Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher education ministry has said that female students would not be allowed access to the country’s universities until further notice, barring them from getting education, something that is their right and a basic necessity. Where the Afghan Taliban’s takeover poses threat to many, people questioned what will happen to the women? Will their …
Sheena Bhattessa completed a law degree before launching her career as an actress. But it was on a trip to Istanbul with a group of girlfriends where she found her next calling, creating Citizen Femme, a travel and style guide for globetrotting women. How did you get the idea for Citizen Femme? It was on a trip …
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Manuela Soares Brites, 42, is a mother, an entrepreneur, and a field officer in Ermera, Timor-Leste, for the Connect with Respect programme, which works with parents and teachers in three municipalities to promote gender equality and end violence against women in the family and community. The programme is part of the European Union-United Nations Spotlight …
Female entrepreneurship in Morocco continues to face structural issues due to lack of training and funding. Rabat – Raised by a business-oriented family, Leila Doukali grew up to be a champion of women entrepreneurship in Morocco. Born in Casablanca in 1970, the President of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Morocco (AFEM) currently works on …
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Shyam Malani’s book features 90 micro-poems that are accompanied by professionally shot, original, classic photographs that complement the poems and create a story on every page A man of many talents, entrepreneur Shyam Malani is also well-known for his passion for the written word. She — Skin and Soul, an anthology of poems by Malani, is …
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