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Podcasting vs. Social Media? EMPWR’s Ally Salama & Marketing Leader Sarah Refai Take On The Challenge

June 19th. EMPWR’s Ally Salama and Microsoft for Startups launch a “Social Media vs. Podcasting” event with Sarah Refai in order to discuss new marketing strategies. The Main Difference between…

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“Mental Health is A Culture” Two-Day Awareness Event in Algiers

June 15, 16. Mental Health Talks, an Algerian non-profit initiative, organized a collaborative two-day event on mental health. This event “Mental Health is a Culture” took place at the University…

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Microsoft for Startups and EMPWR Launch Event with Marketing Leader Sarah Refai To Empower Youth Entrepreneurs

JUNE, 19th. EMPWR House and Microsoft for Startups Middle East join forces in a podcasting event, Saturday at 8 p.m. (Dubai). Moreover, this event will discuss the key points of…

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No More Unsolicited JPEGs: Famous Photographer in the Arab Rap Scene Exposed

“Because I blamed myself.”, that’s how most, if not all, victims of sexual harassment answer the question, “Why did it take you so long to come forward?”. There’s an unquestionable…

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“Pervert At The Airport!” Egyptian Blogger Speaks up on Harassment

June 14th – CAIRO. Egyptian Blogger Basma, known as BeeBishay on Instagram, took it to her platform to denounce harassment in Cairo International Airport. In a heartwrenching video, Basma calls…

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ZARA Head Designer’s Racist and Anti-Palestine Rhetoric Exposed!

The Palestinian cause has recently received international attention following the Sheikh Jarrah evictions. Therefore, social-media influencers all over the world took it to their platforms and voiced their support with…

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Insidious Hate-Fueled Crime Takes The Lives of Four Muslims in Canada

June 8th, 2021 – London, Ontario woke up on Monday to a heinous, premeditated hate crime that took the precious lives of four innocent Muslims as well as hospitalizing a…

SportsMenta: The First Mental Health & Sports Conference in the MENA by EMPWR & Ally Salama

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EMPWR Launches SportsMenta: The First Mental Health & Sports Conference in the MENA

Launched by EMPWR’s founder, Ally Salama, SportsMENTA is an event where top tier athlete’s across the region unite together, harnessing the power of sports in shifting and influencing culture, speaking…

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Opinion

Why You Don’t Have To Have An Opinion On Everything You See On Social Media

Not all people like chocolate flavour – shocking I know – but not all people do. Some prefer strawberry, or vanilla, and that is okay as long as they’re not…

Hijabi burkini manal rostom identity war

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The Banning of Burkinis: The Identity War for Women in Hijab

Identity can be defined as a construction of ‘meanings’ that help us identify ourselves and who we are. One can describe the individual as a scriptwriter, who combines different scenes…