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  • Teens in AI Celebrates International Women’s Day with #GirlsInAI Hackathon

    Teens in AI Celebrates International Women’s Day with #GirlsInAI Hackathon

    March 3rd, 2021, (UK): In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8th March, Teens in AI is proud to be hosting its third annual #GirlsInAI hackathon. The London-based global initiative strives to increase diversity and inclusion in technology, with the hackathon aiming to create new opportunities for underrepresented talent...
  • Sheela Reddy, Moni Mohsin To Discuss Ruttie Jinnah At WLF2021

    Sheela Reddy, Moni Mohsin To Discuss Ruttie Jinnah At WLF2021

    March 2nd, 2021, Dubai (UAE): Ananke’s Women in Literature Festival 2021, the first of its kind event across the Middle East, Africa and the Sub-continent regions, features some of the most noteworthy names in the literary world. Notable journalists and distinguished authors including Sheela Reddy and Moni Mohsin. Appearing...
  • Eminent Author Nathalie Etoke Among Notable Guest Speakers At Women in Literature Festival

    Eminent Author Nathalie Etoke Among Notable Guest Speakers At Women in Literature Festival

    Unveiling the first of its kind event across the Middle East, Africa and the Sub-continent regions, Ananke’s Women in Literature Festival 2021 features some of the most noteworthy names in the literary world. Joining a distinguished line-up of authors, is Nathalie Etoke who will be talking about her book...
  • Longlist, judges and dates announced for International Prize for Arabic Fiction

    Longlist, judges and dates announced for International Prize for Arabic Fiction

    On Monday, March 1st, 2021 the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) revealed the longlist of 16 novels in contention for the 2021 prize, which will award $50,000 to the ultimate winner. The novels selected by the judges were chosen from 121 entries, all published in Arabic between 1st...
  • ZUKA Books Release The Burning Champa

    ZUKA Books Release The Burning Champa

    February 20th, 2021, Lahore (Pakistan): ZUKA BOOKS, a Lahore based publishing house, is immensely delighted to release its third publication titled ‘The Burning Champa’, a poetry book written by Zahra Hameed. Zuka Books was established in 2020 and released its first title ‘Pakistan: A Fashionable History’ in the same...
  • Chronicling Violence

    Chronicling Violence

    Meera Dalal, 25, took her own life after suffering physical and emotional abuse at the hands of an ex-boyfriend Her mother Daksha Dalal has written a book that explores what happened to her daughter, and sheds light on domestic violence, psychological abuse, depression, loss, and suicide awareness. The book...
  • QuickStart offers its data science boot camp for free to a select few graduates of CodeGirls.

    CodeGirls and QuickStart – A Collaboration for including more Women in Data Science! 

    February 11, 2021, Karachi (Pakistan): QuickStart joined hands with CodeGirls to empower women in technology by giving them free access to its Data Science Master Bootcamp. The boot camp provides job-ready training in the field of data science and the courses are led by renowned experts in the field....
  • Breakbulk Middle East Digital Special concludes with insightful discussions on the role of women and the youth

    Breakbulk Middle East Digital Special concludes with insightful discussions on the role of women and the youth

    February 10th, 2021, Dubai (UAE): Breakbulk Middle East (BBME), the GCC’s leading breakbulk and project cargo event, held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, successfully wrapped up its Digital Special today in the midst of high-level officials, professionals from the breakbulk and project cargo...
  • Tech Mahindra Included In 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for Second Consecutive Year

    Tech Mahindra Included In 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for Second Consecutive Year

    February 10th, 2021, New Delhi (India): Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, today announced that it has been included in 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the second consecutive year. Tech Mahindra is amongst the 7 Indian companies to be...
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