Hyderabad-born Bollywood actress, Sherlyn Chopra, has emerged as a versatile talent in the Indian film industry, captivating audiences with her on-screen presence and diverse acting skills. Born on February 11, 1987, Sherlyn’s journey from Hyderabad to the glitz and glamour of Bollywood has been nothing short of remarkable. Having pursued her early education at Stanley…
During Bodour Al Qasimi’s two-year term as President of the International Publishers Association (IPA), and the two years preceding her term as the vice-president of the IPA between 2019-2020, she succeeded in executing a great number of commendable achievements including bringing many new publishers’ associations to the organisation, numerous impressive initiatives being launched, inspiring the…
Growing up in a traditional society, Abeer Abu Ghaith was often told a woman’s future is in her husband’s kitchen. Quietly, the 29-year-old proved everyone wrong. Abu Ghaith has become the first female high-tech entrepreneur in the West Bank, setting up an Internet employment brokerage and software development firm. Last month, the Palestinian trailblazer was…
Maha Akeel, a Saudi journalist who was the managing editor of OIC journal, has been appointed the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The appointment of a woman as a Director of a department is a shot-in-the-arm for women empowerment. Speaking to Saudi Gazette she said that…
In a divorce court where a man’s testimony is worth twice a woman’s, victory for lawyer Reema Shamasneh is rare and often bittersweet. On this morning, a young nurse is desperate to end her marriage to a truck driver who she says beat her, doused her with scalding tea and kept her from seeing her…
Israel has appointed its first female judge in its Muslim sharia court system on Tuesday, officials said, a move hailed as historic. Hana Khatib, an attorney from the northern town of Tamra, was selected by an Israeli justice committee alongside three men to become a religious judge, or qadi, in the courts ruling on personal…
