Hope on the horizon
At this week's Arab Women's Summit, a new organisation dedicated to improving women's fortunes will be born. Reem Leila reports

Focused on the issues
Queen Rania Al-Abdallah of Jordan has devoted much of her time and effort to championing humanitarian and social causes locally, regionally, and internationally. A mother of three and the youngest Queen in the world, she has paid special attention to advancing the status of women in Jordan and the Arab World. She spoke to Dahlia Hammouda about the upcoming Arab Women's Summit that Jordan is hosting on 3 and 4 November -- her expectation for the event, the challenges facing its work and her hopes for the future

Uniting under one entity
The Hariri Foundation, a non-profit organisation which was founded by Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al- Hariri, is one of the three main sponsors of the Arab Women's Summit, from which the Arab Women's Organisation (AWO) was born. Baheya Al-Hariri, Rafiq's sister, is a member of the Lebanese parliament, and on the board of the Al-Hariri Foundation. A strong advocate for Arab and Lebanese women's rights, she spoke to Reem Leila about her efforts in this field