By Padraig O'Hannelly. Former IBN Expert Blogger Madeleine White has just published a new work of fiction, inspired in part by her experiences in Iraq. Set at the end of our world, "Mother of Floods" immerses the reader in a brave new world of 24/7, self-sustaining algorithms, showing how individual choices can lead to powerful […]
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A Safe Space
By Madeleine White Last week was Week of Women and Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). It is not surprising therefore that I was involved in two thought leadership events – both looking at different perspectives of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and the players and policies that shape it. The first event was hosted by the FCO's Wilton […]
Building Market Opportunity and Women’s Networks in MENA
By Madeleine White Reflections on Trade+ Impact summit, in Ifrane, Morocco 19-23rd September 2016 Madeleine is co-founder of Nina magazine, Impact director of Enterprise development NGO Challenges Worldwide (a founder member of the Access to Finance for Rural Enterprise (ACRE) consortium). Madeleine contributed to discussions around the importance of impact investment and social enterprise within wider economic […]
A new generation of Impact Investment, an opportunity for Iraq?
By Madeleine White, capacity building specialist and co-founder of Nina-Iraq Magazine, Director of Impact, Challenges. On International Women's Day last year I was in Kurdistan, addressing an audience of hundreds of men and women looking to celebrate the strides women had made in both Kurdistan and Iraq as a whole. This year I spent the day in the City […]
Iraq Petroleum Conference 2015 : a New Kind of Dialogue
By Madeleine White, capacity building specialist and co-founder of Nina Magazine For Arabic please go to arabic.nina-iraq.com It was the third and final day of last week's Iraq Petroleum conference, hosted by CWC in London. It was breakfast time and I was just about to take a second bite of my croissant, when the guy next […]
The’ Next Billion’ and the Power of Inclusive Prosperity
By Madeleine White, capacity building specialist and co-founder of Nina Magazine “Emerging markets will be a driving force in sustainable economic growth. If civil society is fully and inclusively engaged in the economy, the significant population growth rate will lead to greater consumption and therefore greater economic growth. Cash rich emerging markets with an inclusive […]
A Message of Hope on Int'l Women’s Day
Report first published in nina-iraq.com, the magazine for Iraqi women everywhere Key stakeholders, including the Municipality of Suleimania, the University of Suleimania, Chamber Trade Sweden, Nina Magazine and many others sent a strong message of collaboration and support to all Iraqi women on March 8th Women’s Day. A two day event held at the Grand […]
Iraqi Billionaire on Women’s Economic Empowerment
By Madeleine White. This is an extract from an article originally published by Nina Iraq, and is reproduced here with permission. The Iraqi billionaire industrialist shares the secret of his success – Women’s Economic Empowerment! We had risen early and were driving from Erbil through the mountains to Suli, welcomed by a glorious dawn. I […]
International Women’s Day Event in Iraq: Present Reality, Future Hope
Nina Magazine is delighted to be playing a pivotal role in Iraq’s International Women’s Day Celebrations on 7-8th March as media partner. Hosted in the Grand Millennium Hotel in Suleimania, over 300 delegates from across Iraq and internationally are expected to enjoy two days of knowledge-share and Kurdish hospitality. Each year International Women's Day (IWD) […]
A Brave New Iraq
By Madeleine White, capacity building specialist and Editor-in-Chief of nina-iraq.com This article was original published by Nina Magazine, (www.nina-iraq.com) and is republished here with their permission. A Brave New Iraq – a Moment in Time with Mais Abousy Mais Abousy, an Iraqi-born US citizen and Attorney-Advisor to the U.S. Department of Commerce, shares some universal […]
Mawada – a promise of hope from a new generation of women in Iraq
December 2014. A year of adversity and endurance and yet also opportunity in Iraq. As the Editor in Chief of Nina Magazine, a bilingual magazine in print and online for Iraqi women everywhere, I passionately believe in the power of young people to step up, once they believe they can do something. That of course is the importance […]
Iraq’s First Female Goodwill Ambassador
By Madeleine White, capacity building specialist and Editor-in-Chief of nina-iraq.com This article was original published by Nina Magazine, (www.nina-iraq.com) and is republished here with their permission. Iraq’s First Female Goodwill Ambassador: Making my Voice reach the Farthest Corners of the Earth Me’aad Hussein Sahar addresses women through “Nina” in this interview with Sana Bekki, telling […]