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January 20th, 2016, Dubai, UAE – Film lecturer at SAE Dubai and independent filmmaker Reshel Shah Kapoor picked up two awards for her documentary feature film titled ‘Black Sheep’, at the Human Rights Awards and World Documentary Award hosted in Indonesia yesterday. Under the umbrella of the International Film...

Dubai: With an aim to unlock the untapped potential of women in the region, and to provide an innovative and exciting platform for women to realize their start-up dreams or their coding potential, the Meera Kaul Foundation has announced the 2nd edition of its Women in Stem Hackathon. To...

November 25th, 2015 marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This day was the beginning of a ground-breaking global campaign ‘16 Days of Activism’ that aimed at raising awareness about the far-reaching effects of gender based violence. The initiative drew to a close on December...

United Arab Emirates: According to report released during the 12th Middle East Update in Otolaryngology Conference & Exhibition (ME-OTO) held in Dubai earlier this year, the past two decades has seen an almost three-fold increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer globally. Thyroid cancer is the second most common...

Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF) announced Pakistan’s First National Innovation Awards at its second annual Pakistan Innovation Forum 2015 on December 9th, 2o15. The Conference, titled MAKE IN PAKISTAN, sought to showcase and promote individuals and institutions who had built something from scratch in Pakistan. The Conference also organized Pakistan’s...

Lifetime Achievement award presented to HH Sheikha Fatima bint Zayed bin Saqr Al Nahyan and Professor Rafia Ghabesh named “Inspirational Arab Woman of the Year 2015.” Held under the Patronage of the UAE’s Minister of Culture, Youth, and Social Development HE Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, 20 inspirational...

Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF) has launched Pakistan’s First National Innovation Awards to recognize and honor Pakistan’s leading innovators – both individuals and institutions/companies – that successfully done remarkable achievements. The National Innovation Awards to be given at Pakistan Innovation Forum 2015 – a regular future in the country’s annual conference...

Islamabad: Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF), in collaboration with telecom Mobilink Business, on November 23rd, 2014, launched Pakistan’s First Innovation Pavilion and Makers’ Showcase to provide a platform for Pakistani Innovators – both individuals and institutions/companies – who have created innovative things to demonstrate their innovations and creative talents. The Mobilink Innovation...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates- 22 November 2015: Empower Women, a UN WOMEN organization, recently announced 75 new global champions for Women’s Economic Empowerment after a month long rally where over 600 applicants from all over the world took part in online and social media activities. Dubai-based Executive Editor of...