Etihad Pilot Aisha Al-Mansoori Becomes UAE’s First Female Emirati Captain
New
Age Islam News Bureau
26
August 2022
• In
a Rare Move: Iran Allows Women to Attend Tehran Soccer Game
• ‘Codification
Of Muslim Personal Law Important For Marriage Age': Muslim Women
• In
UP Shiv Sena Rejig, Muslim Woman, Nazia Khan, Appointed As General Secretary
• Arab
Women Media Center Selects Juman Al-Samarrai as Leading Figure
• From
First Female Dubai Police Officer in 1960 To Women In All Departments: How
Force Has Empowered Thousands
• UAE:
Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs to Learn How to Launch and Operate Own Business
• UAE:
Meet the Emirati Women Driving the Louvre Abu Dhabi Narrative
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Etihad
Pilot Aisha Al-Mansoori Becomes UAE’s First Female Emirati Captain
Etihad
pilot Aisha Al Mansoori
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25 August,
2022
Etihad
pilot Aisha al-Mansoori has made UAE aviation history after earning her stripes
as the country’s first female commercial captain.
The
33-year-old Emirati has been a long-standing pilot with Etihad Airways, the
national airline of the UAE, having first joined the carrier in 2007.
The
carrier has now named al-Mansoori as the UAE’s first female Emirati Captain in
a commercial airline, just days before the country celebrates its annual
Emirati Women’s Day, which aims to celebrate the country’s journey on women
empowerment.
Captain
Aisha al-Mansoori said she was “very grateful” to have had the chance to grow
her aviation career with Etihad Airways.
“I
am very grateful to have had the opportunity to join Etihad’s Cadet Pilot
program and grow my career over the years with Etihad. I am thankful for the
tremendous support I have received from my instructors at Etihad and for their
guidance through my training, which has shaped my skills and prepared me for
the rank of Captain.”
“I
am proud to be the first female Emirati to be a Captain in a commercial
airline, and I hope I will be an inspiration to young women to follow this
career path.”
The
command upgrade ceremony took place at Etihad's Crew Briefing Centre in the
presence of the pilot's family, her peers in Etihad’s pilot community, and the
airline's senior management.
The
Captain joined Etihad's Cadet Pilot program in 15 years ago and was one of only
two UAE National females in her batch.
In
2010, Aisha al-Mansoori successfully graduated from the program and took her
first flight on an Airbus A320 to Amman, Jordan.
Since
then, al-Mansoori climbed the ranks, completing the requisite flying hours to
become a Senior First Officer.
She
was then the first female UAE national to fly the superjumbo passenger aircraft
the Airbus A380.
To
obtain the rank of Captain, al-Mansoori completed Etihad’s rigorous program of
checks and the mandatory number of flying hours required to be considered for
the rank of Captain.
She
passed the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority's theoretical knowledge and
flying exams successfully and officially became the first Emirati female
Captain to hold an Air Transport Pilot License in the UAE.
Mohammad
Al Bulooki, Chief Operating Officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said: “Etihad is extremely
proud of Captain Aisha’s achievement and the trailblazing role she is playing
for women in aviation in the UAE. She will no doubt be the first of many, and
Etihad looks forward to welcoming more female pilots to the rank of Captain in
the future.”
“Etihad
remains committed to Emiratization and to elevating Emirati women to play their
part in the growth of the aviation industry.”
He
added: “Aviation is gender blind, and to prove oneself, Etihad’s pilots undergo
intensive exams and meet strict requirements on flying hours to ensure the
highest standards of training in international aviation are upheld.”
“Aisha
earned her rank and will no doubt inspire her fellow Emiratis and young women
around the world to follow their dreams in aviation.”
On
28 August, al-Mansoori will commence regular flying duties as a Captain at
Etihad, a day which also marks Emirati Women’s Day.
Source:
Al Arabiya
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In
A Rare Move: Iran Allows Women to Attend Tehran Soccer Game
File
picture of Iranian women watching the 2022 World Cup qualifier match between
Iran and Cambodia as female police officers stand, left, at the Azadi (Freedom)
Stadium in Tehran, Iran | Photo Credit: AP
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25
August, 2022
In
a rare move, authorities in Iran allowed women to attend a soccer game at the
Tehran Azadi stadium in the Iranian capital on Thursday evening, local media
reported.
Videos
posted on social media show women inside the stadium as the national league
game between Esteghlal FC, the second most popular team in Iran, and Mes-e
Kerman kicked off.
The
footage shows women waving blue team flags of Esteghlal and cheering from their
seats, in a special area designated for women at the 100,000-seat stadium.
According
to the semi-official ISNA news agency, 500 tickets were dedicated exclusively
for women though it wasn’t immediately clear how many attended.
A
news website, Asriran, said that four hours ahead of the match, tickets
assigned for women sold for about 70 US dollars on the black market, compared
to their official price of under 2 US dollars.
Women
have been mainly prohibited from attending men’s games and other sports events
in Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
FIFA
has long demanded Iran provide assurances that women will be allowed to attend
2022 World Cup qualifiers.
In
2019 and for the first time after decades, for the Asian Champions League
final, hundreds of Iranian women were allowed to watch Persepolis play Kashima
Antlers of Japan in Tehran.
In
January, more than 2,000 female spectators at the Azadi Stadium watched Iran’s
national football team defeat Iraq in Group A of Asian teams, qualifying for
Iran’s third World Cup in a row.
It
was the second major soccer event Iranian women watched at the stadium.
However,
in March, Iranian authorities blocked women from attending the country’s last
2022 World Cup soccer qualifying match between Iran and Lebanon in Mashhad.
At
the time, Iranian media said 12,500 tickets were sold online, of which 2,000
had been reserved for women.
But
Ahmad Alamolhoda, an influential Friday prayer leader in Mashhad who was
appointed by the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said he is
against the presence of women as spectators in men’s sports competitions, calling
it a “vulgarity.”
Source:
Al Arabiya
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‘Codification
Of Muslim Personal Law Important For Marriage Age': Muslim Women
August
25, 2022
A
day after the Delhi High Court ruled that Muslim girls can marry without their
parents' consent after attaining puberty, the women's rights group in the
community said that an age of 18 needed to be fixed for marriage and repeated
the demand for the codification of Muslim Personal Law.
"The
High Court order raises a question about what we understand by puberty.
Achieving puberty at the time of marriage is a very limited and problematic way
of looking at the issue. Marriage is a contract between two individuals. The
individuals have to be mature like adults. A girl may attain puberty at the age
of 12 or 14. Does that mean she should be married at that age? "questioned
Zakia Soman, founder of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), which fights
for women's rights.
The
Muslim Personal Law finds its basis in the Shariat Application Act of 1937.
"There is no age limit. In the Hanafi school of thought, a person can
marry at the age of puberty without consent from parents, while in some other
schools of thought, consent from parents is required. I will have to see the
details, but the courts should not interfere in personal law matters,
"said Maulana Mehmood Dariyabadi, member of the All India Ulema Council.
Prominent
women Muslim scholars felt the other way. "The Quran goes to say that in
the case of inheritance, the girl has to be mature. "How do they expect a
person to understand what they are getting into if they are not mature?"
said Zeenat Shaukat Ali, professor of Islamic Studies.
"The
question is whether a person is mature enough to give consent. "If it is
not viable for other religions, how is it for Muslims?" said advocate
Shireen Merchant, a family practitioner dealing with personal law matters.
Soman
said that the purpose of female life cannot be just to marry and procreate.
Soman said, "She needs education and economic development to attain her
goals. We are at 18 years of age as a uniform age for marriage. We arrived at
that age after a lot of deliberations by legal experts, too. In the case of
(instant) Triple Talaq, the understanding of Talaq was spread by conservatives.
It was not a Quranic method. When women started fighting, people were made
aware. "
Dariyabadi
said Muslim Personal Law has codified issues that have been put before the
court.
Source:
Free Press Journal
https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/codification-important-for-marriage-age-muslim-women
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In
UP Shiv Sena Rejig, Muslim Woman, Nazia Khan, Appointed As General Secretary
26th
August 2022
Mumbai:
Nearly seven weeks after losing power in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena President and
former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has revamped the party in Uttar Pradesh
— its second biggest unit outside the home state, officials said here on
Friday.
A
sparkling new 46-member Uttar Pradesh Shiv Sena (UPSS) team has been formed,
incorporating a first — a Muslim woman Nazia Khan appointed as General
Secretary (GS) — along with two other women leaders, Sonu Singh Thakur and
Savita Shrivastav.
According
to UPSS Chief Spokesperson and office head Vishvjeet Singh, the 46-member apex body
comprises the state President Anil Singh Thakur, 10 Vice Presidents, 6 GS, 11
Secretaries, 6 State Organisers, a 3-member panel of spokespersons, and 8 state
executive committee members.
“These
appointments have been made with the approval of the Party President Thackeray
with immediate effect, and now we shall plunge full-fledged into preparations
for ensuing Uttar Pradesh civic polls, the 2024 Lok Sabha and 2027 UP Assembly
elections,” said Singh.
The
Sena plans to contest all the upcoming civic elections in Uttar Pradesh putting
up a maximum number of candidates with possibility of local alliances, as
decided by the central leadership, said a party leader in Mumbai.
The
Uttar Pradesh leaders are also likely to be deployed for the ensuing
Maharashtra civic elections to woo the north Indian voters, particularly in
Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad and certain other regions where
they are in significant numbers, he added.
Singh
said the new body will launch a state-wide membership drive with a target of
over 100,000 people who will be enrolled by December.
“Thereafter,
in all the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, we shall launch an intensive
membership drive with at least 100,000 enrolments per district before the 2024
Lok Sabha elections,” said the Chief Spokesperson.
Shiv
Sena, which has been on the fringes in Uttar Pradesh since 30 years, almost
equivalent to its rule over the country’s biggest and richest civic body,
BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), now plans to spread wings in a big way
in that state.
It
broke the ice with the electorate when a party nominee, Pawan Pandey was
elected from Akbarpur to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly in 1991, and later he was
among those accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
“The
situation today in Uttar Pradesh is very differenta People are now weary of the
Ram Temple issue and are demanding the basics of life like jobs, education,
health facilities, curbing inflation, end to communal and caste politics,”
claimed Singh.
Referring
to the collapse of the Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress’s MVA regime
headed by Thackeray on June 29, he said that the Uttar Pradesh masses are
“disturbed” by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) blatant misuse of central
agencies to topple state governments.
The
MVA experiment of November 2019 dealt a blow to the party even in Uttar
Pradesh, and Singh claimed that the BJP adopted vindictive tactics against Shiv
Sena candidates in the March 2022 Assembly polls in which Chief Minister
Adityanath Yogi swept to power for a second consecutive term.
“In
the 75th year of Independence, our strategy will be to create Hindu-Muslim
amity, all-inclusive growth and development of Uttar Pradesh, with job
creations at all levels, improved infrastructure, health and education for the
entire population,” said Singh.
After
contesting around two dozen seats in 2019 Lok Sabha elections and 100 in 2022
Assembly polls, the Sena plans to at least double its candidates for both these
elections after approval from the central leadership in Mumbai.
Source:
Siasat Daily
https://www.siasat.com/up-in-shiv-sena-rejig-muslim-woman-named-gs-in-top-body-2398875/
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Arab
Women Media Center Selects Juman Al-Samarrai as Leading Figure
August
25, 2022
Baghdad
(IraqiNews.com) – The Arab Women Media Center (AWMC) selected the antiquities
renovation specialist, Juman Al-Samarrai, among the prominent female leading
figures for her superiority and distinction in the antiquities renovation work
and in the cultural field.
The
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities is full of distinguished young
talents that are considered a role model for the coming generations. Juman
Al-Samarrai, the employee at the Department of Public Museums of the General
Authority for Antiquities and Heritage is considered one of the role models as
she is distinguished with her antiquities renovation work, the thing that makes
the ministry proud of her.
The
AWMC is issuing an official book in which Samarrai’s distinguished work is
noted. The book is signed by the AWMC president, Moataz Salah El-Din.
This
book will be released soon from Egypt and distributed in all countries, and
this will take place in a ceremony honoring the selected figures in Egypt.
Source:
Iraqi News
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/arab-women-media-center-selects-juman-al-samarrai-as-leading-figure/
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From
first female Dubai Police officer in 1960 to women in all departments: How
force has empowered thousands
by
Sahim Salim
24
Aug 2022
Did
you know that the first Emirati female cop was Tofaha Salem Khamis, who joined
the Dubai Police in 1960?
"Seven
years later, the female batch officially joined the force and was trained at
the Dubai Police training school in Jumeirah for four months," a top
police officer revealed, ahead of the Emirati Women’s Day.
Today,
women helm multiple roles within the force. The Dubai Police shared photos of
their female officers in action across departments. This one shows an officer
of the Crime Scene Department:
Happiness
rates up
Major
Anoud Al Saadi, chairperson of the Dubai Police Women's Council, said since its
establishment in 2017, the council has spared no effort towards promoting
women's “full involvement and ensuring their happiness in the workplace”.
Women's
happiness in the workplace index has increased from 88.2 per cent in 2018 to 98
per cent in 2021. The council won an international award for quality management
EFQM in the ‘Diversity, Inclusion and Gender Equality’ category in 2021.
"The
Dubai Police Women's Council also won the 'Best Entity' Award from the Future
Workplace in 2021 for developing its Women's Leadership Programme. We also won
the 'Best Entity' award from the Middle East Women Leaders Institute in 2020
for developing and supporting women's talents. Moreover, the council received
the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Motherhood and Childhood Award in 2018, in the
category of People of Determination,” Maj. Al Saadi added.
The
force had set three strategic objectives to define directions for the Women's
Council to ensure diversity, inclusiveness and gender equality. These include
increasing women's participation, introducing the legislative and institutional
framework to support women, and developing a spirit of belonging, leadership
and responsibility.
The
council has carried out several events and initiatives, benefitting more than
7,500 women officers and employees.
Scholarships
The
Dubai Police have seen a 69 per cent increase in the number of female employees
who received scholarships to study inside and outside the country in the last
10 years.
Brigadier
Dr Saleh Abdullah Murad, director of the Department of Human Resources, said
women specialise in 73 vital fields, including criminal sciences, biological
sciences, communication, law and politics, and artificial intelligence systems.
"Currently,
the Dubai Police are fully sponsoring the tertiary education (masters and
doctoral degrees) of 23 female employees and officers,” Brig. Murad said.
Higher
studies
Major-General
Dr Ghaith Ghanem Al Suwaidi, director of the Dubai Police Academy (DPA), said
that since 2016, the academy has opened its doors to women to obtain bachelor's
degrees in ‘law and police sciences’ and in ‘security and criminal science’.
"The
academy celebrated the graduation of the first and second batches of 61 female
cadets during the Expo 2020 Dubai. Today, there are 88 female cadets enrolled
in Bachelor of Security and Criminal Science,” he said.
Source:
Khaleej Times
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UAE:
Aspiring women entrepreneurs to learn how to launch and operate own business
by
Afkar Ali Ahmed
25
Aug 2022
Three
days before the UAE celebrates Emirati Women’s Day, the Sharjah Business Women
Council (SBWC) has launched an initiative that aims to teach the next
generation of aspiring business women how to successfully launch and operate
their own enterprise.
Titled
Apprentice Initiative, the mentorship programme is open to all SBWC members.
Selected participants will undertake a comprehensive learning journey where the
mentors will first identify their specific areas of interest. This will be
followed by a couple of weeks of preliminary meetings with mentors and business
owners to discuss each participant’s business idea and determine its viability.
This
will be followed by hands-on training during which each participant will
benefit from looking into the real-time functioning of a business, as they
spend their days learning and networking in the offices, workshops and
workspaces of their respective mentors.
In
the programme’s last couple of weeks in December, each apprentice will receive
detailed feedback about their business and operational plans from their
mentors. They will also be connected to a host of suppliers and other key
contacts in their field. The training will culminate with participants having
concrete business and marketing plans. However, the length of each fellowship
will vary depending on the required meetings and support.
Speaking
about the initiative, Mariam Bin Al Shaikh, Director of SBWC, said: “As the nation
celebrates the tall achievements of Emirati women in shaping the UAE as one of
the most desirable places in the world to live and work, we at SBWC take a new
step in empowering future generations of female leaders. The Apprentice
Initiative is in line with the vision of Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al
Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah and, his wife,
Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed al Qasimi, Chairperson of NAMA, to bring expert,
hands-on learning opportunities for successive generations of women”.
“The
regional and global economy of the 21st century has a very different character,
and in the past couple of years has witnessed major pandemic-induced
transformations. The hands-on training in this apprenticeship where
participants will be able to watch successful, fully functioning businesses in
their chosen fields from behind the scenes, will be an absolute game changer
for them. While theoretical knowledge is important, real-time on-the-job
learning will be crucial to understanding current market dynamics and set
strategies and business plans accordingly”, she added
To
join the initiative, participants have to enrol for this training programme by
filling their applications on https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SBWCApprenticeENG
before September 8.
Source:
Khaleej Times
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UAE:
Meet the Emirati women driving the Louvre Abu Dhabi narrative
by
Ismail Sebugwaawo
25
Aug 2022
As
the UAE prepares to celebrate Emirati Women's Day, we profile three UAE women -
Mariam Al Dhaheri, Sara Al Mahmoud and Nada Al Aydaroos - who have played an
integral role in promoting Louvre Abu Dhabi – one of the largest cultural and
art destinations in the country.
The
Emiratis spoke about their journey with Louvre Abu Dhabi, roles and how the
museum has evolved over the years since its official opening in 2017.
Mariam
Al Dhaheri, curatorial assistant
For
Mariam Al Dhaheri, communicating with a variety of the museum’s audiences is
one of her favourite roles.
The
curatorial assistant, dedicated to the Middle Ages, started working at the
cultural destination n January 2015 after graduating from Zayed University-Abu
Dhabi with a degree in communication and media sciences. In the first six
years, she mainly worked in public relations.
“I
joined the curatorial team in September 2021 while pursuing my Masters in
History of Art and Museum Studies at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, adapting my
skills and knowledge to the scientific, curatorial, and collection management
department,” she said.
“As
you walk through the galleries, a journey across time and space, the
responsibility lies with the storytellers. My journey evolved from the way I
narrate this story being a communicator for a variety of audiences, and that is
one of my favourite parts of the job. The top privilege, however, is to
interact with the artworks. Meeting them at first glance, researching, and
finally, communicating their many stories,” said the Emirati.
Al
Dhaheri who works with the chief curator in conceiving and implementing the
artworks on display and expanding loan agreements, says: “It was once
in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the opening in 2017 and witness a
historic moment in Abu Dhabi’s cultural development.”
One
of the most memorable moments for Al Dhaheri was meeting the UAE President, His
Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and French President Emmanuel
Macron during the opening of the galleries.
Historically,
Emirati women have contributed in a big way to the development of art and
culture, from opera to visual arts, and will continue to do so.
Speaking
on how the exhibitions/display at Louvre Abu Dhabi have changed since its
opening and what one can look forward to in future, Al Dhaheri said that as
part of the intergovernmental agreement, loans from their 13 French partner
museums are to be replaced gradually with the permanent collection.
“As
an Emirati museum, we are also growing our own semi-permanent national
collection. The museum is also actively forging new partnerships with regional
museums and further afield - the most recent being with Ayala Museum in the
Philippines,” she said.
“In
the lead-up to the museum’s fifth anniversary this November, our visitors can
look forward to the openings of three major exhibitions – including
Impressionism: Pathways to Modernity, the region’s most comprehensive
Impressionist exhibition to date.”
There
are also a number of new acquisitions currently on display for visitors to
enjoy, including Sapi-Portuguese oliphant (1490-1530) from Sierra Leone;
Nautilus (1561) from China and Flanders; and a ceremonial axe (19th century)
from the Kanak Culture in New Caledonia, she said.
Nada
Al Aydaroos, senior loyalty programme officer
Nada
Al Aydaroos, senior loyalty programme officer at the museum, looks after
individual giving, and focuses on the membership programmes. Her role involves
creating a community of loyal museum lovers and engaging with them through
various activations.
Talking
about her journey with Louvre Abu Dhabi, Al Aydaroos says she was fortunate to
join one of the museum’s internship programmes prior to its opening in 2017.
“Being
part of an important intergovernmental project opened my eyes to the cultural
world, and when I started this journey with Louvre Abu Dhabi, I immediately
knew this was where I wanted to work. I have not looked back since,” she said.
“I
manage the membership programmes, working with almost all of the museum’s
departments - creating policies, procedures, events, research, and content. As
my career grew, I took on an expanded remit to introduce new membership
programmes –with the overall aim of to encourage and nurture the next
generation of art and culture enthusiasts,” said Al Aydaroos.
Having
‘backstage’ access to the first universal museum in the Arab world is Al
Aydaroos’s favourite aspect of the job. “I love it! Knowing the full story and
the details behind it all motivates me to do more, and it reminds me of the
reason why I am here and why I love what I do,” she said.
The
Emirati said it is a privilege to be part of the team that helped open a
first-of-its kind museum in the region. “Now, almost five years on, Louvre Abu
Dhabi is considered one of the modern urban wonders of the world, and I am
proud to play a role raising awareness and building loyalty for a monumental
institution and integral part of the cultural landscape in Abu Dhabi,” she
said.
Being
at Louvre Abu Dhabi since pre-opening days, Al Aydaroos has seen visitors from
all over the world visit the museum and watched her projects come to life. “I
have had the opportunity to create a community of art lovers here in Abu Dhabi.
“I will not forget the picnic event we hosted at the start of year in the
museum’s park – it was inspiring to see so many people – families, children and
youth – come together to enjoy themselves in one place.”
She
said they focus on three main pillars: awareness, engagement, and outreach to
create a community of loyal museum members. "Louvre Abu Dhabi’s art,
artefacts, exhibitions and events, combine to tell the shared human stories
that transcend differences of culture, time and place. My role is to bring this
vision to life and create meaningful experiences for our members.
The
museum engages its members in all its activities and also curates exclusive
‘moments’ and events for them, including curatorial talks, tours and exhibition
previews.
“One
exciting event we are working on this month is the Mirzam factory visit and
curated dinner by Aptitude Café with the museum’s curators,” says Al Aydaroos
Sara
Al Mahmoud, senior production officer
Sara
AlMahmoud, senior production officer, developed the foundation of the museum’s
cultural programming unit to what it is today
She
says her journey with Louvre Abu Dhabi started the moment she read the
announcement of the project and saw the rendered photos of the museum’s iconic
dome. “I was mesmerised by how beautiful the structure was and strived that one
day I will be able to work in this institution,” she said.
“Years
later, in 2015, the museum launched its first “Louvre Abu Dhabi Ambassadors’
Programme”, where I had the opportunity to join as an intern in the
International Affairs unit, assisting with the museum’s opening.”
The
Emirati officially joined the team as an auditorium programming officer and had
the responsibility of developing the foundation of the cultural programming
unit to what it is today. With her background in events and love for culture,
the Emirati was able to launch the film screening series, talk series, public
activations, and many performances and installations.
Currently,
Al Mahmoud leads on the creation of cultural programmes that link to the
museum’s content and engages with the public (such as film screenings,
performances, conferences, symposiums and others). The favourite aspect of her
job is that it connects her to the public giving her a chance to hear what they
want and to provide them with experiences they will always remember.
“I’m
proud to have been a part of the opening of Louvre Abu Dhabi and being able to
execute more than 160 programmes in the past 5 years, ranging from symposiums
and conferences, performances and concerts, film screenings and public
activations such as yoga and kayaking,” she said.
“One
of my biggest achievements was being the team lead for Louvre Abu Dhabi in the
Department of Culture (DCT)’s Innovation Acceleration Programme in 2021 and
winning first place with four bright team members. I took our winning idea to
life through “The Royal Secret Soirée” immersive production which will now
become a staple experience each year, linked to our temporary exhibitions.”
Al
Mahmoud says being one of the few Emirati women to have made such a large
impact on the cultural scene of the UAE makes her proud.
She
said some of the major cultural programmes that have had a high impact on the
public include “The Roads of Arabia”, “Battle of Styles”, “Electro Night”, “The
Royal Secret Soirée” and “Retro Blast”, and many more. The beauty of these
programmes stems from the reinterpretation of culture, and finding a common
ground that unite all individuals as one.
With
the museum’s 5th anniversary approaching this November, her team has plenty
more exciting events to start planning.
Source:
Khaleej Times
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-meet-the-emirati-women-driving-the-louvre-abu-dhabi-narrative
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