This came in from Karen Dabrowski:
Nina,
a glossy magazine for Arab women everywhere was launched at London’s
Iraqi Cultural Centre by the Editor- in- chief Madeleine White and
Deputy Editor and Arabic specialist Sana Bekki.
The first issue of
the colour bi lingual magazine included an interview with
internationally renowned Iraqi-born architect Dame Zaha Hadid who
conveyed a message of inspiration to Iraqi women stressing the
importance of education. She said :”I believe education is so
important allowing all young people to explore the future
possibilities and learn from history, especially now where we are on
a global stage. I see women around the world as being smart, gifted
and tough but a good education can open ideas and opportunities.
Secondly never give up. I am extremely grateful for my success but
architecture is a tough profession, so it has been a struggle. I
think it is very important to have the commitment to persevere and to
have a strong belief in yourself. As a woman, you need the confidence
that you can carry on and take new steps every time. You can’t
always get everything right every time – but you have to keep
trying.”
There is also an
interview with one of the sponsors Iraqi billionaire industrialist
Faruk Mustafa Rasool who points out that in Iraq there are quotas
that 25 percent of politicians should be made of women. However ,
often women in positions of political power are there because of
connections. I believe this is wrong. There should be professionalism
in all areas of life.”
Nouriya Shaya, the
first female bank manager in Iraq who will turn 90 this year tells
her story as does Asmahan Nasir a 30-year-old widow who returned to
her work as a hairdresser.
Nina has an
impressive, growing strategic partnerships network. An MOU was signed
recently with the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan and there are also
strategic partnerships with Asiacell, Afren, Chamber Trade Sweden and
Microsoft.
Issue two, focusing
on the environment, will be published in December.
www.nina-iraq.com
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