Qatar tops MENA region in female literacy rate

Qatar is the only country in the MENA region where female adult literacy is higher than male adult literacy, which confirms the vital role women have come to play in nation building, says Qatari writer and Faculty Member of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Dr Amal Mohammed al Malki. Excerpts: Q: How would you assess the present status of Arab women? A: Arab women have achieved some critical

Children of the Hyphens, the Next Generation

After writing an article on how women should be allowed to retain their original surname after the wedding, a friend suggested me to read an article published on The New York Times. I found it interesting. Maybe it’s a new concept in India, but in the West, it’s quite often that children get both the surnames, surname of the father and the mother. Here’s the article, written by Rebecca