Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments and Egypt’s leading private-sector bank, CIB, announced Hadeer Shalaby, the founder of Green Fashion, Salma Tammam, the founder of Reme-D and Nihal Ali, the founder of Fincart as the much-anticipated winners of its second She’s Next grant program in Egypt.  The winners were selected at an award ceremony held at the ...

The Top 50 Women Forum, Headed by Founder & CEO Dina Abdel Fattah and Co-founder Nermine Abdel Fattah, is pleased to congratulate Dr. Maya Morsy, President of the National Council for Women, on assuming the new position as Head of the Supreme Council of the Arab Women Organization. The Arab Women’s Organization has recently announced that Egypt has just accep ...

Palestinian Designer and Influencer May Yacoubi suggests that great taste, avant-garde concepts, understated details, and high-quality materials are necessary for sophisticated elegance. Yacoubi is renowned for serving delectable recipes derived from the most well-known foods worldwide, particularly in the Arab world. She traveled extensively before marrying ...

Forbes Middle East has unveiled the sixth edition of its annual Under 30 list, highlighting the region’s young innovators under 30 who are making an impact across industries. This year’s list has expanded to include, for the first time, 120 participants, who were evenly divided into 4 categories of 30 participants each. This year’s roster showcases 145 individuals from 22 diffe ...

Journalist and Media Personality Rania Hashem, a member of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, expressed her utmost honor to be chosen and appointed as a council member by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, noting that the president is a supporter of women and their empowerment. During her speech at the symposium organized by the Media Syndicate under the title, she ...

In honor of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, which falls on 19 November, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) shines a spotlight on the remarkable achievements of three inspiring women-led businesses. These entrepreneurs have thrived with the support of the EBRD’s Women in Business program, which empowers women entrepreneurs by providing financi ...

Syrian Actress Marwa Al-Atrash, daughter of the great director and artist Mamdouh Al-Atrash, presents a theatrical performance entitled “Ta’ Al Ta’neeth laysat sakena”. Besides directing and starring in the show, Marwa was also behind the show’s idea that highlights the suffering of women and touches on their most pressing issues. The performance showcased Ma ...

According to a press release on Thursday, Doaa Abdel-Moneim, head of the Business and Economic Affairs Desk at Ahram Online, has been recognized as the winner of the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award among North African journalists for her coverage of African entrepreneurs’ strategies, innovation, and community impact. ...

Last Thursday, the Algerian International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies announced the launch of a literary award in the name of the martyr Palestinian Writer and Poet Hiba Abu Nada, directed to writers of poetry and short stories to immortalize and keep pace with the heroism of the Palestinian resistance. The Federation stated in a statement that the ...

According to UN Women, Violence against women and girls remains one of the world’s most common and pervasive human rights violations. An estimated 736 million women worldwide — nearly one in every three — have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner abuse, non-partner sexual assault, or both at some point in their lives. This scourge has intensified in different ...