Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council, FNC, inaugurated the “A Woman From Dubai Hall” at the Women’s Museum in Dubai, which documents the contributions of the late Ousha bint Hussein bin Nasser Lootah. During the ceremony, Ghobash praised the efforts of the officials of the museum, which highlights the inspiring and pioneering journey…
Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi has become the first woman in the Arab world to be appointed President of the International Publishers Association (IPA) since the founding of the organisation in 1896. The announcement was made yesterday at the IPA General Assembly Congress (GAC) held virtually via Zoom platform. With her appointment as IPA…
Ayesha Al Muhairi, a member of the Dubai Shooting Club, made history by becoming the first Emirati athlete from “People of Determination” to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Al Muhairi set a new record of 828,6 during her participation at the World Cup Shooting Championships in Lima, Peru. Al Muhairi, who scored with…
The United Arab Emirates achieved an important victory in the global health front as Emirati Dr. Muna Tahlak, CEO of DHA’s Latifa Hospital for Women and Children, was elected as the President of the International Hospital Federation. (IHF). This is the first time that an Arab woman will hold this esteemed position, the highest international…
H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), and the “Mother of the Nation”, today, reinforced the commitment of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) leadership to empower Emirati women and support their ambitions to…
H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, today honoured Najla Al Banai, the woman behind the mural initiative entitled “Zayed: Man of the Nation”. Al Banai proposed the initiative to create the largest mural in the world to the Ministry of Interior’s Innovation Centre. The…
