‘Facing the Middle East’ Spotlights Women Champions for Change, Power in Action In this episode, Felice Friedson spotlights Women Champions for Change, a 50-woman initiative led by Danny Hakim, featuring Hanan Alsanah, Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, and Donna Orender on empowerment, Iran’s crisis, leadership, and cooperation By Felice Friedson/The Media Line As the world marks International Women’s […]
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‘Facing the Middle East’ Spotlights Women Champions for Change, Power in Action
In this episode, Felice Friedson spotlights Women Champions for Change, a 50-woman initiative led by Danny Hakim, featuring Hanan Alsanah, Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, and Donna Orender on empowerment, Iran’s crisis, leadership, and cooperation
By Felice Friedson/The Media Line
As the world marks International Women’s Day, episode 19 of Facing the Middle East with Felice Friedson turns the focus to women whose leadership is reshaping communities, challenging old barriers, and trying to build a more hopeful future in a region battered by war, distrust, and political upheaval. Centered on the Women Champions for Change initiative, the program brings together voices from Israel, the broader Middle East, and beyond to examine what women can do when they are not just invited to the table but are helping build it.
Linked video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8wFo1Oy2yU

