Turkey Extends Aid To Empower Women In South Sudan
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Age Islam News Bureau
23
January 2021
• Qatar-
HBKU's Women, Society And Development Programme Focuses On Women's Role In
Society
• In Rare
Move, Oman Picks Woman To Head Oil Company
• Kuwaiti
Woman Gets Death Sentence For Killing Filipina Maid
• Afghanistan’s
1st Female Animation Artist Thanks Turkey
• Malaysian
Women Sole New Local Covid-19 Case In Singapore
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Turkey
Extends Aid To Empower Women In South Sudan
Benjamin
Takpiny
22.01.2021
Turkey’s
state-run aid agency donates sandal-making materials to help women earn
livelihood
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JUBA,
South Sudan
Turkey’s
state-run aid agency on Friday donated materials to be used by women to make
sandals in South Sudan, a landlocked country in East-Central Africa.
The
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) donated several
sandal-making items to empower women by providing them opportunities to earn
independently.
“We
support humanitarian and developmental projects for the benefit of the people
of South Sudan,” said Mustafa Kemal Akbulut, Turkey’s deputy chief of mission
for political and economic affairs. He disclosed that about 46 women were
trained on how to make sandals.
“This
project will empower women and will generate income for them and we will be
working together with relevant South Sudanese authorities and NGOs,” Akbulut
added.
Peter
Mayen Majongdit, the minister of humanitarian affairs and disaster management,
thanked the Turkish government for the support, saying it will improve
livelihoods of people.
Angelina
Abuk, one of the beneficiaries, said the project is very important for them
because it is going to change their lives.
The
project for making sandals is being implemented by a women-led national
organization LULU CARE.
Turgut
Gazigil, the acting coordinator for TIKA in Juba, was also present at the
occasion.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/turkey-extends-aid-to-empower-women-in-south-sudan/2119885
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Qatar-
HBKU's Women, Society And Development Programme Focuses On Women's Role In
Society
1/21/2021
Hamidah
Dorzadeh
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Doha:
The Women, Society and Development programme at Hamad bin Khalifa University
(HBKU) is an interdisciplinary programme focusing on issues related to women in
the context of social and economic development in the Middle East, as well as
women's various roles in the advancement of their communities and societies.
A
Master of Arts in Women, Society, and Development student at HBKU's College of
Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamidah Dorzadeh (pictured) has sad that the programme gives a great
depth to life and give a better understanding of society, as well as systems of
gender.
'What
I like about my area of studies is how interdisciplinary it is which has been
useful in terms of understanding gender constructs, power structures, and their
impact on men and women as well as paying closer attention to the lived
experiences of women, she said.
'I
was always passionate about issues relating to women and gender, and in
particular, I could see within my community that when it came to women, they
were subject to multiple rules and regulations. Therefore, I joining the
programme was really a quest for understanding my own life and experience as a
woman, she added.
Hamidah's
short-term goal is to continue reading and writing about what she has learnt
over the past year.
After
graduating, she is aiming to pursue a PhD in gender studies with a focus on the
Middle East region and continue my journey as an academic.
At
present Hamidah is the coordinator for
newly established Iranian Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research
and Policy Studies.
'One
of the most important skills along with research, writing, and strong
interdisciplinary skills that I have gained through this program has been
critical thinking. I apply all these skills in the work I do as my job involves
a lot of research and writing, she said.
'Ever
since I started this master's program, my aim has been to write about my own
community, which is the Balochi community in Qatar. My professors and
classmates have repeatedly heard me saying that 'I will integrate the Balochis
in Qatar to literature and that is what really keeps me going as I feel the
need to fill this gap and contribute to a better understanding of my community.
I am very sure that my thesis will be a great addition and I hope that, one
day, people would see me as a reference when writing about Balochis, said
Hamidah.
Sharing
about how HBKU experience differ from her expectations when she first joined,
Hamidah said, 'I remember when I first joined, I really had no idea about
gender, gendered practices, and discourses. I also was not aware of the many
great feminist scholars, and their theories. I was truly not expecting to learn
so much in such a short period of time. Each course I took added a new
dimension into my understanding of these issues and introduced me to so many
interesting scholars whose books have really had a great impact on my life.
According
to Hamidah, the programme helps in critical thinking about certain notions,
terms, and institutions that are taken for granted such as patriarchy, family,
marriage, kinship, religion, laws, feminism, liberalism, and capitalism.
https://menafn.com/1101467666/Qatar-HBKUs-Women-Society-and-Development-programme-focuses-on-womens-role-in-society
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In
Rare Move, Oman Picks Woman To Head Oil Company
January
21, 2021
MUSCAT:
Oman’s government named Haifa Al Khaifi as head of a new company that controls
the country’s biggest oil block, a rare appointment for a woman in a
male-dominated sector in the Middle East.
Al
Khaifi will be chief executive officer of Energy Development Oman, which
ultimately owns the sultanate’s 60% stake in Block 6, a huge field capable of
producing around 650,000 barrels of crude each day.
She
joins from Petroleum Development Oman LLC, the Persian Gulf nation’s state-run
oil and gas exploration and production firm, where she was chief financial
officer.
Al
Khaifi is also chairwoman of the Saudi Arabian unit of State Street Corp, the
Boston-based custodian and money manager.
Bloomberg
reported in November that Oman, which is struggling to finance a budget deficit
that soared last year, may issue around US$3 billion of bonds off the back of
Block 6.
JPMorgan
Chase & Co is advising the government on the plan, according to a person
familiar with the matter.
EDO
was set up in December and it holds a stake in PDO as well as the interest in
Block 6, which contains about three-quarters of Oman’s oil.
EDO
is tasked with investing in conventional and renewable energy resources in the
country and abroad.
Ibrahim
Al Eisri was named chief financial officer, joining from wealth fund Oman
Investment Authority.
Almost
all large energy companies in the Middle East are still run by men, though the
nations such as Kuwait and the UAE have appointed women to senior positions at
their state firms.
While
Oman isn’t a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, it’s
part of the cartel’s wider 23-nation grouping, known as Opec+.
That
alliance has been curbing oil production since around May last year to prop up
prices in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Oman
pumped 722,000 barrels of crude a day last month. Royal Dutch Shell Plc holds
34% of Block 6, while Total SE owns 4% and Partex Oil & Gas 2%.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2021/01/21/in-rare-move-oman-picks-woman-to-head-oil-company/
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Kuwaiti
woman gets death sentence for killing Filipina maid
30/12/2020
By
Ben Garcia
KUWAIT:
A death verdict by hanging was handed by the criminal court yesterday to a
Kuwaiti woman who tortured to death her Filipino housemaid, Jeanelyn Padernal
Villavende, on Dec 28, 2019. The woman’s husband was sentenced to four years in
jail for covering up and not reporting the crime.
The
Philippine Embassy’s lead counsel, Attorney Sheikha Fawzia Al-Sabah, said the
court’s ruling was fair and in compliance with the law and sharia. Philippine
Ambassador to Kuwait Mohd Noordin Pendosina Lomondot thanked the lawyer who
represented the Philippine government and the victim. He also thanked the
Kuwaiti government for the favorable ruling.
“May
the court’s decision on the Villavende murder case serve as a reminder to
everyone that no Filipino is a slave to anyone, anywhere and everywhere, and
that justice will always come to the defense of the weak and the oppressed,” a
statement by the Philippine Embassy said. Villavende’s death certificate from
Sabah Hospital said she died due to “acute failure of the heart and respiration
as a result of shock and multiple injuries to the vascular nervous system”.
On
Jan 3, 2020, the Philippines implemented a ban on sending domestic workers to
Kuwait following the death of Villavende. The ban was lifted a month later
after consultations with the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),
the filing of appropriate charges against the perpetrators and after Manila and
Kuwait City agreed the full implementation of a harmonized employment contract
for Filipino domestic workers.
The
agreement signed includes prohibiting employers from confiscating the passports
of their housemaids. Domestic helpers also have the right to own a phone, work
not more than 12 hours a day, and get enough rest and a weekly day off. They
are also prevented from being transferred to other employers without written
consent from the worker. There are 230,000 Filipinos in Kuwait, of which
160,000 are engaged in domestic work.
https://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/kuwaiti-woman-gets-death-sentence-for-killing-filipina-maid/
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Afghanistan’s
1st Female Animation Artist Thanks Turkey
Mehmet
Kara
22.01.2021
Afghanistan’s
first female animation artist and illustrator thanked Turkey for contributing
to her career.
"Thanks
to Turkey, I was able to study this, my dream came true. Now I want to expand
the animation field and establish a studio in Afghanistan," Sara Barackzay
said.
She
recalled her journey to becoming Afghanistan's first female animation artist.
Barackzay,
27, was born in Afghanistan’s war-torn Herat province.
Recounting
that girls still have trouble attending school in Afghanistan, she said:
"Girls also have dreams and goals they want to achieve. I am one of them.
Despite all odds, I want to achieve my dreams."
During
her high school years, Barackzay started copying the cartoon characters she saw
on television in her digital drawings.
Very
soon she received a Turkish government scholarship to study animation and illustration.
"Animation
and illustration are my biggest dreams. While I was drawing, I wanted them to
move and talk. I worked for it and I won the Turkey Scholarship Program."
On a
recent trip to Afghanistan, she organized more than 30 animation and illustration
courses and continues trainings online.
She
has helped hundreds of women draw digitally.
She
is currently working on various book projects for UNICEF and UNESCO in Ankara
and Istanbul.
Also,
she wants to produce content for world-renowned animation studios such as Pixar
and Disney.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/afghanistan-s-1st-female-animation-artist-thanks-turkey/2119457
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Malaysian
women sole new local Covid-19 case in Singapore
23
Jan 2021
SINGAPORE,
Jan 23 (Bernama): The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed that a 26
year-old female Malaysian was the sole case of locally transmitted Covid-19
infection reported in the republic on Friday (Jan 23).
Labelled
as Case 59522, the woman works as a sales personnel at BS Industrial & Construction
Supply Pte Ltd, said the ministry in its full data released here late last
night.
The
ministry said she is a co-worker of Case 59429, a 39 year-old male Singapore
Permanent Resident who works as a sales personnel at the same place.
He
was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on Jan 18, it said.
The
Malaysian was placed on quarantine on Jan 18 when Case 59429 was confirmed to
have COVID-19 infection, said the ministry, adding that on Jan 20, she was
tested for Covid-19 even though she was asymptomatic.
"Her
test came back positive the next day, and she was conveyed to the National
Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID). Her serology test result has come back
negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection," said the
MOH.
She
is now part of the Case 59429 cluster which has a total of eight confirmed
cases including four other Malaysians.
So
far there are a total of six clusters in the city-state.
As of
noon Friday, Singapore recorded a total of 15 new cases, of which 14 were
imported, and only one locally transmitted case, bringing the total number of
infections to 59,250.
Among
the 14 imported cases was a 61-year old Singaporean man who returned from
Malaysia and he is symptomatic. - Bernama
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/01/23/malaysian-women-sole-new-local-covid-19-case-in-singapore
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