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Doha
Challenges facing working Arab women will be the central theme of the first annual conference of the Qatari Women’s Pen Forum (Multaqa Qalam al Mar’athil Qatariyya) to be held on March 8 to coincide with the International Women’s Day.
The Forum was set up in October last year under the Cultural Village Foundation – Katara to bring together Qatari women scholars, writers and intellectuals and pool their talents, knowledge and experience.
Academics and researchers from Qatar and across the Arab world will attend the conference, which aims to highlight the role of women in public life and identify the challenges they face in the job sector. It will also explore new horizons for empowerment of Arab women.
Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al Sulaiti, general manager of Katara, said Katara, through the conference, strives to provide an opportunity for experts and researches to discuss issues related to Arab women and exchange views and ideas for strengthening the role of Qatari and Arab women in various fields.
“The conference will discuss different topics concerning Qatari and Arab women and come out with proposals to enable their increased participation in social and economic life. Qatar is among the leading nations in women empowerment, helping them play an ideal role in society and civilisation,” sulaiti added.
The conference will be divided into three sessions. The first session will focus on the impact of internal and foreign politics in the Arab world on the nature of women’s work, women’s role in society, and the role of laws and ideologies in the work sector with relation to women.
The second session will try to identify the characteristics differentiating the Arab society from other societies and the social and economic factors influencing women’s work and employment in the region.
The third session will explore new horizons for women empowerment in terms of public and social work and on the professional level, especially in the light of the rapid and wide ranging technological advancement.
Sulaiti will attend the opening session along with Aisha al Mannai, chairperson of the Forum, and Dr Faiza al Khurafi, guest of honour.
The first session will have Dr Yousuf Mohammed Obaidan, Dr Hassa al Sulaiti, Dr Hassan Abdul Raheem al Sayed and Sheikha Hassa Khalifa al Thani as speakers. Dr Ibrahim al Nuaimi will chair the session.
The second session will have a panel of speakers including Dr Johaina Sultan al Eisa, Dr Adila Mohammed al Tayeb, Dr Khulsum Ali al Ghanim and Dr Sharifa Khalfan. Dr Hayat Kharmazi will chair the session.
The third session will hear from Dr Hayat al Omari, Dr Nouria al Iwadi and Mansour Ahmed al Saadi. Samia Hassan Ahmed will preside over the session.
There will be an exhibition on the sidelines of the conference featuring the achievements and contributions of pioneering Qatari women in various fields, especially women who entered the job sector at an early age and served as teachers, nurses, doctors and even as ministers.
The Forum had earlier announced plans to set up a data bank to document the achievements of Qatari women to preserve them for the future generations.
Doha
Challenges facing working Arab women will be the central theme of the first annual conference of the Qatari Women’s Pen Forum (Multaqa Qalam al Mar’athil Qatariyya) to be held on March 8 to coincide with the International Women’s Day.
The Forum was set up in October last year under the Cultural Village Foundation – Katara to bring together Qatari women scholars, writers and intellectuals and pool their talents, knowledge and experience.
Academics and researchers from Qatar and across the Arab world will attend the conference, which aims to highlight the role of women in public life and identify the challenges they face in the job sector. It will also explore new horizons for empowerment of Arab women.
Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al Sulaiti, general manager of Katara, said Katara, through the conference, strives to provide an opportunity for experts and researches to discuss issues related to Arab women and exchange views and ideas for strengthening the role of Qatari and Arab women in various fields.
“The conference will discuss different topics concerning Qatari and Arab women and come out with proposals to enable their increased participation in social and economic life. Qatar is among the leading nations in women empowerment, helping them play an ideal role in society and civilisation,” sulaiti added.
The conference will be divided into three sessions. The first session will focus on the impact of internal and foreign politics in the Arab world on the nature of women’s work, women’s role in society, and the role of laws and ideologies in the work sector with relation to women.
The second session will try to identify the characteristics differentiating the Arab society from other societies and the social and economic factors influencing women’s work and employment in the region.
The third session will explore new horizons for women empowerment in terms of public and social work and on the professional level, especially in the light of the rapid and wide ranging technological advancement.
Sulaiti will attend the opening session along with Aisha al Mannai, chairperson of the Forum, and Dr Faiza al Khurafi, guest of honour.
The first session will have Dr Yousuf Mohammed Obaidan, Dr Hassa al Sulaiti, Dr Hassan Abdul Raheem al Sayed and Sheikha Hassa Khalifa al Thani as speakers. Dr Ibrahim al Nuaimi will chair the session.
The second session will have a panel of speakers including Dr Johaina Sultan al Eisa, Dr Adila Mohammed al Tayeb, Dr Khulsum Ali al Ghanim and Dr Sharifa Khalfan. Dr Hayat Kharmazi will chair the session.
The third session will hear from Dr Hayat al Omari, Dr Nouria al Iwadi and Mansour Ahmed al Saadi. Samia Hassan Ahmed will preside over the session.
There will be an exhibition on the sidelines of the conference featuring the achievements and contributions of pioneering Qatari women in various fields, especially women who entered the job sector at an early age and served as teachers, nurses, doctors and even as ministers.
The Forum had earlier announced plans to set up a data bank to document the achievements of Qatari women to preserve them for the future generations.
