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MENA BWN Chair Afnan Al Zayani to accept Leadership in Public Life Award at Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards benefit at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Awards honor and celebrate women leaders who are working to strengthen democracy, increase economic opportunity and protect human rights around the world...
Ann Hoffman - March 10, 2010

MENA BWN News Features

Women in North Africa have made tremendous progress in promoting and upholding their rights.

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I joined QBWF because Qatar is proud of its global image and wants to make a significant contribution to all sectors in society...

November 25, 2009 by Ann Hoffman

Women here have struggled for centuries to carve out a life of their own. Even with the advent of democracy, that struggle continues, and only attention....

November 25, 2009 by Marah Bukai

The Forum for the Future is a joint civil society initiative of the countries of the Broader Middle East and North Africa region (BMENA) and...

November 10, 2009 by Marah Bukai