By Amir Fouad Despite the negative connotation of the name Mubarak derived on account of the recently-ousted and very much despised former president of Egypt, the word “mubarak” in Arabic (lit: “blessed”) is otherwise ubiquitously used in Egypt and throughout the Muslim world in the most joyous of contexts. It is most often heard in […]
The Gender Equality Paradox in the Middle East and North Africa
By Noora AlSindi The World Economic Forum has recently released The Global Gender Gap Index for 2011, and the global rankings are by no means a surprise. The Report, published annually since 2006, ranks approximately 135 countries based on their gender performance by benchmarking criteria such as economic participation and opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment […]