I had the opportunity on this last trip to meet with four ex-pat women at once, all living in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We met and talked at the gorgeous Fairmont Abu Dhabi with the Grand Mosque just beyond the creek….Stunning. A look at the four women: Philippa, Karen, Nicola and Julie.
“The women here are so strong, so amazing…My mother in law went to Harvard Law at age 40. I find in my circle of friends that women’s rights are always discussed. However, sometimes I get a bit irritated,” Nuria continues. “As a woman, you get a lot of attention here whether you want it or not. The attention acts like an infringement on my freedom. Men stare so much that one does not feel comfortable going alone.”
We are very excited to announce our next round of interviews/stories we will be working on between now and the end of the year…We’ll be speaking to women in: – Arizona -Pakistan – Dubai – Ethiopia -Sri Lanka – Maldives ** Stay tuned for more!
A great piece today by Ted Turner on cnn.com about the importance of empowering women and access to vital family planning tools as we mark the 7 billionth person born today!
We’ll be working on a more detailed post soon about our time today with Catherine, but a quick photo post from our shoot today at Berry College in beautiful Rome, Georgia.
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