On Thursday the 17th of October, Hind Alansari, Raya Abu Gulal, Fatemah al-Bader and Frauke Heard-Bey will give a lecture at Wijnhaven on the role of women in the MENA region, with a special focus on the Gulf region. As a result of the diversity in area of expertise - politics, education, business and law - it will be a lively discussion on the position of women in various settings based on different personal and professional experiences!

• Fatemah al-Bader, assistant-professor in the Department of International Law, at the Kuwait International Law School in Kuwait. She has published research on topics such as citizenship and gender, technology and human rights.

• Hind Alansari, PhD candidate at the university of Cambridge, on the subject of education and the effect educational reform on society and culture.

• Raya Abu Gulal, corporate lawyer currently based in the UAE. She founded the Women Lawyers Group-Middle East and is board member of the International Women Business Group Abu Dhab.

• Frauke Heard-Bey, historian and political scientist, based in the UAE. She has studied social and political developments in the Gulf region over the past five decades.

Hope to see you all there and don’t hesitate to bring your questions with you!

MENA Student Association

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