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A Syrian photographer who came to worldwide attention when he rescued a child injured in a devastating car bomb has released his first documentary. Abd Al-Kader Habak’s 54-minute film, Her Stories, documents the struggles, successes and dreams of three women from Syria. It will premiere at the Oakville Festivals...
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June 14th, 2021, (Karachi, Pakistan): CodeGirls held a digital event to mark three years of empowering girls through coding and business skills. The event was organized to reprise the purpose of the program, share the journey since its inception, and to gauge feedback from industry experts for further improvement....
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June 13th, 2021 (Dubai, UAE): The homegrown UAE business, Travel Ink, which was set up in 2011 by number-one best-selling author, Karen Osman, has expanded its content writing offering with the opening of a new division dedicated to small and medium enterprises. While Travel Ink has built a reputation...
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June 7th, 2021: Access Now welcomes a timely new joint statement from U.N. Special Procedures emphasizing that digital rights are “a top priority” to rebuild civic space amid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine experts are taking part in RightsCon 2021 (June 7-11), marking the third consecutive year that Special Rapporteurs have issued a statement...
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This article has previously been published in Ananke's Special Edition celebrating the Day of the Girl and can be viewed here. The special edition was part of Ananke's groundbreaking digital Girl Summit, which also included a session with Sara Hayat on the topic of climate change and its impact...
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June 5th, 2021, (Lahore, Pakistan): Grey Matter is Pakistan’s first graphic novel that tells the story about a marriage in Eastern society. Author Sabdezar Irfan’s debut novel is a compelling read that welcomes a unique, new genre in Pakistani storytelling. Sabdezar Irfan, a resident of Lahore tells the story...
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MENA: Longest static wall sit (female) – LA1 UK: Fastest accumulative time crossing the United Kingdom by tandem bicycle (male) - IS1 USA: Fastest 100 miles on a treadmill (female) - LA2 (not happening until July) June 5th, 2021, (Dubai, UAE): Darine Barbar, an inspirational amputee athlete who...
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The second Jobs Reset Summit made progress on major reskilling, education and job quality initiatives, including the launch of SkillsLinkand the Partnership for New Work Standards A new alliance to address social justice through business action was launched, while 58 multinational companies aligned on their commitments to a racial justice initiative...
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June 2nd, 2021 (Dubai, UAE): The Emirates Literature Foundation has today released the full recording of Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2021 session with Malala. The session is available on the Foundation’s YouTube channel for free with Arabic subtitles. The world’s youngest Nobel laureate, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai never stopped...
A Syrian photographer who came to worldwide attention when he rescued a child injured in a devastating car bomb has released his first documentary. Abd Al-Kader Habak’s 54-minute film, Her Stories, documents the struggles, successes and dreams of three women from Syria. It will premiere at the Oakville Festivals...
June 14th, 2021, (Karachi, Pakistan): CodeGirls held a digital event to mark three years of empowering girls through coding and business skills. The event was organized to reprise the purpose of the program, share the journey since its inception, and to gauge feedback from industry experts for further improvement....
June 13th, 2021 (Dubai, UAE): The homegrown UAE business, Travel Ink, which was set up in 2011 by number-one best-selling author, Karen Osman, has expanded its content writing offering with the opening of a new division dedicated to small and medium enterprises. While Travel Ink has built a reputation...
June 7th, 2021: Access Now welcomes a timely new joint statement from U.N. Special Procedures emphasizing that digital rights are “a top priority” to rebuild civic space amid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine experts are taking part in RightsCon 2021 (June 7-11), marking the third consecutive year that Special Rapporteurs have issued a statement...
This article has previously been published in Ananke's Special Edition celebrating the Day of the Girl and can be viewed here. The special edition was part of Ananke's groundbreaking digital Girl Summit, which also included a session with Sara Hayat on the topic of climate change and its impact...
June 5th, 2021, (Lahore, Pakistan): Grey Matter is Pakistan’s first graphic novel that tells the story about a marriage in Eastern society. Author Sabdezar Irfan’s debut novel is a compelling read that welcomes a unique, new genre in Pakistani storytelling. Sabdezar Irfan, a resident of Lahore tells the story...
MENA: Longest static wall sit (female) – LA1 UK: Fastest accumulative time crossing the United Kingdom by tandem bicycle (male) - IS1 USA: Fastest 100 miles on a treadmill (female) - LA2 (not happening until July) June 5th, 2021, (Dubai, UAE): Darine Barbar, an inspirational amputee athlete who...
The second Jobs Reset Summit made progress on major reskilling, education and job quality initiatives, including the launch of SkillsLinkand the Partnership for New Work Standards A new alliance to address social justice through business action was launched, while 58 multinational companies aligned on their commitments to a racial justice initiative...
June 2nd, 2021 (Dubai, UAE): The Emirates Literature Foundation has today released the full recording of Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2021 session with Malala. The session is available on the Foundation’s YouTube channel for free with Arabic subtitles. The world’s youngest Nobel laureate, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai never stopped...
