A series of sessions
examining the challenges affecting women in the modern world will be the
subject of the Female Focus morning on Thursday March 6 as part of the sixth
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature at the Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai
Festival City.
Sessions
include a panel discussion on how to measure success, led be culinary entrepreneur
Prue Leith and top novelist Jo Jo Moyes;
a debate on whether cultural
differences in the approach to marriage can be a predictor of the institution’s
success; and an assessment of the impact
of the reliance on nannies in the rearing of children, particularly where
nannies do not speak the child’s mother tongue.
Other
sessions will examine how cosmetic surgery has shaped ideals of beauty, with a
panel of international and local experts; and how to maintain optimum health both physically and
psychologically, including how get the best out of life with an inspiring talk
about breast-cancer survivors adventuring through Antarctica. There are also
creative writing courses in Arabic and English and workshops on how to
communicate better, be positive in your outlook and how to manage relationships
more effectively.
The
morning ends with Silvena Rowe’s Ladies’ Lunch at Terra Firma restaurant.
The
Female Focus morning is part of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature,
which takes place from March 4-8 2014. All details are available on
Emirateslitfest.com
Female
Focus sessions are open to all adults and include the following.
Reaching the Top
Prue Leith, Julie Lewis, Jojo
Moyes
What
makes women succeed? What holds them back? Is the glass ceiling a myth and are
women today more likely to succeed than their mothers were? Join in the debate
with our panel of women who have excelled in their field to uncover the meaning
of success and be inspired to achieve your own goals.
Prue
Leith is a renowned cookery writer, restaurateur and has been awarded
Businesswoman of the Year. She has sat on boards such as British Rail and
Whitbread, earned a Michelin star for her restaurant, and a personal OBE and a
CBE.
Julie
Lewis, NLP Master Practitioner and Coach, Speaker, Author, Sports Scientist and
Adventurer, is passionate about empowering people to take charge of their life
and their health.
Best-selling
author Jojo Moyes has won the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Romantic Novel
of the Year Award twice: in 2004 for Foreign Fruit and in 2011 for The Last
Letter from Your Lover. Her novels have been translated into 28 languages.
Re-shaping Your Life
Liz Fenwick, Buffi Jashanmal,
Anita Papas, Suzanne Radford, Samineh Shaheem
How easy is it for women to
identify their life goals and change direction? As a single woman, a wife, a
mother, career woman, or a combination of these, how can women achieve a
fulfilling life while also balancing their family or financial
responsibilities? Meet three women who have done just that and two experts who
can advise on managing such changes:
Anita Papas is a successful
clinical psychologist, mother and author of the best-selling and highly
acclaimed books The Positive You!, The Positive Us! and Go for It!
Liz Fenwick is a successful
author of A Cornish House and A Cornish Affair, ex-pat expert, wife, mother of
three, and dreamer turned doer.
Buffi Jashanmal is the
author of Buffi's Dress Design: Sew 30 Fun Styles and was a popular contestant
on Season 10 of Project Runway. She is now a qualified and inspiring FlyBarre
trainer.
Suzanne Radford presents the
award winning morning radio show Dubai Today on Dubai Eye 103.8. With a
background in comedy and the arts she transferred her skills to radio where she
features personal stories of people in the UAE.
Author and University
Lecturer in Psychology, Samineh Shaheem focuses on cross-cultural and social
psychology. In 2013 she introduced Life Clubs to the UAE.
The Marriage Game
Kyra DupontTroubetzkoy, Dr
Hala Kazim, Moni Mohsin
Marriage!
Is it still the goal of every woman? Are marriages more likely to succeed when
women choose their own life partner or when their families make the
arrangements? Join our panel of diverse women to discover how different
cultures approach marriage in the 21st century and what the value of marriage
might still be.
Dr.
Hala Kazim is a wife, mother and grandmother as well as a trained coach and
counsellor.
Journalist
and best-selling writer Moni Mohsin was born and raised in Lahore. She is
married with two children and lives in London and Lahore.
Swiss
Journalist and author of two novels, Kyra DupontTroubetzkoy has been involved
in humanitarian ventures in Kenya, Bosnia and Cambodia and has worked for media
companies across the world.
Writing Historical Fiction
Rachel Hore
What
are the specific challenges and joys of writing historical fiction? In this
two-hour workshop, best-selling novelist and lecturer in publishing at the
University of East Anglia Rachel Hore will encourage you to reflect on
different kinds of historical novel, how to decide on a period and how to
conduct research. She will share tips about character, viewpoint, voice, plot,
setting and creating authentic but accessible dialogue. It’s time to unlock
your historical fiction!
The
Tutor: Rachel Hore recently published her sixth novel, The Silent Tide.
Previous novels include The Glass Painter’s Daughter, which was shortlisted for
the 2010 Romantic Novel of the Year award; and A Gathering Storm, which was
shortlisted for the RoNA Historical Novel of the Year 2012.
Caring For Yourself and
Managing Your Relationships in a Dynamic, Changing World
Jody Ballard
Wellness
is more than the absence of illness - it is a dynamic process in which the mind
and body are an inseparable whole. This session hopes to inspire women to
re-examine self-care and nurturing, thus heightening individual health and
wellness, and enhancing family, work life, and friendships. Join wellness
practitioner and Licensed Clinical Professional Counsellor Jody Ballard for
this strength- based programme that has personal growth as its central theme.
When change is an active process infused with self-knowledge, empowerment, goal
setting and planning, women are better able to make more positive lifestyle
choices to create a life filled with joy, purpose, and connection. Time for a
change!
The
Tutor: Having lived in eight foreign countries (thus far), Jody Ballard emerged as a prolific agent of
change, but also a master of the intercultural and international
perspective. In 2012 she penned a novel
of historical literary fiction entitled, The Smell of Mud.
A Woman’s Voice: How to
Metamorphose into a Confident Speaker and Communicator
Lea Sellers
Would
you love to articulate your message fluently and convincingly across a variety
of media? Join BBC producer, writer and trainer Lea Sellers to unlock your
communication potential. Lea will be sharing tips on making speeches, giving
presentations and engaging with the media. The workshop will also cover social
media and successful networking.
The
Tutor: Following a career as a news and current affairs producer for British
television, Lea Sellers now works as a media trainer and writer. She produced programmes such as Newsnight
and Question Time for the BBC and became Deputy Foreign Editor of Channel 4
News, specialising in Russia and the Middle East.
The Nanny Factor
Linda Chaccour, Sara al
Mheiri
The
reliance on nannies in the rearing of children has become a hot topic. When
nannies do not speak the child’s mother tongue, is language development
inhibited? When women go out to work and leave their children with a nanny,
does this impact the mother-child relationship and influence social
development? How do we choose a nanny and is the right one really worth her
weight in gold? Join our panel of mothers and professionals to discuss this
thorny issue.
Sara
Al Mheiri is a working mother of two who has had a successful career in various
Dubai-based organizations.
Linda
Chaccour is a Certified Youth, Family and Parent Coach and founder of Emerge –
Life and Youth Coaching in Dubai, UAE. Linda has professional knowledge of
parental empowerment, anti-bullying coaching and confidence building.
Life Clubs - Whole,
Resourceful and Creative
Samineh Shaheem
This
Life Clubs practical and fun workshop will motivate you to get more out of
life. Our inspirational discussion will move you forward both professionally and
personally, making you clearer thinking and more self-confident, as well as
introducing you to new friends. The workshop has been specifically designed to
give you a new tool which will help you gain self-knowledge and clarity.
The
Tutor: Samineh Shaheem is an author, consultant and University Lecturer in
Psychology with a focus on cross-cultural and social psychology, with a special
interest in bullying. She has a regular radio slot and weekly advice column and
recently introduced Life Clubs to the UAE, founded by Daily Telegraph (Get A
Life) columnist Nina Grunfeld.
Under the Knife!
Dr Buthainah Al-Shunnar, MélanieChappuis,
Mimi Raad
Where
does the idea of female beauty originate and why is it that increasing numbers
of women are deciding they must choose cosmetic surgery and ‘go under the
knife’. Why do young women, as well as more mature women, take this route and
what are the potential physical and emotional consequences? To debate this hot
topic are Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgeon Dr Buthainah Al-Shunnar,
journalist and broadcaster MélanieChappuis and media image consultant and TV
producer Mimi Raad.
Creative Writing in Arabic
Mariam Al Saedi
If
you would like to kick-start your creativity and begin to find your writer’s
voice, this is the workshop for you. In this interactive session, Mariam al
Saedi will help you to capture that inner voice that distinguishes each writer.
The
Tutor: Mariam Al Saedi is an Emirati short story writer with two published
collections to her name.
The Health Panel
Zena Habi, Dr Houriya Kazim,
Silvena Rowe, Robin Treasure
What
are women’s top health concerns and risks? How can we protect ourselves from
ill-health and lead long, active lives? What part does our diet and lifestyle
play in our physical and mental well-being and what should we be doing to look
after ourselves? Join our panel of experts to bust the myths and hear some
clear and sensible answers.
Zena
Habi is a Founder and Managing Partner of FitnessO2. She has been a certified personal trainer for
over 14 years, is a Taekwondo black belt and a successful Kickboxing
competitor. Zena empowers others to live a healthy lifestyle by staying fit and
achieving a healthy weight through proper nutrition.
Dr.
Houriya Kazim is a Consultant Breast Surgeon and the medical director and
founder of the Well Woman Clinic, Dubai. Dr. Houriya was the first female
Emirati surgeon, and founded and runs the breast cancer support group ‘Breast
Friends,’ as well as ‘The Breast Cancer Foundation of the Emirates’.
Silvena
Rowe is one of Britain’s top female chefs, author of 8 best-selling cookbooks
and a well-known TV chef. She is currently involved in healthy Emirati cuisine
and is a cookery writer for the Guardian and Friday magazine.
Robin
Treasure is a wellness coach and strategist from the United States and received
her professional training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She
works with women experiencing overwhelm and burnout to make key changes in
their diet, lifestyle and mindset, helping them to develop strategies to thrive
while meeting the demands of their daily lives.
Discovering the Positive
Anita Papas
How easy is it to become more
positive about life, your relationships and goals? In this interactive
workshop, Clinical Psychologist Anita Papas will cover various techniques and
ideas associated with adopting a positive outlook and how this might make you
feel more empowered. You will gain a sense of control over your life and a
realization that it is within your reach to achieve a fulfilled and happy life.
The Tutor: Anita Papas is a
practising clinical psychologist and author of three acclaimed books on
positivity - The Positive You!, The Positive Us! and Go for It!
The Strength & Spirit of Women - Breast
Cancer Survivors’ Antarctica Expedition
Julie Lewis
Julie Lewis is an NLP Master
Practitioner and Coach, Speaker, Author, Sports Scientist, Adventurer, and the
Founder of Mountain High. She has led more than 50 global expeditions,
inspiring individuals to make their dreams reality. Don’t miss this opportunity
to hear Julie speak about her expeditions, and to watch the 20-minute film, of
UAE-based women ,who have survived breast cancer, achieving their goal of
adventuring in the Antarctic as they complete The Jewels of Antarctica
Challenge.
The Health Forum Q & A
Jody Ballard, Dr Houriya
Kazim, Jennifer Stewart& Robin Treasure
Following on from Jody’s
workshop on wellness (803 Caring For Yourself and Managing Your Relationships
in a Dynamic, Changing World) this session offers you the opportunity to put
your physical and emotional health question to a panel of experts. Bring along
your burning question and hear what the professionals have to say. Above all,
they will be informed and supportive and you will be among friends!
Jody Ballard is the founder
of a thriving business, Strategic Wellness Systems, principally dedicated to
assisting individuals and families in obtaining balance through the five
essential components of health: physical, psychological spiritual, relational
and mental.
Dr Houriya Kazim is a
Consultant Breast Surgeon and the medical director and founder of the Well
Woman Clinic, Dubai. Dr. Houriya founded and runs the breast cancer support
group ‘Breast Friends,’ as well as ‘The Breast Cancer Foundation of the
Emirates’.
Jennifer Stewart has held
high profile roles in TV production, most notably Fashion Police aired on E! To
counter the demands of this role, she developed her interest in yoga, gained
her teaching accreditation and now combines yoga styles in her classes. Jen
invites students to relax and rejuvenate or flourish and energize depending on
the needs of the individual.
Robin Treasure is a wellness
coach and strategist from the United States and received her professional
training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She works with women
experiencing overwhelm and burnout to make key changes in their diet, lifestyle
and mindset, helping them to develop strategies to thrive while meeting the
demands of their daily lives.
The
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2014 will take place in Dubai from 4 to
8 March under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, UAE Vice-President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and in
partnership with Emirates and the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai
Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated Authority for culture, arts, and heritage. The Festival is now part of the
Emirates Literature Foundation, which was established last year by Royal
decree. For more details of the Festival please
visit www.emirateslitfest.com. Join
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