Category: Woman's Voice
Jankidevi Bajaj Award Conferred on Shamshad Begum
Mumbai: The 25th IMC Ladies Wing Jankidevi Bajaj Puraskar 2017, was conferred on the renowned social worker from Chhattisgarh, Shamshad Begum, at a [...]
Women Take a Lead in UAE’s Space Missions
Five years ago, when engineer Amel Amin joined the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in the UAE, there was only one female engineer employed there. B [...]
Afghan Girls’ Robotics Team
The teenagers, who hail from the western city of Herat, took the Entrepreneurial Challenge at the Robotex festival, which was held in Estonia.
It h [...]
Ghazala Tasneem
Ghazala Tasneem, a housewife from Katihar district of Bihar was selected for the Bihar Judicial Services Competitive Examination with 65th rank.
For [...]
Syeda Salva Fatima – Bakery Worker’s Daughter Flies High in Hijab
It wasnot a smooth ride for Salva Fatima, as she had to overcome many odds to attain her life's ambition. Salva comes from the poverty-stricken neighb [...]
Bahrain Appoints First Woman Foreign Ministry Under Secretary
Bahrain has appointed Dr. Shaikha Rana Bint Isa al-Khalifa as the first women Under Secretary under the Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She h [...]
Egyptian Initiative Spotlights Women’s Rights through Film
Can cinema help raise awareness of women's issues and give lawmakers a sense of what Egyptian women need? Mona Mounir, a member of the Egyptian parl [...]
Abu Dhabi Women Donate Hair for Cancer Patients
Empathizing with the sufferings of the cancer patients who had lost their hair to chemotherapy, 15 women from Abu Dhabi recently donated their hair to [...]
Dr. Jemilah Mahmood – Malaysian Woman Leads Mercy Mission
Dr Jemilah Mahmood and her team were on their way to deliver medical supplies to a children's hospital in Iraq when they were trapped in a crossfire [...]
Saudi Women Allowed to Issue Fatwas
Saudi women are now allowed to issue fatwas following a vote in the Shoura Council. The historic move was approved by 107 votes and ends 45 years of [...]