• UN Women estimates over 28,000 women and girls killed in Gaza since October 2023

    UN Women estimates over 28,000 women and girls killed in Gaza since October 2023

    UN Women estimates that more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war in October 2023 – that is one woman and one girl on average killed every hour in attacks by Israeli forces. Among those killed, thousands were mothers, leaving...
  • Ananke Empower Fellowship Program Collaborates With The Citizen Foundation’s In Its Youth Empowerment Initiative

    Ananke Empower Fellowship Collaborates With The Citizens Foundation For Its Youth Empowerment Initiative

    Ananke’s flagship training and mentoring program, Empower, has recently partnered with one of Pakistan’s leading education and development organizations, The Citizens Foundation (TCF) for its youth empowerment initiative. Selected fellows of the program will also take part in the upcoming Ananke Festival of Literature 2025, happening on April 29th...
  • Enabling Meaningful Impact On Healthcare: Fatima Alshamsi

    Enabling Meaningful Impact On Healthcare: Fatima Alshamsi

    Tell us about yourself, where you are from, and a bit about your childhood that led you to choose your career and educational path.  I’m Fatima Alshamsi, an Emirati scientist pursuing a PhD in biomedical sciences. Growing up, I had an insatiable curiosity about how things work, especially when...
  • Pushing Boundaries: Samara Iqbal

    Pushing Boundaries: Samara Iqbal

    Tell us about your journey that led you to where you are today. My journey has been one of persistence, resilience, and continuous learning. I have always believed in pushing boundaries, challenging stereotypes, and creating opportunities, not just for myself but for others as well. Along the way, I...
  • Game On: Sue Holt, Executive Director, ES Sport

    Game On: Sue Holt, Executive Director, ES Sport

    Sue Holt is the Executive Director, ES Sport. Sue holds a master’s degree in strategic marketing management from Kingston University London and has completed executive programs at Harvard Business School, Yale School of Management, and London Business School. Talking about her journey and how her childhood played a pivotal...
  • #itscomplicated: People’s Edgy Yet Soulful Relationship With Pakistan

    #itscomplicated: People’s Edgy Yet Soulful Relationship With Pakistan

    Home #itscomplicated, the latest book by Abu Dhabi based author, Saba Karim Khan, was launched at the Karachi Literature Festival this month. The book is already in its next print run. Home #itscomplicated rests on one conviction: Pakistan—home to over 240 million people, 70-80 languages and fascinating natural diversity—cannot...
  • Combining Scientific Rigor With Tangible Real-world Impact And Delivering Justice

    Combining Scientific Rigor With Tangible Real-world Impact And Delivering Justice

    Tell us about yourself, where you are from and a bit about your childhood that led you to choose your career and educational path. My name is Entesar Al-Hetlani, and I am a professor at Kuwait University. From a young age, I was captivated by the wonders of the...
  • South Asian Female Tennis Icon From India Sania Mirza On Breaking Barriers

    South Asian Female Tennis Icon From India Sania Mirza On Breaking Barriers

    February 2nd, 2025, (Sharjah, UAE): “Being the first to do something is always the hardest. There is no path to follow and no precedent. But overcoming those challenges is what makes you shine,” world tennis champion and empowerment icon, Sania Mirza, asserted to a packed audience at the Sharjah...
  • Famine Risk Persists in Gaza Amid Onslaught and Siege 

    JERUSALEM – The risk of famine will persist throughout Gaza this winter unless fighting stops and more humanitarian aid reaches families, according to a new food security assessment by experts from 16 UN agencies and NGOs. Twelve months of fighting have decimated livelihoods, drastically reduced food production and severely restricted both commercial...
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