New Age Islam News Bureau
12
Aug 2020
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IFC Supports Afghan Women’s Access to Financial and Non-Financial Services
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US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Holds Off Primary Election Challenger
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Nomadic Women Climb Mountains Every Day To Earn A Living
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Israeli Women Excluded from Decision-Making on Coronavirus
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Woman Dies After Being Set On Fire By Man In Latest Femicide In Turkey
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Indonesian Woman Sentenced to Hang for Drug Possession Escapes the Gallows, after
the Federal Court Here Accepted Her Appeal
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UK Ambassador Welcomes Appointment of First Saudi Woman as Cultural Attache
Compiled
by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://www.newageislam.com/islam-women-feminism/calling-all-female-artists-uae/d/122604
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Calling
All Female Artists: UAE Arts Award for Painting, Photography, And Digital
Artworks
August
12, 2020
An
artist at the Noon Arts Award 2019, organized by the Collage Talent Center.
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Now
being held for the fourth consecutive year, the Noon Arts Award is open for
submissions. Organized by the Collage Talent Center at the Sharjah Ladies Club,
this award is presented to UAE-based female artists who are working in the
fields of painting, photography, and digital artworks.
This
year the theme of the competition is the phrase “Because I can,” chosen in
recognition of the difficult times the global community has lived through as a
result of COVID-19. The artworks submitted need to showcase the positive impact
the artist has made through supporting, inspiring or offering hope to others,
or overcoming obstacles and challenges in their own lives.
Fatima
Alnaqbi, assistant manager at Sharjah Ladies Club, said: “This year the Noon
Arts Award is all about recognizing those who have made a positive impact on
the world around them. We want to celebrate both women’s art and the power of
humanity, their ability to give the light of hope to others who are suffering.
‘Because I can’ is a timeless phrase. It’s about empowerment and benefitting
society, and we can’t wait to see how this phrase inspires the female artists
of the UAE.”
Submissions
will be accepted until October. The competition is open to all women artists
based in the UAE and who are over the age of 18. Paintings, photographs, and
digital artworks will all be accepted and judged on their adherence to the
theme and the skill and enthusiasm they convey.
The
first-place winner will receive a prize of 7,000 dirhams ($1,900), with second
place earning 5,000 dirhams and third place being awarded 3,000 dirhams. There
will also be a “People’s Choice” category, with the winning artist receiving a
prize of 2,000 dirhams.
While
this year’s competition will be held remotely due to the pandemic, this is the
first time the entire event will be held online. The virtual exhibition will
allow people from across the region to view the artworks from the safety of
their own homes, while the awards ceremony itself will be live-streamed to
avoid people congregating.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1718191/corporate-news
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IFC
Supports Afghan Women’s Access to Financial and Non-Financial Services
12
Aug 2020
IFC
will leverage its global expertise and knowledge to support Ghazanfar Bank in
becoming a women’s banking champion in Afghanistan
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More
than an estimated 5,000 women are expected to directly benefit from a new
initiative led by Ghazanfar Bank, one of Afghanistan’s leading commercial
banks, to improve Afghan women’s access to financial and non-financial
services. It aims to serve as a demonstration model and set a standard for
commercially viable businesses owned by women.
The
move follows the signing of the first-ever advisory agreement between Ghazanfar
Bank and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and aims to help Ghazanfar Bank
develop a new market in the country through the financing of women-owned small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The
IFC’s advisory services project is supported by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance
Initiative (We-Fi), a multi-donor funded facility that supports women
entrepreneurs by scaling up access to finance, markets, networks and mentors
and information.
“This
is a landmark project for Afghanistan and we, along with all stakeholders are
honored to partner with IFC for the development of an SME segment, the prime
engine of industrial development,” said
Khisrow Fazli, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Ghazanfar Bank. “The
engagement also recognizes the consistent support provided by the Bank to women
entrepreneurs for the economic growth of our country by focusing on women-owned
SMEs.”
Overall,
access to finance is very limited in Afghanistan. Only two percent of firms
take out loans and only seven percent of adult Afghan women have an account at
a formal banking institution. It’s estimated the unmet demand for financing
from micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Afghanistan is about
$4.7 billion, which includes $113.5 million in unmet demand from women-owned
enterprises. By expanding access to finance for women-owned MSMEs, financial
institutions can help empower women by improving their economic and social
inclusion.
“IFC
will leverage its global expertise and knowledge to support Ghazanfar Bank in
becoming a women’s banking champion in Afghanistan,” said Qamar Saleem,
Financial Institutions Group, Advisory Manager for Asia & Pacific. “We
consider women entrepreneurs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to be
an important part of the local economy, and helping to ensure they have access
to finance is a critical tool to boost women’s economic and social empowerment.
This agreement is part of IFC’s core agenda to create a market for enabling
women MSMEs in countries where there is a dire need for finance for women.”
IFC
is supporting women’s economic participation in Afghanistan through financial
inclusion and capacity building. Forty-eight percent of participants in its
Business Edge management training program were women and 16 percent of the
borrowers of the First Microfinance Bank, where IFC is a shareholder, are
women. Currently, the World Bank Group is supporting the government’s Women’s
Economic Empowerment National Priority Program. Through this program, IFC is
working on identifying the legal barriers that hinder Afghan women’s
entrepreneurial activities and providing recommendations that can address these
obstacles.
https://www.khaama.com/ifc-supports-afghan-womens-access-to-financial-and-non-financial-services-87976/
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US
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Holds Off Primary Election Challenger
Aug
12, 2020
U.S.
Representative Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary nomination on Tuesday to
run for reelection in Minnesota's 5th district
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WASHINGTON:
US Representative Ilhan Omar held off a well-funded challenger Tuesday and won
the Democratic primary in her congressional district, putting her on track for
re-election in November along with other members of the “Squad” of four liberal
freshmen.
Omar
defeated attorney Antone Melton-Meaux, who had accused her of prioritizing her
celebrity over her constituents, and several other challengers, the New York
Times said.
One
of the first two Muslim women to be elected to Congress in 2018, Omar won 57.2%
of the vote Tuesday compared with 39.4% for Melton-Meaux in Minnesota’s 5th
district, the Times said. She is likely to win again in November in the solidly
Democratic district.
“In
Minnesota, we know that organized people will always beat organized money,”
Omar, 37, said in a statement. “Despite outside efforts to defeat us, we once
again broke turnout records.”
Progressive
Democrats have generally done well this primary cycle. With Omar’s victory, all
four members of the liberal group of congresswomen nicknamed the “Squad” are
expected to be re-elected in the autumn.
The
best-known “Squad” member, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York,
dispatched a primary challenger in June. Last week Representative Rashida Tlaib
won her primary, and the fourth Squad member, Representative Ayanna Pressley,
is running unopposed in her primary in Massachusetts next month.
Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Connecticut, Vermont and Georgia all held primary elections for
Congress on Tuesday. The outcome will help set the stage for November elections
to the House of Representatives and Senate that will determine the balance of
power in Washington.
Melton-Meaux,
an attorney, criticized Omar for her comments on Israel, some of which have
been seen as anti-Semitic, as well as her failure to show up for some House
votes. His campaign raised over $4 million and received support from pro-Israel
groups.
Omar
has apologized for some of her statements about Israeli lobbying power, and her
campaign said she had good reasons for missing some votes.
Police
reforms were a top campaign issue in Omar’s district, where George Floyd, a
Black man, was killed in police custody in May, touching off nationwide
protests. Omar called for restructuring the police department, while
Melton-Meaux said the police function should be “more narrowly focused.”
A
refugee from Somalia, Omar quickly became a target of conservative critics
after she was elected in 2018. Republicans rebuked her left-wing politics, and
President Donald Trump has falsely accused her of supporting al Qaeda. Members of
both parties chided her for her comments on Israel.
In
Georgia, a Republican businesswoman who has made inflammatory comments about
Muslims like Omar and expressed support for QAnon, Marjorie Taylor Greene,
defeated neurosurgeon John Cowan in a primary runoff for an open House seat.
QAnon
is a fringe belief propagated online that claims “deep-state” traitors are
plotting against Trump.
In
videos released in June by Politico, Greene suggested that Omar’s election in
2018 was part of “an Islamic invasion of our government.” Republican leaders
denounced the comments.
The
Republican in the conservative district will likely be elected in November.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/squad-sweep-as-us-congresswoman-omar-holds-off-primary-election-challenger/articleshow/77501862.cms
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Nomadic
women climb mountains every day to earn a living
August
11 2020
In
terms of commutes, few could be described as more punishing: Every day, nomadic
women in Ağrı brave elements to cross valleys by donkey to obtain milk from
their husbands, who spend all season grazing sheep on high-altitude pastures.
“Women
go to milk sheep under harsh conditions from time to time in rain and storms,”
said Naciye Yeçik, a woman who has come to Ağrı this year for the first time to
graze her animals.
Five
families from Bitlis’ Tatvan district have come to Ağrı’s high pastures this
summer with up to 60,000 animals for a hard season devoid of modern
conveniences like electricity.
Women
get started with the first light of morning, setting out on a challenging
journey with donkeys to reach the mountainous areas where their herds are
located.
Sometimes
the women have to overcome scorching summer heat to reach the pastures; at
other times, they have to deal with torrential rain.
For
Yeçik, this year has been particularly difficult due to heavy rain. “It has
rained a lot this year and the berivans [milking women] are coming back and
forth to the sheep in the rain,” she said.
Every
day, nomadic women fill the milk provided by their husbands in jugs, load them
on the backs of their donkeys and return to lower elevations where they have
their tents.
The
women then typically cook the milk on a wood fire before making dairy products
such as cheese and butter to sell or consume in winter.
“In
this tradition, women hold the sheep’s head and men milk it. Berivans make
cheese with the milk they bring,” she noted.
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/nomadic-women-climb-mountains-every-day-to-earn-a-living-157312
Why
are females banned from working in tourist destinations in Raqqa?
“Umm
Abeer” used to work in a cafe in the city of Raqqa, to provide for her five children,
the oldest of whom is 16 years old. However, she lost her job after the
Kurdish- Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (NES) issued a
decision, that prevents women from working in tourist sites and facilities.
The
family has no other source of income, because “Umm Abeer” is a divorced woman
with five children living in a house that she has to pay its rent every month,
taking advantage of her salary of 3,500 Syrian Pounds ( 2200 SYP = 1 USD ) in
exchange for ten hours of work per day.
A
circular released by the “Women’s Committee” in “the NES-linked Civil Council
of Raqqa” on 4 August, in coordination with the “Culture and Antiquities
Committee,” strictly banned the employment of female attendants and waitresses
in tourism sites and establishments including restaurants, cafes, and hotels.
Anyone who breaches this decision shall be held accountable, paying a fine
estimated at 500,000 Syrian Pounds (215 USD).
No
another source of income
“Umm
Abeer”, who declined to mention her exact name for security reasons, complained
about the new resolution, saying that it targets poor female workers only. She
also demanded the resolution makers allow women who are committed to standards
of public morality to work and to expel the women who make violations of moral
standards at the workplace.
“Umm
Abeer” denounced allowing women in the NES-controlled areas to carry weapons,
attend training military camps, and work in mixed-gender checkpoints,
wondering, “Why is women’s labor force being fought in this humiliating way?
And why are women’s livelihoods and the livelihoods of their children being
disrupted as well?”
An
ill-considered decision
Youssef
al-Jasem, a cafeteria worker in the city of Raqqa who uses a pseudonym for
security reasons, considered that the decision to stop the work of waitresses
and female attendants is a new policy to put pressure on civilians into their
work, and abuse the rights of the privacy and freedom of women.
He
told Enab Baladi that both men and women are entitled to work, pointing to the
need for female workers in Raqqa, and that is why women from the city join the
military checkpoints and battlefronts of the “Women’s Protection Units”, one of
the factions affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Abu
Issa al-Othman, the owner of a “cafeteria” in the city of Raqqa, considered
that the decision issued by the NES was
not well- studied, as work does not diminish the value of women in the city, as
he put it, and women are with men in all workplaces.
Al-Othman
told Enab Baladi that women work together with men in all the institutions run
by the NES, asking, “Why did not similar decisions prevent women from working?”
He
sees no reason for preventing waitresses from working in “cafeterias” and cafes
that adhere to laws, regulations, and moral and ethical rules.
“For
the preservation of women dignity”
This
decision was released after “the Civil Council of Raqqa” and “the Health
Committee” issued Resolution No.5 at the end of last July, which prohibits
public gatherings in catering facilities—cafes, cafeterias, and restaurants—and
provides that people should take extra precautions, and make social distancing
in parks and public places to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19), Osama al-Khalaf, a journalist in the “Raqqa Civil Council,”
explained to Enab Baladi.
Al-Khalaf
said that the reason behind the issuance of the decision is the expansion of
the phenomenon of waitresses working in the city, and the “fear” of the young
women group being “dragged behind these places,” as he put it, even though the
“tourism control” tours were conducted to ensure that the conditions of the
waitresses’ work in catering facilities were appropriate and safeguarded.
He
added that the decision was proposed before the lockdown, and was issued for
“logical and moral reasons that protect and preserve the dignity of women at
work, and prevent the exploitation of the phenomenon of their work as
“waitresses.”
This
decision is “a rights-oriented vision against bullying in society that can be
practiced on waitresses in tourist sites” and was adopted after a long marathon
of discussions with the owners of cafes and “cafeterias,” who offered positive
feedback.
Article
120 of the Syrian Labor Law No. 17 of 2010 stipulates that the Minister shall
determine, by ministerial decision, such activities, instances, and
circumstances where women shall be allowed to perform night work, as well as
harmful, immoral, and other activities prohibited to women.
What
are the alternatives?
As
an alternative for women with no academic degrees that entitle them to work,
the “Women’s Committee” in the NES and civil society organizations operating in
the region organize projects, especially for widowed/divorced women and elderly
women.
“The
Youth and Sports Committee opened educational courses in nursing, first aid,
and computer sectors for young women. Besides, the “Women’s Committee” carried
out programs for traditional baking and pastry and cultivating legumes, in
addition to sewing and embroidery courses, after which the graduates were given
sewing machines to work. Furthermore, other self-awareness and personal
development courses were held to support women, according to al-Khalaf.
Given
that “The work of women as waitresses in cafes and restaurants is totally
unacceptable by the tribal and religious community of Raqqa,” according to
al-Khalaf. Women have other alternatives and areas where they can work. For
instance, illiterate women can work in the agricultural sectors, mainly in the
woodland and plant nurseries, kindergartens, and nursery schools. Plus, they
can work in the field of cleaning and sterilizing in private and public
hospitals.
Al-Khalaf
indicated that the “Civil Council of Raqqa” and the “Women’s Committee” are
concerned with providing women with job opportunities that contribute to
“uplifting women and safeguarding their rights.”
Al-Khalaf
pointed to the difference in wages and salaries earned by women in the
NES-controlled areas according to the entity with which they work. Female
workers in the “Civil Council” institutions and centers receive a salary of
233,000 SYP (102 USD), while the salary of women working in projects supported
by civil society organizations is between 200 and 300 USD.
https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2020/08/why-are-females-banned-from-working-in-tourist-destinations-in-raqqa/
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Israeli
women excluded from decision-making on coronavirus
Aug
12, 2020
The
government decided July 26 to reduce the coronavirus Cabinet — a small forum of
ministers whose portfolios touch on the coronavirus outbreak — from 16 to 10
members. Two weeks later, on Aug. 10, the government decided to add members to
this Cabinet again. The special forum now includes two of the ministers who had
been excluded in July — Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman and Social Equality
Minister Meirav Cohen. Thus, the change in number brought also another change:
The coronavirus Cabinet now includes one female member.
Indeed,
the July 26 decision raised quite a lot of anger from several opposition and
coalition members, as none of the remaining 10 members were women. At the time,
Cohen said, “There are no women in the [coronavirus] Cabinet; I’m not talking
about me personally. I understand the desire for efficiency, but it makes no
sense for there to be no women among 10 representatives.”
Opposition
leader Yair Lapid also criticized the decision, stating, “The biggest
government in the history of the country and they did not put one woman [in the
coronavirus Cabinet]. Disconnected chauvinists.”
Several
human rights and women rights groups joined the outcry. Na’amat — one of
Israel’s most veteran and biggest women groups — issued a statement at the
time, saying, "[We] recommend to the prime minister and the alternate
prime minister, who always compare our situation to the rest of the world, to
look at the common denominator of countries that have successfully subdued the
epidemic — in all of them, women are in the decision-making elite."
The
decision to reinstate Cohen to the coronavirus Cabinet was hailed by Na’amat
Chair Hagit Pe’er. Still, Pe’er noted that the mere necessity of public
pressure to get women into the decision-making process in Israel of 2020 was
embarrassing.
One
explanation for the exclusion of women from the current decision-making process
could be the Israeli perception of the anti-coronavirus campaign as a
military/male operation. Early in the pandemic, the Israel Defense Forces were
called to assist with the management of the ultra-Orthodox town of Bnei Brak,
hit hard by the first coronavirus wave. Former Defense Minister Naftali Bennett
saw his popularity rise, after proposing military-style measures to counter the
spread of the pandemic.
In
contrast, the Foreign Ministry hosted on July 27-28 an international online
conference for female leaders. The conference has been held in Israel every two
years since 1961, according to the vision of then-Foreign Minister Golda Meir
to empower women. This year's conference focused on the social and economic
ramifications of the coronavirus outbreak on women and girls, with women from
across the globe participating and sharing experiences. It was a clear
demonstration of female leaders engaged in battling the coronavirus health
crisis and its effects on, for instance, women's employment and
entrepreneurship.
The
Foreign Ministry made a point of including in the conference women of the
highest leadership level. Israeli professor Frances Raday, former special
rapporteur for the United Nations Human Rights Council, participated in the
first panel on analyzing the global economic impact of COVID-19 and women and
girls, together with Henrietta Fore, the executive director of UNICEF, and
other top-level UN women. Participants made sure to mention the female leaders
of Germany, Finland, New Zealand and Denmark, who have achieved excellent
results in managing the coronavirus crisis so far.
Apart
from decision-making, Israeli women are affected daily and more directly by the
coronavirus-induced crisis. Shai Oxenberg, policy and legislation director at
the Israel Women’s Network lobbying group, told Al-Monitor that the coronavirus
pandemic affect Israeli women mainly in two fields: employment and domestic
violence. The women who suffer most are those of the ultra-Orthodox and Arab
minority groups — women who are more vulnerable even during normal times. She
said that pregnant women were also subject to various hardships.
"Apart
from suffering from unemployment and domestic violence, Israeli women were
confronted with the heavy burden of caring for the children — as the result of
the decision to shut down the education system. All this happened while women
were conspicuously excluded and absent from the decision-making process,"
Oxenberg added.
Oxenberg’s
claims are backed by statistics. A report drafted by Yael Hasson and Hadas Ben
Eliyahu and published June 1 by the Adva center states that "by the first
week of April, 21% of working women in Israel found themselves out of work,
compared with 16% of men. Among women, this was the situation of 30% of
ultra-Orthodox women and 18% of Arab women."
Another
report published June 18 by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies also
shows that the coronavirus pandemic resulted in higher rates of unemployment
among Israeli women. Author of the report Liora Bowers writes that in the
immediate term, a significantly larger share of unemployment claims have been
submitted by women since March 1 — 56% compared to 44% of men. "It appears
that Jewish women — in particular, ultra-Orthodox women — have been hardest
hit. Furthermore, in 18 out of 19 industries more women have lost jobs
disproportionately to their share of positions in that industry,’’ Bowers
notes.
Still,
Bowers highlights also some positive changes, such as the division between men
and women on caring for their children, especially in small families. "In
a survey conducted by researchers from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya,
men reported a 10% increase in the amount of time they spend with their
children during the coronavirus crisis versus the period before," Bowers
writes.
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/08/israel-knesset-coronavirus-pandemic-unemployment-women.html
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Woman
Dies After Being Set On Fire By Man In Latest Femicide In Turkey
August
11 2020
Yet
another woman has been murdered in Turkey when she succumbed to severe injuries
after being set on fire by a man who she reportedly lived with in the Black Sea
province of Ordu’s Fatsa district.
The
man, Soner Durgun, 22, poured fuel on Merve Yeşiltaş, 31, and set her alight
after they reportedly had an argument on Aug. 10. The two were living together,
according to local media reports.
Durgun
later set himself ablaze too and is now in critical condition in a hospital.
The
two were taken to hospital after their neighbors notified the fire to the
authorities.
Yeşiltaş’s
murder comes after 235 women were killed by men in Turkey this year.
Some
235 women were murdered this year so far, according to Anıt Sayaç, an online
epitaph of all women murdered by men in the country.
Femicides
in Turkey have become an epidemic which feminist groups say is not fought
against adequately.
Women’s
rights groups and feminists are demanding the Istanbul Convention, a Council of
Europe treaty that obligates member states to fight violence against women, be
fully implemented amid debates that Turkey could withdraw from it.
In
a country where hundreds of women get killed every year, debates on whether the
country should withdraw from the convention are unacceptable, the groups have
said.
Yeşiltaş’s
name was a top trending topic on Twitter on Aug. 11, with tens of thousands
tweeting in anger at femicides which have become a daily reality in the
country.
“I’m
now scared to click on the name of a woman on the [trending topic] TT list [on
Twitter]…” said one prominent
Twitter
user, referring to names of murdered women that often appear on Twitter’s
trending topic list.
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/woman-dies-after-being-set-on-fire-by-man-in-latest-femicide-157320
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Indonesian
Woman Sentenced To Hang For Drug Possession Escapes The Gallows, after the
Federal Court Here Accepted Her Appeal
12
Aug 2020
KUCHING,
Aug 12 ― An Indonesian woman who was sentenced to death by hanging for
possessing drugs had her initial sentence replaced with 19 years in prison
after the Federal Court here accepted her appeal today.
A
panel of judges chaired by Judge Datuk Rohana Yusuf along with Datuk Mohd
Zawawi Salleh and Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli set aside the death sentence imposed
on the appellant Eva Syliviana, 53, for syabu trafficking in 2014.
“After
examining the submissions of the prosecution and the appellant, the court
unanimously sentenced the appellant to 19 years’ jail.
“The
sentence runs from the date the appellant was arrested on November 5, 2014,”
said Rohana in a conference which was conducted online.
The
appellant, who hails from Jakarta, was sentenced to hang to death by Kuching
High Court Judge Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang on October 11, 2016 after she was
found guilty under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Through
her lawyer Ranbir Singh, she wrote to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to
amend the appellant’s charge to Section 39A(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The
appellant was charged again today based on the amended charges and she pleaded
guilty after the charged were read out to her by a court interpreter.
Based
on the amended charge, the single mother of six was charged with possessing
syabu weighing 4,874 grams on November 5, 2014 at the Special Examination Unit
Office of the Kuching International Airport at 11.30pm.
She
was charged under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and sentenced
under Section 39A(2) of the same Act.
Authorities
found the drugs in the luggage of the appellant who boarded a flight from Hong
Kong and was transitting in Kuala Lumpur
before arriving here.
The
prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Musli Abdul Hamid. ―
Borneo Post
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/08/12/indonesian-woman-sentenced-to-hang-for-drug-possession-escapes-the-gallows/1893252
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UK
Ambassador welcomes appointment of first Saudi woman as cultural attache
RASHID
HASSAN
August
07, 2020
RIYADH:
Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Thursday welcomed the appointment of
Dr. Amal bint Jameel Fatani as cultural attaché to the UK.
Fatani
was appointed as one of the Kingdom’s first female cultural attaches by the
Saudi Minister of Education Dr.Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheik earlier this
month.
Ambassador
Neil Crompton tweeted Thursday: “#Congratulations to Dr Fatani @FataniAmal for
her appointment as Cultural Attaché to the #UK. Delighted she is a UK alumni
herself. Wishing her the very best in her new role and looking forward to
strengthening the people to people links between the UK and Saudi Arabia.”
Fatani
holds a doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology from the University of
Strathclyde. She obtained her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in pharmacology
and toxicology from the College of Pharmacy at King Saud University (KSU),
where she is currently an associate professor.
She
has previously worked at the Ministry of Higher Education and KSU, and was
among the first female pharmacy graduates in the Kingdom.
After
receiving her doctorate she was appointed vice chair of the pharmacology and
toxicology department. She is the first female dean of the nine scientific and
medical colleges, and has worked with the rector, deputies, and deans of male
colleges to build a unified strategic plan for gaining accreditation, a higher
global ranking, and implementing best international practices in higher
education.
Saudi
Arabia and the UK have an important and long-standing relationship,
strengthened through the strong individual connections that Saudis enjoy with
the UK through their attendance at academic institutions. Hundreds of Saudi
scholarship students have graduated from top UK educational institutions.
The
two countries are key strategic partners in the Kingdom’s Saudi Vision 2030
reform plan, and have reaffirmed their commitment to building and developing
trade and investment as well as achieving shared prosperity for their citizens.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1716136/saudi-arabia
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