Muslim women in science

It’s a common trope that Arab women lack equality of opportunity and freedom to engage with the world. The received wisdom is that they are prevented from pursuing an education and a career by religious and/or cultural restrictions. But the truth is more nuanced. Religion and culture are not the …

Early-career researchers living and working in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Yemen have been recognized for their work in engineering, innovation and technology. Read more>

Saudi Women celebrate their most prominent scientific achievements on occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2020. Read more>

Abu Dhabi: UNESCO International Literacy Prize winner, and 12th out of 100 most influential Arab women, Dr. Rana Dajani was recently hosted at Zayed University Abu Dhabi campus to lecture students about the five roles she plays in life. She advised the young students how to find their passion and …

Wafa Audeh Altalhi and Asma Al-Amoodi were among the six female scientists honored at the sixth edition of the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Middle East Fellowship awards in Dubai. Read more>

Carmen Haddad, the Chief Country Officer in Saudi Arabia for Citi and the Co-Chair of the Citi Women Network for the UAE, is a key trailblazer, championing for gender equality and the rise of women in business across the MENA. Here she shares with us her thoughts on the importance …

On the eve of International Women’s Day, t he International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Islamic Development Bank and CGIAR Research Program on Wheat launched a call for applications for the first edition of the Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture fellowship program for …

DUBAI: More and more girls in Saudi Arabia are opting for an education in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), and now the challenge is finding them employment, said Dr. Fatima Alakeel, a cybersecurity expert and faculty member at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh. Read more>

The PhD Fellowship is offered to women scientists from Science and Technology Lagging Countries to undertake PhD research in the natural, engineering and information technology sciences at a host institute in another developing country in the South. Costs covered include travel to the host country … Read more>

OWSD Early Career Fellowship This Fellowship is a prestigious award of up to USD 50,000, generously provided by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and is offered to women scientists from eligible Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs) who have completed their PhDs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects …