Celebrating Women

Women are advancing business, education, and culture in the GCC countries.

Elham Al Qasimi

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 in Celebrating Women, United Arab Emirates | 0 comments

Prior to becoming the first Arab woman to reach the North Pole, Elham Al-Qasimi was an outstanding student majoring in Marketing form the American University in Dubai. She later pursued her Masters in London School of Economics. After working at JP Morgan for three years on mergers and acquisitions, she left the organization to join the Impetus Trust as an investment manager. She then decided to resign to pursue her North Pole expedition a year later. Below is the online journal of her journey to the North Pole. Elham Al-Qasimi: North Pole expedition Also, below is an article from Good...

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HH Sheika Latifa Bint Ahmed Al Maktoum

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 in Celebrating Women, United Arab Emirates | 0 comments

“Having won numerous medals at regional equestrian championships, Al Maktoum, 25, competed in the 2008 Olympics and before that won a team bronze medal at the 2006 Doha Asian Games. More recently she won an individual silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games.”  

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HRH Princess Adela Bint Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 in Celebrating Women, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 0 comments

As a strong advocate for women’s’ rights Princess Adela’s dedication to the women of Saudi Arabia surely makes her a leader in the empowerment of women. She holds the position as the president of the Board of Directors of the Center as well as additional organizations that exemplify her dedication to society. At the Forum on the Participation of Women in National Development this year, she praised women for their achievements in Saudi Arabia. As she noted the growth of women in the work force, she did not fail to acknowledge the current lack of presence that continues to linger. “The...

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Yuthar Mohammed Mussallam Al Rawahy

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 in Celebrating Women, Oman | 0 comments

President of National Association for Cancer Awareness (NACA) in Oman.  In 2008, she was instrumental in launching the pioneering ‘One-Stop Mobile Women Centre’. New Move to Check Breast Cancer Cases in Oman Empowerment of Omani women...

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Nora Alyousif

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 in Celebrating Women, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 0 comments

Her extensive resume of achievements should surprise no one, not only is she recognized by many as Dr. Nora Alyousif, she has held various positions within the education and government sector which have displayed her as a woman of intelligence and great wisdom. As a political leader she has advocated heavily for women’s’ rights. More specifically, she is a strong supporter of women involvement in politics. She was noted by Arabinsight.org saying, “Very few Saudi women major in political science, and this major used to be closed to women. By restructuring some of the universities and...

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Raya Rammal

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 in Celebrating Women, United Arab Emirates | 0 comments

Dubai Sports TV, UAE awarded trailblazer of the year award for women in media in 2010. The formal award, Middle East Businesswomen and Leaders Achievement Award was given for Sports Media Woman of the...

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