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A women’s well-being app builds on Saudi Arabia’s health-tech success
Technology geared toward women’s health, or femtech, is a rapidly emerging field in the Kingdom Beyond fitness tracking, IMC Women’s...

Caline Malek
Nov 2, 20211 min read
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A collection of works of female writers of Arab heritage sets out to ‘win hearts, change minds’
A spirited new anthology of poems and stories by Arab women down the ages overturns common expectations of gender ‘We Wrote in Symbols’...

Caline Malek
Jun 13, 20211 min read
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Improved global rankings reflect strides being made by Saudi universities
Authorities want the Kingdom’s brightest school leavers to choose local universities over the foreign competition Experts say higher...

Caline Malek
Mar 9, 20211 min read
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Feats of two Saudis offer glimpse of Arab region’s female science talent
Asrar Damdam and Lama Al-Abdi honored by L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents Program In spite of...

Caline Malek
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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Dubai forum highlights gender imbalances at workplace
Strategies for global gender balance, the future of women at work, propelling female entrepreneurship in the region, and women’s role in...

Caline Malek
Mar 11, 20201 min read
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Why Arab countries must give women a fair chance
International Women’s Day is celebrated across the Arab region with calls to action for accelerating gender equality. Day has been...

Caline Malek
Mar 8, 20201 min read
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Saudi Arabia on a fast track to gender equality, study suggests
A World Bank report places Kingdom first in gender equality in GCC bloc and second in the Arab region. The WBL report measures gender...

Caline Malek
Feb 9, 20201 min read
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Meet the Emirati women with cosmic ambitions
When applications opened for submissions to the UAE Astronaut Programme, 4,000 Emiratis applied, of which 34% were women. More than 45%...

Caline Malek
Jan 14, 20201 min read
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How Arab states can gain from women’s workforce participation
Leaders and governments have come to regard women's workforce participation as an economic and strategic imperative. Bringing each GCC...

Caline Malek
Dec 22, 20191 min read
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A ‘revolution of love’: Demonstrators bring hope, unity to protest movement
Immersed in the spirit of change, Lebanese citizens have been participating in an array of activities to start their new chapter on the...

Caline Malek
Nov 4, 20191 min read
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Women’s fashion another aspect of change in Saudi Arabia
“Being an entrepreneur and a woman in the Kingdom has been a challenge but it’s going well so far," said Saudi fashion designer Renad...

Caline Malek
Sep 19, 20191 min read
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Kuwait's generosity boosts Syria's food security
A $3 million contribution to FAO by the Gulf state will benefit 20,000 farmers and herders. FAO is helping vulnerable people in countries...

Caline Malek
Aug 28, 20191 min read
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Empowering Arab women scientists for leadership roles
AWLA fellowships are designed to develop a cadre of scientists for leadership roles in agriculture. A total of 22 scientists from across...

Caline Malek
Aug 22, 20191 min read
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Saudi women footballers set their sights on green goals
Eight female players have formed the Greens team to promote environmental causes across the Kingdom. The group is led by Rawh Alarfaj,...

Caline Malek
Jun 10, 20191 min read
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Saudi woman the first in the Middle East with a PhD in AI
AI is "a never-ending science,” says Dr. Fatmah Baothman, whose hope is to eventually tackle different fields with AI, such as the...

Caline Malek
Mar 17, 20191 min read
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