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Women in the Islamic Economy
Freedom to be you: New French e-boutique champions modest fashion as ‘banner of diversity’
25 Jun 2021
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‘I lost my income and was in survival mode’: Malaysian women turn to entrepreneurship during pandemic
15 Jun 2021
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Saudi Arabia allows women to perform haj without male guardian
15 Jun 2021
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In a first, women are working on the front lines at Makkah’s Masjid Al Haram
21 Apr 2021
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Islamic finance starts at home, not at the bank, says university head and financial management coach Dr. Murniati Mukhlisin
11 Mar 2021
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Women, Business and the Law 2021: Long way to go for Islamic economies as 75% score below world average
25 Feb 2021
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Bangladesh start-up Arogga ready to expand healthcare affordability, availability under new CEO
23 Feb 2021
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A woman’s gaze on women: Sudanese female director wins French award for film about arranged marriage
17 Feb 2021
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Saudi Arabia women in sports: Miles ahead five years on but still a lot more ground to cover
11 Feb 2021
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In a modest fashion: Refugee women stitch together humanity, design, and sustainability with help of German social enterprise
05 Feb 2021
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Freedom, empowerment, mobility: In 2020, Saudi Arabia fashion forwarded as reforms for women reap rewards
16 Dec 2020
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Emirati Women’s Day ‘is for the whole year’: UAE women and men prepare for the next 50 years
31 Aug 2020
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Nigerian e-commerce start-up TradeDepot raises $10 mln, a boost for its majority female entrepreneurs
21 Aug 2020
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For first time in its 135 years Germany's Bosch names a woman, and of Turkish descent, in top management
13 Aug 2020
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Open up opportunities in cyber security to more women: Q&A with Abeer Khedr, Head of Information & Security, National Bank of Egypt
02 Apr 2020
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More women than men invest in domestic retail sukuk - Dwi Irianti, Indonesia's director of Islamic finance
30 Mar 2020
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Q&A with Amanie's Maya Marissa Malek: ‘When it comes to Islamic finance, women are clearly and woefully under-represented’
29 Mar 2020
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Women champions: The changing face of philanthropy
16 Mar 2020
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The Big Read: The female entrepreneurship experience in Egypt
13 Mar 2020
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Women in Islamic finance: Malaysia continues to show the way forward
12 Mar 2020
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Diversity in the Islamic economy: ‘I’m a white non-Muslim woman specialising in halal travel analysis’
10 Mar 2020
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Women and wealth: Is the financial industry misunderstanding women in the Middle East?
10 Mar 2020
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Modest fashion ‘needs to be more empowering, supportive, inclusive’ : Q&A with Franka Soeria
09 Mar 2020
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Commentary: Leave out women in the halal certifying industry at your own peril
09 Mar 2020
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Commentary: How much does the Islamic economy embrace gender diversity and inclusion?
08 Mar 2020
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Saudi-government Kafalah grants $115m in loans to female-led enterprises
Kafalah spans business sectors including wholesale commerce, catering and hotels, manufacturing industries, and administrative and support services.
26 Sep 2021
News
Some 36 women to be Istanbul’s first female firefighters
“We will show that Turkish women exist in firefighting, too."
09 Sep 2021
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Afghan women vow to resist Taliban rules
'It is not the Afghanistan of 20 years ago'
09 Sep 2021
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First hijab-wearing lawmaker in Israel's government coalition
Iman al-Khatib Yassin will replace lawmaker Saeed al-Kharumi who died earlier this week.
26 Aug 2021
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‘Their lives are in danger’: Afghanistan’s female athletes sound alarm after Taliban takeover
Afghanistan enjoyed a period of relative freedom after a US-led coalition ousted the Taliban from power in 2001.
22 Aug 2021
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Taliban say Afghan women will be allowed to work and study ‘according to Islamic law’
The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women's rights, forgive those who resisted them and ensure a secure Afghanistan as part of a publicity blitz.
17 Aug 2021
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Turkey unveils new action plan for violence against women
Turket unveiled the new action plan on the day it formally withdrew from the Istanbul Convention.
01 Jul 2021
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Saudi Arabia allows adult women to live independently without male guardian approval
"An adult woman has the right to choose where to live. A woman’s guardian can report her only if he has evidence proving she committed a crime."
11 Jun 2021
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Bangladesh: Experts call for inclusion of women in sustainable food systems
Despite playing a critical role in ensuring food security and proper nutrition for families, women remain common victims to malnutrition.
04 Jun 2021
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Saudi Central Bank allows mothers to open bank accounts for their children
Accounts for minors will be a subsidiary of the mother's
28 May 2021
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Bangladesh health tech start-up Arogga raises $200,000 seed funding
Notably, six female angels invested in Arogga in this round.
25 May 2021
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Rare Middle East push for women on boards runs into culture wall
UAE authorities announced mid-March that listed companies should have at least one female board member.
18 May 2021
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Alwaleed Philanthropies to promote Saudi female artisans
New brand Mizwada aims to support Saudi female artisans and give them a vehicle to showcase their work and earn money from it.
06 May 2021
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Egypt, UN Women discuss joint cooperation to streamline women’s empowerment efforts
Empowering women is one of the main pillars in Egypt’s national development agenda.
30 Apr 2021
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Saudi private sector leads surge in female employment, study shows
Between the beginning of 2019 and the end of 2020, Saudi women in the labor market grew by 64 percent
25 Apr 2021
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34 projects worth $3.3 bln aim to achieve gender equality in Egypt: minister
The top targeted sectors include: health (20%); micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) (15%); and education (14%).
13 Apr 2021
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Egypt takes measures against German company for discrimination against Muslim Egyptian
Egypt said it will take measures against a German company for its discrimination against an Egyptian woman for wearing the hijab.
11 Apr 2021
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HSBC’s Saudi unit hires Aldossary as women make inroads in Gulf
Loosening restrictions on women is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to get more Saudis working in the private sector.
29 Mar 2021
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Egypt’s top Islamic authority Al-Azhar approves law toughening FGM penalties
The draft law states tougher penalty for FGM to up to 20 years imprisonment, instead of the previous maximum of seven years.
28 Mar 2021
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Egypt’s Parliament preliminarily approves draft law toughening FGM penalties
The amendments cover those individuals found guilty of performing the operation.
25 Mar 2021
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Egypt's Sisi pledges support for Egyptian women, vows to bar child marriage
The President pledged to approve social, economic and legal measures to support Egyptian women.
22 Mar 2021
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Rising demand for wealth management services among Middle Eastern women
Studies have forecast that four-in-five women from high-net-worth families were getting ready to inherit substantial wealth over the next decade.
16 Mar 2021
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Pakistan's Sehat Kahani raises $1 million Pre-Series A to grow its telemedicine network
Founded by two female doctors, it started as a network to connect home-based female doctors to patients via tele-enabled brick and mortar clinics.
15 Mar 2021
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UAE to require listed firms to have at least one woman on board
The requirement came into force after the Securities and Commodities Authority’s meeting on Sunday.
14 Mar 2021
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Oman: Female trail runner promotes sport among women
Suad al Nasibi, a student and an adventure enthusiast, completed 50km trail run and won the recently organised Himam Trail Run in Dakhliyah.
06 Mar 2021
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The state of women in Turkey
Amidst Turkey's rapid shape-shifting, the single most important failure has been on the role of women in the country.
06 Mar 2021
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Do the internally displaced and abducted school girls celebrate International Women’s Day?
The fight for the progress of any nation must be anchored on the vision the country has for its young ones.
06 Mar 2021
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This month in history: Celebrating women in March through the years
Daily News Egypt looks at the background behind the month of celebrations, and reveal the stories behind every day.
05 Mar 2021
News
Egypt launches ‘Closing the Gender Gap Accelerator’ action plan
It comes as part of the ministry’s continued efforts to close the Gender Gap and in celebration of the upcoming International’s Women Day on 8 March.
05 Mar 2021
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Egypt’s National Council for Women launches awareness campaign on nutrition education
The national body is working with Saudi Arabia-based Savola Group.
05 Mar 2021
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92% of women in Jordan's agriculture industry earn less than minimum wage: study
100 per cent of the respondents to the study are not subscribed to social security and do not have any health insurance.
01 Mar 2021
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Nigerian women face constraints in starting businesses, pension, others
Women in Nigeria also face constraints working after having children and gender differences in property and inheritance.
27 Feb 2021
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Egypt's government discusses proposals to encourage family planning
The government is proposing g a fund to present incentives to encourage family planning.
25 Feb 2021
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Saudi women-owned companies jump 60 percent
World Bank regional director: Kingdom has adopted legislative reforms and lifted restrictions on women’s work
25 Feb 2021
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This woman has inspired a platform of entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
Nasima Aktar Nisha is known for creating 'Women and e-Commerce' (WE), which is a platform for women entrepreneurs.
25 Feb 2021
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Jordanian women make inroads into top posts
According to World Bank figures, women’s participation in the workforce in Jordan is estimated at 16 per cent.
24 Feb 2021
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Turkish women scientists’ ratio surpasses EU average, data shows
There were around 15.4 million scientists and engineers in the EU in 2019, 41% were women.
23 Feb 2021
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Nigeria: Young women are proving their mettle in agriculture
Women account for 75 percent of the farming population in Nigeria.
19 Feb 2021
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FGM in Egypt: Culture goes through sea change as law revolutionises
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is not new to Egypt, with as many as 87.2% of the country’s women having experienced it.
18 Feb 2021
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Saudi Arabia’s small cities see sports boom ahead of first Basketball tournament for women
Women’s access to sports in Saudi Arabia is set to expand even more in 2021, with the first female basketball tournament.
14 Feb 2021
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UAE hypermarket LuLu opens first women-led store in Saudi Arabia
The move is designed at reaffirming the group’s commitment to the economic empowerment of Saudi women in line with the Vision 2030 reform.
11 Feb 2021
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Women in Oman sports set to get a boost
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth has made it mandatory for all sports associations to have one elected woman board member.
07 Feb 2021
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Egypt’s listed companies still poor in female representation at highest levels: Board Diversity Index 2020
More than half of Egypt’s listed companies have at least one member in their BOD that is female, as of 31 July 2020, compared to 47% in 2019.
04 Feb 2021
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Egypt sees gender-based violent crimes rise to 415 during 2020: Edraak Foundation
The pandemic has created a more fertile environment for violence, especially domestic violence.
04 Feb 2021
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U.N. bodies launch fund for women enterprises in South and Southeast Asia
The fund will support innovative business solutions.
11 Jan 2021
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Egypt offers incentives for non-banking financial activities aimed at supporting women
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority has revealed its agenda that includes decisions on four important files related to the non-banking financial sector.
29 Dec 2020
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Jordan: Activists call for improved wages, decent working conditions for women workers in agriculture sector
The rights of women in the agricultural sector are the ones “most violated”, said activists.
27 Dec 2020
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Women make up majority of 800m unbanked Muslim population
UK-based digital banking firm says the majority of 1.7 billion unbanked adults are Muslims
21 Dec 2020
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Jordan: Panel discussion tackles obstacles in path of women’s economic participation
EuroMed Feminist Initiative and a consortium of partner organisations in Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan in Sep 2018 started implementing a gender regional programme.
16 Dec 2020
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Citibank names Elissar Antonios as first woman to run MENA operations
Antonios will assume overall responsibility for driving Citi’s business in the region.
09 Dec 2020
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Saudi G20 Presidency seeks int’l framework for economic empowerment of women
Officials participating at the G20’s Women Engagement Group (W20) confirmed the international forum’s interest in promoting women empowerment agendas.
19 Nov 2020
News
Jordanian women turn elections into celebration of hard-earned voting rights
Jordanian women headed to the polling stations Tuesday to exercise their right to vote in parliamentary elections.
11 Nov 2020
News
Oman central bank celebrates rising women participation in banking sector
The total number of Omani women working in Islamic banks and Islamic banking windows currently stand at 469 or 33% of the total workforce.
19 Oct 2020
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Gender Gap Accelerator to boost workplace inclusion, diversity: Egypt's International Cooperation Minister
Amid the pandemic, one of the reforms that has been accelerated in Egypt is the “Closing the Gender Gap Accelerator”.
06 Oct 2020
News
In Jordan, a webinar calls for bolstering women's inheritance rights
“It is of utmost importance for women to constantly educate themselves about their inheritance rights and on what the law and Sharia stipulates to guarantee that they would not be tricked into waiving their inheritance rights.”
01 Oct 2020
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Women's associations in Nigeria step up efforts to tackle business challenges
A coalition is set to host over 30,000 guests to the first-ever Nigerian Women Business Virtual Summit (NWBS 2020) from 29th Sep – 1st Oct 2020.
20 Sep 2020
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First female real estate office opens In Saudi Arabia
 The first female real estate office was inaugurated, reflecting the Saudi leadership’s endeavor to empower Saudi women in line with Vision 2030.
17 Sep 2020
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Nigeria food security: Experts seek support for women farmers
Empowering women-farmers would Nigeria’s attainment of food security, experts have urged the Federal Government.
28 Aug 2020
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Small-scale factories to encourage Saudi women investors
The shift towards smaller factories followed claims by businesswomen who said ready-made factories were too big for the size of their businesses.
28 Aug 2020
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IFC launches 3-year programme to boost Egypt’s female employment
The programme aims to highlight how the private sector can tap into Egypt's large and underutilised female talent pool, spurring economic growth.
23 Jul 2020
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Turkey's women movement upcoming challenge
Muslim women have long been fighting one group of seculars whose restrictive approach to their outfits have forced the limits of freedom of conscience.
23 Jul 2020
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Survey points to married women’s low participation in Jordan's labour force
About 85.5% of women, who have been married in Jordan, are out of the labour force, while 13.8% have jobs and 0.7% are jobseekers.
22 Jul 2020
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COVID-19 threatens reversal of women’s rights, opportunities
Women are disproportionally affected by disease outbreaks due to intensified pre-existing gender inequalities during emergencies.
21 Jul 2020
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Egypt launches Africa, MENA’s first accelerator to bridge gender gap
The model supports public and private leaders in shaping pathways to promote gender equality, diversity, inclusion, and economic mobility.
20 Jul 2020
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Egypt's financial regulator launches guide for “Empowering Women” application
The app is designed to create a database of qualified female professionals looking to take part in the administrative decision making process.
13 Jul 2020
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Egypt to link Takaful cash support with preventing child marriage
The conditions aim to provide social protection for girls aged under 18, ensuring the health of the mother and children.
03 May 2021
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