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Doomscrolling a Genocide

Doomscrolling a Genocide

Can Photography Archives Shape Our Heritage and Future Narratives?

Can Photography Archives Shape Our Heritage and Future Narratives?

How to talk to a child about genocide (spoiler: it’s hard)

How to talk to a child about genocide (spoiler: it’s hard)

I Heard the Sound of My Land and it’s Autotuned

I Heard the Sound of My Land and it’s Autotuned

Reclaiming Our Power: Fighting the Colonial Complex

Reclaiming Our Power: Fighting the Colonial Complex

The Palestinian Diaspora: Navigating Survivor’s Guilt

The Palestinian Diaspora: Navigating Survivor’s Guilt

Portrait of A Motherland

Portrait of A Motherland

…And what do we know of happiness?

…And what do we know of happiness?

You, Me and Baby Makes Three

You, Me and Baby Makes Three

Rom-coms Shaped my Romantic Ideals, Social Media Tore Them Down

Rom-coms Shaped my Romantic Ideals, Social Media Tore Them Down

How psychoanalysis and capitalist patriarchy tricked women into smoking

How psychoanalysis and capitalist patriarchy tricked women into smoking

Neither Victim nor Survivor: How can we move #MeToo forward?

Neither Victim nor Survivor: How can we move #MeToo forward?

My matriarchal lineage and I 

My matriarchal lineage and I 

Can friendships grow with us as we get older?

Can friendships grow with us as we get older?

Does mental health care consider diverse cultural experiences?

Does mental health care consider diverse cultural experiences?

Explaining Death to a Toddler

Explaining Death to a Toddler

El Ghorba: Home Remembered and Imagined

El Ghorba: Home Remembered and Imagined

Parenting as a feminist is a lonely thing

Parenting as a feminist is a lonely thing

Making space for the me I am now

Making space for the me I am now

Is TikTok giving diaspora communities a connection to home?

Is TikTok giving diaspora communities a connection to home?

My Personal Collection of Culture, and Questions

My Personal Collection of Culture, and Questions

Stepping Up And Into Your Personal Power

Stepping Up And Into Your Personal Power

Parenting a Neurodivergent Child

Parenting a Neurodivergent Child

Living with ADHD after decades of medical gaslighting

Living with ADHD after decades of medical gaslighting

Creating An Artistic Language That Flows Between Fantasy and Reality

Creating An Artistic Language That Flows Between Fantasy and Reality

When I Was Dying

When I Was Dying

These Young Regional Pop Artists Are Repping The Arab Identity

These Young Regional Pop Artists Are Repping The Arab Identity

Where Do We Hide Our Shame?

Where Do We Hide Our Shame?

30+ and “still” single: Redefining marital norms

30+ and “still” single: Redefining marital norms

Learning to Like My Mother

Learning to Like My Mother

What does building for climate resilience mean for our region? 

What does building for climate resilience mean for our region? 

Palestinian ‘tatreez’ and the politics of youth

Palestinian ‘tatreez’ and the politics of youth

“My mother wouldn’t call herself a feminist, but she upheld all its values”

“My mother wouldn’t call herself a feminist, but she upheld all its values”

Shifting the outlook on self-care in the region

Shifting the outlook on self-care in the region

The generational ghosts of abandonment 

The generational ghosts of abandonment 

The Reality of Motherhood

The Reality of Motherhood

Writing Competition Winners!

Writing Competition Winners!

Decolonizing beauty by reclaiming natural curls, curves and complexions

Decolonizing beauty by reclaiming natural curls, curves and complexions

Spearheading a revolution of inclusion

Spearheading a revolution of inclusion

Living with Microtia didn’t define me, but it’s what made me

Living with Microtia didn’t define me, but it’s what made me

A sustainable approach to the period conversation 

A sustainable approach to the period conversation 

The radical existence of my neurodivergent sibling

The radical existence of my neurodivergent sibling

Advancing the rights of migrant workers in MENA

Advancing the rights of migrant workers in MENA

Spearheading a haven for creatives in Lebanon

Spearheading a haven for creatives in Lebanon

Bringing the mental health conversation to streetwear

Bringing the mental health conversation to streetwear

On Palestine: Speak up, get educated, hold space

On Palestine: Speak up, get educated, hold space

Parkour, pregnancy and personalizing fitness

Parkour, pregnancy and personalizing fitness

Harnessing movement and mindset as medicine through dance

Harnessing movement and mindset as medicine through dance

Zeez Collective: Comics of remembrance and resistance

Zeez Collective: Comics of remembrance and resistance

Championing sport in mental health advocacy

Championing sport in mental health advocacy

Breaking free from abstract age brackets

Breaking free from abstract age brackets

Battling anxiety: Where do you go when an enemy is your home?

Battling anxiety: Where do you go when an enemy is your home?

Standing up against society’s model

Standing up against society’s model

Forging a new era for women in Saudi law 

Forging a new era for women in Saudi law 

Localizing climate solutions while baking Wu-Tang cookies

Localizing climate solutions while baking Wu-Tang cookies

Diplomacy, adventure, and conveying true perspective

Diplomacy, adventure, and conveying true perspective

Making ethical essentials the new edgy 

Making ethical essentials the new edgy 

A journey back to basketball and self-actualization

A journey back to basketball and self-actualization

Bringing the power of holistic wellbeing to the region

Bringing the power of holistic wellbeing to the region

Empowering the region’s natural hair journey 

Empowering the region’s natural hair journey 

Making interactive learning accessible and relevant

Making interactive learning accessible and relevant

Personalizing access to healthier lifestyles in the region

Personalizing access to healthier lifestyles in the region

Podcasts connecting Arab youth to their culture and stories

Podcasts connecting Arab youth to their culture and stories

Understanding the erotic through art

Understanding the erotic through art

Spotlighting women filmmakers through Habibi Collective

Spotlighting women filmmakers through Habibi Collective

The power of public art and empowering artists

The power of public art and empowering artists

Visualizing the inner warrior queen

Visualizing the inner warrior queen

Innovating tech for cleaner water

Innovating tech for cleaner water

Breaking the silence of womanhood

Breaking the silence of womanhood

Strictly sneakers and No Boys Allowed

Strictly sneakers and No Boys Allowed

5 Startups Join Cycle 3 of Revamped Womentum Accelerator

5 Startups Join Cycle 3 of Revamped Womentum Accelerator

Adapting while remaining true to yourself and your art

Adapting while remaining true to yourself and your art

Scrapbooking and the traveling Sarj

Scrapbooking and the traveling Sarj

The vulnerability of carving out new creative spaces

The vulnerability of carving out new creative spaces

The urban culture, the Dukkan, the courage

The urban culture, the Dukkan, the courage

The fashion of giving a f*ck

The fashion of giving a f*ck

Connecting communities through the art of film

Connecting communities through the art of film

Ethereal imagery and living in metaphors

Ethereal imagery and living in metaphors

Radical honesty and the art of social impact

Radical honesty and the art of social impact

Sitti empowers refugee women and promotes ethical consumption

Sitti empowers refugee women and promotes ethical consumption

Womentum 2020 Heads to Egypt and UAE

Womentum 2020 Heads to Egypt and UAE

Alya Mooro is finding her truth on the way to “The Greater Freedom”

Alya Mooro is finding her truth on the way to “The Greater Freedom”

Malaika Munshi finds fluidity in artistic expression

Malaika Munshi finds fluidity in artistic expression

A revolution of freedom, love and self-discovery

A revolution of freedom, love and self-discovery

From entrepreneur to triathlete to transatlantic adventures

From entrepreneur to triathlete to transatlantic adventures

Balancing basketball, art and activism

Balancing basketball, art and activism

Womentum 2019 Graduates Cohort of 7 Female-Led Tech Startups

Womentum 2019 Graduates Cohort of 7 Female-Led Tech Startups

Chefaa is giving patients safe, reliable access to vital medicine

Chefaa is giving patients safe, reliable access to vital medicine

Pas-sport is taking MENA’s student athletes global

Pas-sport is taking MENA’s student athletes global

A unique algorithm for complex planning problems

A unique algorithm for complex planning problems

A social network for MENA’s second-hand fashion lovers

A social network for MENA’s second-hand fashion lovers

Driving diversity in the world of toys

Driving diversity in the world of toys

Luxury Promise: A pre-loved luxury marketplace for MENA and beyond

Luxury Promise: A pre-loved luxury marketplace for MENA and beyond

Empowering farmers with fair pay and market access

Empowering farmers with fair pay and market access

Womena Opens Applications For Womentum 2019

Womena Opens Applications For Womentum 2019

Womentum 2018: The impact of taking startups to the next level

Womentum 2018: The impact of taking startups to the next level

Womentum Graduates First Cohort of Female-led Tech Startups

Womentum Graduates First Cohort of Female-led Tech Startups

Womena Selects Finalists For Womentum’s First Cohort

Womena Selects Finalists For Womentum’s First Cohort

Womena Launches Womentum Accelerator to Support Female-Led Startups

Womena Launches Womentum Accelerator to Support Female-Led Startups

7 Things MENA Investors Are Looking For In Your Pitch, As Told By WOMENA’s Angels

7 Things MENA Investors Are Looking For In Your Pitch, As Told By WOMENA’s Angels