Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Profiles of pioneering women based in Saudi Arabia.

Norah al-Faiz

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

Deputy Minister of Education Her presence at the ministry has had an immediate impact on Saudi women, …’Now I am the deputy minister, and my door is open and accessible,’ – Norah al-Faiz Leaders & Revolutionaries: Norah al-Faiz   The appointment of Norah Al-Faiz as the first female member of the Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers is perceived as “revolutionary” to many. Appointed as the Vice Minister for Women’s Education the most senior role ever held by a woman in Saudi Arabia, Al-Faiz has become the voice of the Saudi Arabian women to the government. Time Magazine...

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Interview with Muna AbuSulayman

Posted on May 15, 2011 in Celebrating Women, Featured, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 0 comments

A rising star to watch, Muna AbuSulayman is Saudi’s UN Goodwill Ambassador, a TV personality with a number one hit show for five years, and a Young Global Leader at the Davos World Economic Forum. She is the first woman to head up the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation (ABTF), and the mother of two girls under sixteen. There are clearly many reasons that Muna AbuSulayman is known as an extraordinary role...

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