from scratch in Pakistan. The Conference also organized Pakistan’s first Innovation and Makers Showcase in...

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Arab Woman Awards UAE announces 2015 winners

Lifetime Achievement award presented to HH Sheikha Fatima bint Zayed bin Saqr Al Nahyan and Professor Rafia Ghabesh named “Inspirational Arab Woman of the Year 2015.” Held under the Patronage of the UAE’s Minister of Culture, Youth, and Social Development HE Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, 20 inspirational women were celebrated at a glittering...

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Recognising the spirit of innovation in Pakistan

Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF) has launched Pakistan’s First National Innovation Awards to recognize and honor Pakistan’s leading innovators – both individuals and institutions/companies – that successfully done remarkable achievements. The National Innovation Awards to be given at Pakistan Innovation Forum 2015 – a regular future in the country’s annual conference calendar and the only National Conference...

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Make in Pakistan to showcase forward thinking nation

Islamabad: Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF), in collaboration with telecom Mobilink Business, on November 23rd, 2014, launched Pakistan’s First Innovation Pavilion and Makers’ Showcase to provide a platform for Pakistani Innovators – both individuals and institutions/companies – who have created innovative things to demonstrate their innovations and creative talents. The Mobilink Innovation Pavilion and Makers Showcase will be...

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ANANKE’s Editor to Champion Women Economic Empowerment

Dubai, United Arab Emirates- 22 November 2015: Empower Women, a UN WOMEN organization, recently announced 75 new global champions for Women’s Economic Empowerment after a month long rally where over 600 applicants from all over the world took part in online and social media activities. Dubai-based Executive Editor of Ananke, an online publication celebrating visionary...

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Discovering a world out there!

Oct. 7th, 2015, Dubai, UAE:  Twentieth Century Fox’s latest blockbuster, The Martian, starring Matt Damon premiere Wednesday, Oct. 7th in Dubai and like elsewhere the film has been debuted worldwide in conjunction with U.N. declared World Space Week (WSW), the world’s largest annual celebration of space, science, and technology and their contribution to the betterment of humanity....

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ANANKE MAG OPENS COVER DESIGN & ESSAY-WRITING COMPETITIONS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

Dubai, UAE: Ananke – an eZine showcasing visionary women – is proud to announce two competitions (essay-writing and cover design) on its one year founding anniversary celebration. The two competitions will be launched on October 1 and will run till November 2, 2015. Winners will be initially announced online on November 10, 2015. Prizes include...

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Elan and Ananke Forge Creative Alliance  

  Dubai, UAE – 27th September 2015 – Ananke, an online publication celebrating visionary women, has joined hands with Elan to mutually syndicate content in order to provide their respective base of readers with new, engaging and relevant content. Ananke eZine is known for producing some of the most profound, in-depth stories, articles and commentaries relating...

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Don’t forget us on World Alzheimer’s Day 21st September 2015!

With the official World Alzheimer’s Day taking place tomorrow, Monday 21st September, local non-profit organization 4get-me-not org plans to raise awareness about the disease which is fast becoming a ‘global health challenge,’ according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Dubai, 20th September 2015 Every 68 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease, while nearly 44 million people are currently diagnosed sufferers...

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Laws Restricting Economic Opportunity for Women Globally, says WBG Report

WASHINGTON: Legal barriers to the economic advancement of women are widespread, shutting them out of certain jobs, limiting their access to credit, and leaving them unprotected against violence in many economies around the world, says the World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2016 report, released today. The report, which examines laws that impede...