Prominent Qatari scholar and academic Dr Aisha Al Mannai, has been appointed as chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the recently-formed Qatari Women’s Pen Forum (Multaqa Qalam al Mar’athil Qatariyya) under Katara Cultural Village.
Prominent women in Qatar were also part of the newly-formed forum: Dr Mariam Al Naimi (Qatar University) has been selected as Vice-Chair, while Dr Hala Sultan Al Eisa, Dr Kultham Ali Al Ghanim and Dr Asma Abdullah Al Atiyyah are members of the Board.
Katara Cultural Village General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, during his meeting with members of the Board of Trustees, stressed the important role played by Qatari women in various fields. He said that Katara is committed to supporting the women develop their skills and talents in various fields, considering their key role in family and society.
The new forum hopefully, will promote communication and dialogue between the young and old generations, under the guidance of these pioneering Qatari women.’
Dr Aisha Al Mannai expressed her appreciation to Katara and to the leadership of Qatar, which she said has enabled Qatari women to reach vast horizons of knowledge, creativity and innovation and make great contributions to Qatari society. She said that Qatari women are living in a golden era under the wise leadership of The Amir, HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The forum will organise its first annual conference on 8 March next year to coincide with International Women’s Day. It will discuss and explore the leadership role played by Qatari women and her achievements in the intellectual, cultural and social fields so that the new generation will learn and benefit from their success.
There will be an exhibition on the sidelines of the conference featuring the achievements and contributions of pioneering Qatari women in various fields, especially women who entered the job sector at an early age and served as teachers, nurses, doctors and even as ministers. The forum will set up a ‘data bank’ to document the achievements of Qatari women to ‘preserve’ them for future generations. Qatari women scholars and writers will also be invited in the forum.
For updates and more information about the Qatari Women’s Pen Forum, visit katara.net.
