Ohood Al Roumi honours winners of Women in Tech MENA Awards
Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and The Future, honoured the winners of the Women in Tech MENA Awards
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Saudi’s Fashion Commission & Marangoni to launch ‘Digital Fashion Program’
Saudi Arabia’s Fashion Commission has partnered with Marangoni Institute in order to launch the “Digital Fashion Program” to train 100 Saudi designers on creative digital skills. The program will be presented virtually for five months. Marangoni Institute is internationally recognized as one of the finest schools for art, design and fashion. The digital fashion program…
Egypt’s latest fatwas validate the important role women play in society
As part of efforts to counter extremists, and advocate and build and inclusive perception of Islam, Dar Al Iftaa has been issuing various fatwas to further validate the important role women play in society. Two formal rulings introduced allows women to wear perfume in public and reiterates that females aren’t required to cover their faces…
Plus-size fashion brand MULU forays into Dubai with new office
MULU, a lifestyle fashion brand exclusively dedicated to plus-size women based in The Netherlands, has opened a new office in Dubai as part of its MEA expansion plans.
Expo 2020 Dubai: Female Muslim US hip-hopper urges ‘girls to feel powerful’
Muslim American hip-hop dancer, choreographer and activist Amirah Sackett urged women and girls to feel empowered through hip-hop dance, and explore the art form in a way where they are not objectified, she said after a stage performance at the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Sackett explores and embodies her Muslim American identity through hip-hop…
Radwa Helmi, first female judge presides over hearing at top court in Egypt
Radwa Helmi made history on Saturday as the first woman judge to sit on the bench of Egypt’s State Council, a top court in the Arab country. Helmi, making her appearance in a Cairo courthouse, was among 98 women appointed last year to join the council, one of Egypt’s main judicial bodies, following a decision…