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Arab world edit‑a‑thon
Online event December 2019
Arab World countries
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This December, we are concentrating on women from theArab World, a topic which provides scope for covering notable women from all the countries of North Africa and the Middle East as well as those who have emigrated to other areas of the globe.

Anyone can take part in this event. We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies and other articles about Arab women, as well as their achievements, writings, organizations, and awards. This virtual editathon allows enthusiasts wherever they may be to participate in our initiative. Contributors are of course also welcome to add articles on any other notable women who deserve to be covered, for example under our #1day1woman priority.

The main goals of the event are:

• to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of some of the world's most prominent women
• to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action on a specific area
• to support Wikipedia in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
• to promote the new/improved articles and images through social media (Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter)

What else?

• Below, you'll see a section where you can list the articles you create this month, and another section where you can add the images you have uploaded to Commons.
• This essay on creating women's biographies and ourTen Simple Rules might be helpful to newer editors.
• If you tweet about any of the articles, or upload any of the images to Pinterest, please indicate you have done so next to the article name.

A wide variety of redlink lists can be found on ourRedlist index. Those relating to women from the countries of the Arab League are listed below:

Manual redlink lists:

• Most powerful Arab women 2013
• Most powerful Arab women 2015
• Arab women writers
• Women from Central Arabia

Add other red links here, if possible with a source:

• Alex Hirschi, car journalist and social media influencer.[1]
• Alisha Moopen, Director and CEO ofAster DM Healthcare.[2]
• Amna Al Owais, Emirati lawyer, CEO ofDIFC Courts.[3]
• Aline Ashkarian, Country General Manager ofPatchi UAE.[4]
• Debbie Stanford Kristiansen, CEO ofNovo Cinemas
• Jade Robertson, publishing director atAustin Macauley Publishers.[5]
• Eaman Al Roudhan, CEO ofZain Kuwait.[6]
• Joelle Mardinian, makeup artist, television host and entrepreneur. Founder ofMaison de Joelle.[7]
• Huda El-Sarari, founder of218 TV.[8]
• Maryam Bahlooq, CEO ofTanfeeth.[9]
• Andreea Voica, Romanian fashion entrepreneur based in Dubai.[10]
• Beatrice Cornacchia, head of marketing and communication for the Middle East and Africa atMastercard.[11]
• Marjan Faraidooni, Senior Vice President of Legacy Development atExpo 2020 Dubai.[12]
• Mona Ataya, CEO ofMumzworld.[13]
• Nadia Zaal, CEO ofAl Barara and Zaya Living.[14]
• Najla Al Midfa, Emirati businessperson.[15]
• Nashwa Al Ruwaini, CEO atPyramedia.[16]
• Noor Sweid, venture capitalist. Founder ofGlobal Ventures.[17]
• Reem Osman, CEO ofSaudi German Hospital (SGH) Group UAE.[18]
• Nadine Labbaki, Lebanese filmmaker.[19]
• Sarah Al Suhaimi, the first woman to chair the Saudi stock exchange,Tadawul.[20]
• Rania Nashar is a Saudi banker. She is CEO ofSambia Financial Group, the first female CEO of a Saudi listed bank.[21]
• Randa Bessiso, founding director of the Middle East Centre at theUniversity of Manchester.[22]
• Muna Al Hashemi, Deputy CEO ofBatelco Group.[23]

Key:

• Add FB after the article if you mention it on Facebook
• Add PIN after the article if you pin the image on Pinterest
• Add TW after the article if you tweet it on Twitter

Most recent on top, please, specifying upgraded if not new

New/expanded articles featured in theDid you know... column of the WikipediaMain page

• Add here – most recent at the top with date of publication
• Reema Juffali - 17 January

• Please add this category to the image if you're uploading it to Commons:Media supported by WikiProject Women in Red - 2019

Add here – most recent at the top

• 
  Reema Juffali at Oulton Park in 2019 (Flickr donation)
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  Reema Juffali and car at Thruxton (Flickr donation)

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