Arab Women by Occupation I - M
Salima Ghezali
Algerian
1958 -
Journalist
- editor in chief of La Nation weekly newspaper 1994 - 1996, 2001 -
- La Nation was closed by the Algerian goverment 1996 -2001 and Salima was arrested and detained
- International Press Club Award 1996
- 1997 awarded the Sakahrov Prize by the European Parliament
- 1989 founded the Association for Women's Emancipation,
- created the feminist magazine "Nyssa"
- one of the founding members of "Women of Europe and of the Maghreb", of which she is vice-president.
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.312 (DWC collection REF CT 3202.I58 2008)
Salima Ghezali. (n.d.) Wikipedia. Retrieved September 2, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salima_Ghezali
Jordanian/French
1952-
Journalist
- educated French Lycee, Rio de Janerio and University of Beruit
- Correspondent of Agence France Press
- Director and Head AFP Office, Amman 1987-
- Correspondent Radio Monte Carlo 1988-
The International Who's Who of Women 3rd ed. Europa Publications: London, 2002 p.226
Mona al Marri
Journalist
- Managing Director of the Dubai Press Club
- graduated from Higher Colleges of Technology (Dubai) in 1996
- 1997 Media and Public Relations manager of first Dubai Shopping Festival
- 1998 becomes project manager of Dubai Summer Surprises for the Dubai Economic Department
- 2000? Managing Director of Dubai Press Club
Laure Moghaizel
Lebanese
1929 -
Lawyer and Activist
- educated University Saint Joseph (Beruit)
- Member of Committee of Political Rights of Lebanese Women 1949-53
- Committee for Equality in Inheritance 1955-9
- Founder member of Lebanese Association of Jurist Women, Lebanese Association for Human Rights and Non-Violence Movement
- Vice-President of Arab Women Federation
- member of UNESCO National Committee
- Awarded Lebanese Merit Decoration
International Who’s Who of Women. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2002. Print. p.382. (DWC collection REF CT3202.I58 2002)
Iranian
b. 1947
Lawyer / Human Rights Activist /
- first Muslim woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- graduated with law degree from University of Tehran
- 1975-79 President of the city court of Tehran
- activist for refugee rights, and rights of women and children.
- founder and leader of the Association for Support of Children's Rights in Iran.
- author of The Rights of the Child. A Study of Legal Aspects of Children's Rights in Iran (Tehran, 1994), published with support from UNICEF, and History and Documentation of Human Rights in Iran (New York, 2000)
- awarded Nobel Peace Prize in October 2003 for her work on promoting peace and for supporting the right to free speech and political freedoms to all
Shirin Ebadi. n.d. Wikipedia.Retrieved September 2, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirin_Ebadi
Algerian
1941-
Lawyer and Diplomat
- educated at University of Algiers and Institute of Sciences Politiques (Algeirs)
- lawyer 1967-76
- writer and feminist political journalist
- UNESCO official in Division of Human Rights and Peace specializing in Women's Rights 1979-
International Who’s Who of Women. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. p.833 (DWC collection REF CT 3202.I58 2008)
Badria al-Awadhi
Kuwait
b.1944
Legal and environmental consultant
- graduated from Cairo University and University College London
- 1979-88 Dean of Faculty of Law and Sharia, Cairo University
- 1983 -1993 appointed as Deputy Director to the Regional Organisation for the protection of Marine Environment in the Arabian Gulf Region
- consultant to Red Cross on Application of International Humanitarian Law
- member of the task force on international terrorism
- 2000 challenges Kuwait's electoral law which denies women the right to vote