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On May 30th, 2012, I volunteered to help organize a conference entitled “Morocco and the Future of the Arab World,” organized by the 
François Hollande, France's new socialist president, has revealed a government which for the first time features an equal number of women and men, and includes figures who reflect the country's ethnic diversity.
ضيفة «مسار» لهذا الأسبوع هي جميلة الشامي برادلي.. مغربية اختارت خدمة وطنها من خارج الحدود. استقرت في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية لما يزيد على 22 سنة. تدرّجتْ في مختلف الوظائف،ما أهّلها إلى أن تحظى بثقة الكثيرين، بوصفها من أهمّ الوجوه المتألقة في الجالية المغربية المقيمة في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، وأيضا لتعدد أنشطتها الجمعوية والسياسية، إلى جانب حضورها المتميّز في مختلف القضايا التي تخدُم المهاجرين في أمريكا.
جميلة أو «ميمي» -كما تفضل أن يلقبها كل الأصدقاء والمعارف- حاصلة على دبلوم في شعبة تحليل البرامج من المعهد التطبيقيّ في المغرب.
شدّت الرحال إلى المملكة العربية السعودية، التي تعد أولى محطاتها بعد مغادرتها أرضَ الوطن، ثم انتقلت الأردن فباريس، لتختم رحلتها العلمية في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، التي اتخذت منها موطنا للاستقرار وتحقيق الذات منذ ما يزيد على 20 سنة..
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As chairperson of the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA), Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani uses the rich history of her country to drive education and cross-cultural interaction today. The QMA’s flagship project is the Museum of Islamic Art, an institution built to serve as the world’s center for education and information on art in the Muslim world. According to H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa’s vision, the museum will not only preserve and document the vast diversity of Islamic art, but also provide a welcoming place for the international community to learn more about an often-oversimplified culture.
A Lebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historian, Bahia Shehab studies ancient Arabic script and applies it to modern-day issues. She is the Creative Director with MI7-Cairo, working on projects relevant to cultural heritage. Shehab is also an associate professor at the American University in Cairo, where she has developed a four-year Graphic Design program focusing on the discipline in the Arab world. In addition, Shehab is a TED Fellow and a PhD candidate at Leiden University in Holland.
Shereen El Feki is based in Cairo, where she works on issues related to health and social welfare in the Arab region. Half-Egyptian, half-Welsh, Shereen was brought up in Canada. She started her professional life in medical science, with a PhD in molecular immunology from the University of Cambridge, and later worked as Healthcare Correspondent at The Economist magazine.
Suheir Hammad is the author of breaking poems, recipient of a 2009 American Book Award and the Arab American Book award for Poetry 2009. Her other books are ZaatarDiva; Born Palestinian, Born Black; and Drops of This Story. Her work has been widely anthologized and also adapted for theater.
