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Burqa Shades: Preserving Tradition or Profitting Off of it?

Posted by Guest Contributor on 14 Dec 2009 / 0 Comments

This was written by Sara Elghobashy and originally appeared at elan. It seems that everywhere you turn there is a burqa product hitting the market. From the Wine Bottle Burqa to the Bluetooth Burqa, Burqa Barbie to the Laptop Burqa, the fascination with covering just won’t go away. But if you haven’t gotten your fix […]

Arab Women Leadership Forum a good act to follow

Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 19 Jan 2009 / 0 Comments

Over 500 Arab women participated in the first ever Arab Women Leadership Forum, held in The United Arab Emirates last Tuesday. The two-day event focused on the status of women in the Arab world, and discussed ways of increasing their social, economic and political contributions. Themed, ‘Women and Leadership: Global Trends and Local Innovations’, the […]