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Qatar’s Modest Proposal: Dignity or Diversion?


Posted by syahirah on 24 Jun 2014 / 0 Comments
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Originally published at Aquila Style. Qatar has revived a modesty campaign dating from 2012, when it was known as “One of us” and originally started by a group of Qatari women.[i] Due to be relaunched on 20 June 2014 – just in time for Ramadan – as “Reflect your respect”, the campaign is targeting public spaces with […]

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For Arab Women, Change in the Digital Reality is Coming, but Slowly


Posted by samya on 18 Jan 2012 / 0 Comments
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By all standards, 2011 was quite an exceptional year for men and women in the Arab world. It was a year of dramatic transitions marked by the so-called Arab Spring of political democratization and social emancipation. It all started in Tunisia, going through Egypt and Libya in the West, and continuing to drag on in […]

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Women in the 2011 Arab Media Forum


Posted by samya on 24 May 2011 / 0 Comments
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There was something quite exciting about this year’s Arab Media Forum (AMF), which recently concluded in Dubai and was attended by over 2,000 media leaders from around the region. This year marked the tenth anniversary of the forum, which has served as an annual platform for debating Arab media issues and concerns for the past […]

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