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‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech

The email that said the career resource program for women would no longer be part of Google was terse and followed months of eroding support. But the deletion of years of Women Techmakers’ work came as a significant shock to its members. “Everything that I ever hosted and facilitated for Women Techmakers is gone. And …

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Egypt Independent October 28, 2025

Qatar Foundation’s Al-Mujadilah Center wins design award for empowering Muslim women

Qatar Foundation’s Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women secured the prestigious 2025 Innovation by Design Award from Fast Company in the Architectural Design category. The Chairperson of Qatar Foundation (QF), Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, founded Al-Mujadilah in QF’s Education City – the center itself was designed by the renowned firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro. This …

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Egypt Independent October 2, 2025

FM: President al-Sisi regards women as essential partners in national development

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Expatriates Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s commitment to empowering women as essential partners in national development. This came during the opening session of the 10th General Conference of the Arab Women Organization, held under the patronage of President Sisi. The conference, convened under the theme of “connectivity, …

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Egypt Independent May 6, 2025

MP: Sisi attaches importance to boosting role of women in society

CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) – Senate Deputy Speaker Phoebe Fawzy stressed on Sunday that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attaches great importance to boosting the role of women as an important partner in building the State and achieving sustainable development. Speaking to MENA on the occasion of President Sisi’s participation in a meeting held for Egyptian …

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Egypt Independent March 23, 2025

Iran is using drones and apps to catch women who aren’t wearing hijabs, says UN report

CNN  —  Iran is using aerial drones, facial recognition systems, and a citizen-reporting app to enforce mandatory hijab laws on women, according to a United Nations report released Friday. The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code. Central to this crackdown is the “Nazer” mobile …

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Egypt Independent March 17, 2025