Sunday was a good time to relax and great old friends as they started to arrive in Bahrain for #GEC2019. The ubiquitous WhatsApp groups have been set up, and the consistent ‘pinging’ heralding a new message will be the background notes for the week as everyone shares info of meet-ups, tales of late flights, and […]
The rise of women entrepreneurs in MENA
The continued rise of women entrepreneurs in MENA The recent legislation changes in Saudi Arabia bringing to women the freedom to drive and the programme for continued changes to empower women in the country are attracting a lot of media attention at the moment. Being in the news for having the freedom to drive is […]
Womens Entrepreneurship Weekly, a new radio programme for Qatar
It surprises many people to discover that there are significant numbers of women entrepreneurs and business owners in the Middle East. The fact is that there are many enterprising women all over the region who are actively involved in entrepreneurship. Some are solopreneurs, taking something which maybe started as a hobby to the next […]
Joining the tribe of Global Nomads
In a few weeks I will be embarking on quite a shift in my working and living status. Like many people in the consultancy field, I will be joining the tribe of ‘Global Nomads’. After eight years of being an ‘immigrant’ or ‘Ex-pat’, I will be living a much more itinerant lifestyle. Whilst my […]
The Changing Role of Women in Qatar
Just a few weeks ago Qatar held the second “Qatar International Business Women’s Forum” organised by The Qatar Business Womens Forum, the two day conference drew over 600 women from across the globe. The conference was opened by HE Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Emiri Diwan Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah opened the […]
Arabic Hospitality
Everyone had told us about the generosity of the people in the Middle East, and I have been visiting here regularly for over a year and experienced a great deal of this. However, since moving to Doha two months ago, I can honestly say that we have been extremely humbled by the generous and welcoming […]