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Let’s be honest with one another. This past month has been, to put it mildly, stressful. The only thing that has helped – besides being surrounded by my family – is working on this issue. I chose the theme of The Female Gaze last year, but it feels so much more powerful and poignant putting it together at this moment in time. Each article, think piece and feature that fills these pages makes me so proud to be a woman. These are my sisters in arms, determined to propose a new perspective for the future through their actions, their oeuvre, and how they are – in the purest sense of the words – generation shapers. From our cover story A Recipe for Success and the thoughtful ode to girlhood, to an insightful conversational series where we bring together women from different creative fields to discuss what it means to have a female gaze – this issue is a celebration of the multi-faceted female perspective.
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Speaking of which, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my first ever digital cover at Emirates Woman. I cold called the respected Emirati artist Sumayyah Al Suwaidi and asked her if she would be open to creating a piece of artwork for a digital cover of the magazine. Famous for using women as inspiration for her computer-generated collage creations, her work dovetails perfectly with the foundational concept of this issue. I gave her a simple brief – that the cover feature a woman surrounded by the national flowers of the countries of the Middle East. Her interpretation of that idea can be seen on our digital cover and in the Through Her Eyes feature about Al Suwaidi. Each page of this issue is a testament to female strength, ingenuity and perseverance.
From the women featured to the women who brought it to life, this magazine is about creating a space for women’s voices to be heard. This month, and every month.
Enjoy the issue!
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