PROGRAM:
9:30-10:00 Registration and Breakfast 10-10:30 Welcome and Opening Musical Performance --Fatima Lahlou 10:30-11:15 Panel I: Empowered Arab Women’s Health: Nourishing Ourselves, Caring for Our Bodies-- Dr. Rania Awad + TBA 11:20-12:05 Panel II: Legacies for Our Daughters: Visions of Arab Womanhood -- Hanan Rasheed + Rawan Bondogji 12:15-1:00 Workshop Session I Workshop A. Jewelry-Making -- Sana Abassi Workshop B. Exploring Our Relationship with Empowerment -- Nora Takieddine Workshop C. Empowerment through an Understanding of Identity -- Norma Kehdi 1:00-2:00 Lunch 2:00-2:45 Workshop Session II Workshop A. Jewelry-Making -- Sana Abassi Workshop B. Exploring Our Relationship with Empowerment -- Nora Takieddine Workshop C. Empowerment through an Understanding of Identity -- Norma Kehdi 3:00-3:45 Panel III: Arab Women in Social Movements: Empowering our Communities at Home and in the Homelands -- Sara Salem + Soraya Hosni (Launch of Take on Hate Campaign - SF) 3:55-4:40 Panel IV: Renaissance of the Arts in the Arab World: Empowered Arab Women in Contemporary Arts -- Sana Abassi + Naima Shalhoub 4:45-5:00 Closing Musical Performance -- Naima Shalhoub