Episode 7: Covid-19 and Violence Against Women Women of the Middle East

Our guests:Dr Al-Sharekh is the Director of Ibtkar Strategic Consultancy leading political, leadership and diversity training programs in Kuwait and the GCC region, and has held senior consultative and teaching positions in academic, governmental and non-governmental institutions in the Arabian Gulf and abroad, and is a board member of several academic and non-governmental organisations. She is chairperson of the Chaillot award winning Abolish 153 campaign to end honor killing legislations, and a cofounder of Mudhawi’s List, a platform to support women running for political office.Asma KhaderA lawyer and advocate for human rights and women empowerment who served as her knowledge and career over the last 50 years in Jordan and the region has made her a sought-after expert in the advocacy, campaigning for women issues, legal analysis, drafting laws, and policy reform in the region and Jordan.Former minister of culture and former Senate, spokesperson for the government, and now the CEO & Consultant of Solidarity Is Global Institute (SIGI—JO).