www.womanthismonth.com May 2018 4 This month's issue is all about women's empowerment, a subject that's very close to all our hearts. It's a topic that's much in the news of late and one that we decided to cover in response to you, our readers, and Bahrain's business community. You were telling us you wanted to know more about the women who are pushing the envelop and taking the island forward, so, that's exactly what we've done. We've partnered with the inaugural Women Power Summit, which has attracted speakers from across the region looking at subjects as diverse as how to be your own best brand ambassador, women in tech and more. And, as well as interviewing Sarah Al-Samak and the Bahrain Airport Services duo, Nadia Bouslama and Hana Ali, who are participating, we've also spoken to a whole range of other inspiring women. Dina Shirazi, of Bahrain Jewellery Centre, tells us how she bucked tradition to join the family business; Aniseh and Nancy explain what prompted them to set up a woman-centric charity event and we turn the spotlight on Sameera Ahmed whose taken over the presidency of Bahrain's chapter of the International Coaching Federation. And, so great was the response to our initial women's empowerment feature, that we've decided to launch our own targeted forum event later in the year as well as the very first Women of the Year Award — watch this space! The fashion pages cover a subject that's equally close to our hearts - shoes, shoes and more shoes and, in keeping with the empowerment theme, Fernanda's given us some great workwear options in Get The Look. In the beauty section, we've tried out some great treatments, that come highly recommended and I also got the option to sample the food at the new Jumeirah Royal Saray - it was yummy. As always, there's travel and homes and much, much more and we're still working on Woman This Month's new-look website, where you'll find regular competitions, news and updates. Have a look and let me know what you think either on social media or write to [email protected]. chairman & publisher GEORGE F MIDDLETON editorial director LIZ O'REILLY contributors APPLE SHARMA BEHNAZ SANJANA FERNANDA LANGHAMMER RAPHAEL OUIAM CHARKANI EL HASSANI head of digital operations NEIL F VAZ print production manager SABU SEBASTIAN layout & graphics HATEM MONEM media coordinator SARAH ANSARI media managers EKATERINA ESPINASSE circulation and research ROANNA FERNANDES photography editor MONA ABDUL JABBAR photographers RANJITH MOHAN SUBEESH KUMAR NS printing press DAR AKHBAR AL KHALEEJ W.L.L., BAHRAIN Contents copyrighted 2017© Reproduction in whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. ISBN No: 1 899348 11 5. Licensed by the Ministry of Information, Directorate of Publication and Press. Code: SWTM 410 Woman This Month is here for the modern woman of substance and aspiration, embodying a personal style while exploring the best of all worlds: fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Bahrain office address Red House Marketing P. O. Box: 20461, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain telephone: (17) 813-777 fax: (17) 813-700 email: [email protected] website: www.womanthismonth.com Published monthly by Red House Marketing (Jersey) Ltd. P. O. Box 641, No. 1 Seaton Place, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8JJ Channel Islands, U.K. in association with Al-Hilal Publishing P. O. Box 1100, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain May 2018, Issue 183 On the cover: Women's Empowerment EDITOR’S NOTE Woman This Month is a member of BPA Worldwide The only women's magazine distributed with the GDN Liz O’Reilly Editorial Director Our month: Kat has been a busy bee this month checking out the Thai Street Food Festival at the Sheraton and also the anniversary of Big Texas at The Dragon, Amwaj
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