Speaking at The 2nd New Arab Woman Forum

October 20th, 2008

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I leave to Beirut very early tomorrow morning in order to attend the 2nd New Arab Woman Forum, where I’ll be speaking at one of the panels; Education, Technology and Identity. Here is a brief summary of what the event is about:

The forum is organized under two main and meaningful headings, with the first day devoted entirely to the question of women and leadership in politics, business and society generally, and the second to the broader concept of the meaning of womanhood and feminism in the Arab world in its various attributes, activities and implications.

The other panelists at my panel are:

Her Excellency Nouriya Subeeh Barrak Al-Subeeh, Minister for Education and Minister of Higher Education , Kuwait

Mr. Saad Abou-Chakra, Founder & Chairman, Edugates International, UAE

Ms. Sherri Erickson, Global Manager, Genuine Software Initiative (GSI), Microsoft Corporation, USA

Mrs. Jacqueline F. Beauchere, Director, Communications and Marketing, Audience Marketing- Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft Corporation, USA

Ms. Rania Mattar, HP PSG Country Manager for Egypt and Levant, UAE

Me, Director, Mideast Youth, Bahrain

I am actually pretty nervous and have no idea what to expect, specifically because my projects are really controversial and I don’t know how people there will take it if I bring any of them up. I’m also nervous because apparently I’m the youngest speaker there and my presentations/panels are often targeting an equally young audience, or at least an audience that isn’t as diverse as this one in terms of profession. I just hope for the best and hope that the interest in Mideast Youth and its many projects will increase.

I’ll have no sufficient internet access until the 25th of October when I return, but I will be checking my emails regularly on the phone.

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Kawthar (Sudan)

October 20, 2008

Best of luck! I know for sure you’ll be kicking butt there.

Fatemeh

October 20, 2008

COOL! Good luck! I’m sure you’ll do great, enshallah!

Make sure to write up something about it so we can feature it on our Friday links!

Mohammad Azraq (Jordan)

October 20, 2008

Coo, I’m glad you will get to visit Beirut, it is a very interesting place

elinor(Iran)

October 20, 2008

My dear Esra’a
Your projects rock Good luck honey

Drima

October 20, 2008

Good luck ya 3ajeeba!

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October 20, 2008

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voyance

October 20, 2008

i really needed to tell you that your forum is great

thank you so much

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October 20, 2008

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October 20, 2008

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October 20, 2008

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