Archive for the Category ‘Women’

NYiT Honors Mothers of Cancer Patients

NYiT Honors Mothers of Cancer Patients

03/04/2010 Amman – As part of SIWAR activities, the Volunteering Program of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF), New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) celebrated Mothers day by inviting mothers from KHCF whose children have been touched with Cancer. The outdoors luncheon at the University’s undergraduate campus welcomed 25 women who enjoyed an afternoon with [...]

Dubai Ladies Club Hosts Fashion & Arts Exhibition in The Art Centre

Dubai Ladies Club Hosts Fashion & Arts Exhibition in The Art Centre

Dubai: 15 October, 2009 – Dubai Ladies Club hosted a three-day fashion and art exhibition showcasing unique items including Abayas, Ready-to-Wear fashion, handmade jewellery, ceramics and crystal antiques in addition to children’s clothing and other homes accessories. The event was well-attended by over 400 ladies per day. Since its inception in 2003, Dubai Ladies Club [...]

Iraqi designer walks away with ‘Arwa’a Abaya’ winning prize

Iraqi designer walks away with ‘Arwa’a Abaya’ winning prize

Dubai, 20-Aug-2009: ‘Arwa’a Abaya’, the competition launched by specialized black abaya washing product Persil Abaya Shampoo, has concluded after 8 weeks, during which contestants showcased their talents in designing abayas on MBC1 during the morning show ‘Sabah Al Khair Ya Arab’. Iraqi contestant Shouq Taher walked away with the first prize of RS 50,000 for [...]

Dubai Ladies Club Announces a Full Calendar of Ramadan Activities

Dubai Ladies Club Announces a Full Calendar of Ramadan Activities

Dubai: 20 August, 2009: Dubai Ladies Club, a member of Dubai Women Establishment, is organising a host of activities to enlighten, inspire and relax you during the holy month of Ramadan. Members and non-members alike are invited to participate in large selection of cultural and social events, art exhibitions and workshops. The workshops and events [...]

Dubai Health Authority launches ENAYA insurance scheme for Government employees

Dubai Health Authority launches ENAYA insurance scheme for Government employees

Dubai, 30 June, 2009: The Dubai Health Authority today announced the launch of their health insurance scheme, ENAYA, for government employees in the Emirate of Dubai. The DHA has tied up with Neuron LLC for the ENAYA scheme which means ‘Care’ in Arabic. The scheme will be implemented from the 1st of July, 2009 and [...]

Women’s global leadership conference in energy and technology

Women’s global leadership conference in energy and technology

Dubai, UAE, May 24th 2009: The 5th annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference in Energy and Technology was held at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, it was the first time this conference was held outside of Houston Texas. The one day conference was organized by Gulf Publishing Company and inaugurated by H.H Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, [...]

Barclays launches women’s leadership programme

Barclays launches women’s leadership programme

UAE, Dubai, 6 May 2009: Barclays Bank UAE has selected five women from within its ranks to comprise the first class of the Women’s Leadership Programme (WLP). The five women selected for the WLP will be assigned a series of projects in departments outside of their own to increase their exposure to the other business [...]

Cisco Entrepreneur Institute Helps Female Lawyers in the Middle East Become Successful Entrepreneurs

Cisco Entrepreneur Institute Helps Female Lawyers in the Middle East Become Successful Entrepreneurs

Amman, Jordan: Recognizing the importance of business and entrepreneurial training for society in general and for women in Arab/developing nations in particular, the Cisco Entrepreneurship Institute at the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) has conducted the first regional training workshop in business for female lawyers from Lebanon, Kuwait and Palestine, taking part in the [...]