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Who We Are

The Women and Memory Forum (WMF) was founded in 1995 by a group of women academics, researchers and activists concerned about the negative representations and perceptions of Arab women in the cultural sphere.

Dominant cultural views and images of Arab women constitute a major stumbling block in the course of women’s development and the attainment of their rights.

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Lawyer, Expert in International Law and Finance.

Mona Zulficar

1948

Chief Executive Officer.

Al-Shimaa Omar.

1990

Chairperson and Managing Director of the Enhancement of Integrated Services and Waste Recycling S.A.E.

Yousriya Loza Sawiris

Creative Writer, Literary Critic

Abir Salama

Writer

Ahdaf Soueif

Associate professor of Demography

Zeinab Khadr