Woman Up! Middle East Women’s Roles in Countering Violent Extremism

The Shirazi Foundation attended an event hosted by the Institute of Gulf of Affairs titled Woman Up! Saudi Women’s Roles in Countering Violent Extremism. A round table discussion was conducted on women’s rights. The Gulf Institutes recently released report on the Middle East women’s involvement in business. Experts stated that the National Action Plan on Saudi women is an included recommendation section of the report by the United States and how to effectively advocate for women’s rights and place them at the top of the foreign policy agenda.