Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be here today with such distinguished panellists. I would like to thank Mahnaz Afkhami and the Women's Learning Partnership and the Association of Middle East Women's Studies for co-sponsoring this important session on Islam, Globalization...

I would like to thank my good friend, Steven Sinding, the very capable new Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), for inviting me to deliver the keynote speech to celebrate IPPF's 50th anniversary. It is both an honour and a pleasure to...

Good evening everyone. I would like to thank Peggy Dulany, S Bruce Shearer and The Synergos Institute for inviting me here tonight.

I must admit that bridging the social and economic divides in our globalizing world is a question I ponder a lot. As an Arab woman, as a...