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by Marah Bukai As Global Vice Chair of Strategy and Regulatory Affairs at Ernst & Young,, Beth Brooke has been at the forefront of the accounting profession engaging in dialogue with regulators and key stakeholders about the critical issues facing the profession and the global capital markets. Through her diplomacy and policy expertise, Brooke has worked to enhance confidence and trust in the capital markets and has become one of the profession’s most prominent voices in the public policy arena, earning her recognition by Forbes magazine as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world. Brooke is passionate about using her leadership position as one of the highest ranking officials at Ernst & Young to make a difference in the world. She strongly believes that corporate leadership in the 21st century is not only about creating profit, it’s also about making a difference...

Born and raised in Lebanon, Hanan Saab has developed a pharmaceuticals sales company which has met the growing needs of the Lebanese population. Saab was inspired by her father, who owned one of the oldest pharmacies in Lebanon until it was destroyed during the Lebanese civil war in 1980. Rebuilding this family legacy and providing for the people of Lebanon have motivated Hanan Saab to build a new company despite the economic, social, and political instability of Lebanon.Saab was educated at the University of Beirut and later became a pharmacist at the American University Hospital. During this time, she developed a growing dedication to providing access to scarce ...

(July 6-7, 2008) The Businesswomen Forum – Palestine (BWF-Palestine) recently hosted a high-level conference in Ramallah, “Global and Local Trends in Business and Advocacy’’ where a delegation of three women executives from the U.S. discussed current business and advocacy issues. The conference featured Deborah Coleman (Parker) (CEO, International Business Solutions Inc.), Stephenie Foster (Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, American Legacy Foundation) and Cynthia Traeger (Chairman, CEO and President, VSI Visual Synthesis Incorporated) who shared their experience with Palestinian businesswomen...

by Marah Bukai
A partner and general director of Massar Associates, Ms. Zraiq is an experienced business executive. A skilled communicator with demonstrated capabilities in the areas of team building and staff development, she is responsible for the management of the day-to-day business of Massar Associates and oversees the financial operations and project implementation.

Ms Zraiq has played a leading role in supporting the Massar Group investment projects and providing financial and managerial oversight to new business initiatives in journalism, informational technology, financial services, real-estate and media...

By Marah Bukai
As part of the ongoing efforts to enhance business cooperation between the United States and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to assist emerging entrepreneurs and business leaders in expanding and developing their businesses using strategies that are more effective and socially responsible, the Association des Femmes Chefs d’Entreprises du Maroc (AFEM) held their first Corporate Ambassadors conference under the banner of Sustainability of Your Business: Keys to Success in Casablanca, Morocco on the 9th and 10th of June 2008.

As a Business owner, President of AFEM (Association des femmes chefs d’entreprise du Maroc – Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Morocco) and deputy of the RNI party (Rassemblement national des indépendants – Independent National Union) Bouthayna Iraqui- Houssaïni is one of the very few women leaders in Morocco.

Born on April 30, 1958, Bouthayna Iraqui- Houssaïni is married and mother of three children.She has run the Locamed Company since 1990, and Orthoprotech since 2000. She is a member of the monitoring council of the Banque Populaire of Rabat...

WASHINGTON, May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On June 9, three top female executives from the United States will be part of the new Corporate Ambassadors Program to be launched in Casablanca, Morocco ...

Member Profile: Aisha Hussein Alfardan

By Marah Bukai

Aisha Hussein Alfardan is a prominent Qatari businesswomen, head of the Qatar hub of the Middle East and North Africa Businesswoman’s Network and vice chairwoman of the Qatari Businesswomen Forum...

An exclusive interview with Afnan Al Zayani
By Marah Bukai*

The Bahrain hub leader from the MENA Businesswomen’s Network, Mrs. Afnan Al Zayani was recently named one of the 100 most influential Arabs in 2008 by ArabianBusiness.com, recognizing her as “one of the most accomplished women in the region.” ...

The U.S. Embassy of Oman sponsored the participation of ten Omani women at the Women in Business Conference held in Muscat, Oman on March 15 and 16, 2008. These ten sponsorships were made possible through funding from the U.S. State Department's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), in cooperation with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Businesswomen's Network and Vital Voices Global Partnership...