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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES March, 2006

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES March, 2006. During Spring Break, 2006, a Group of Eight Students Accompanied by Dr. Diana Scully, Director of Women’s Studies, Attended the Women as Global Leaders Student Conference Hosted by Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES March, 2006

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  1. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES March, 2006

  2. During Spring Break, 2006, a Group of Eight Students Accompanied by Dr. Diana Scully, Director of Women’s Studies, Attended the Women as Global Leaders Student Conference Hosted by Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This Show Records Our Week Long Experience

  3. Sponsored By: Virginia Commonwealth University College of Humanities and Sciences Honors College Women’s Studies Program

  4. Photography By Diana Scully and Elaine Kelley

  5. Our Group

  6. Abu Dhabi Airport Capital of United Arab Emirates

  7. Conference Site, The Emirates Palace Hotel Built at a Cost of Over 4 Billion US Dollars!

  8. Emirates Palace Hotel at Night

  9. Emirati Women Dressed in Abiya (gown) and Hijab (scarf) in the Hotel Portico

  10. Zayed University Students Wearing Red Banners Greet Conference Participants

  11. Two of the Many Levels of Hotel Staff

  12. Grand Dome—Emirates Palace Hotel has 115 Domes

  13. Emirates Palace Hotel Built using 144,000 Cubic Yards of Marble and Much Gold and Silver

  14. Marble Floors Throughout the Emirates Palace Hotel

  15. Oil Paintings of the Men of the Royal Family Adorn the Walls

  16. Hundreds of Flower Arrangements are Tended Daily

  17. Even the Restrooms are Exceptional!

  18. His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarek Al Nahayan Minister of Higher Education and Research President of Zayed University

  19. Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

  20. Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan

  21. Cherie Booth, Noted Attorney and Human Rights Activist Wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair

  22. Jaime Bennett (left) and Hanan Abed (right) Present a Workshop, “Film Festivals as Agents of Change: How to Organize University Sponsored Film Festivals to Affect a Local Community and Promote Social Justice”

  23. Rachel Harris Presenting Her Paper, “Gendered Experience: A Critical Analysis of Service Learning”

  24. Kara Herschberger Presenting Her Paper, “Show Them the Money: A Comparison of Micro-Finance Operations in Developing Countries”

  25. Kathleen Johnson (right) Presenting Her Paper, “Driven by Compassion: A Link Between Leadership and Service Learning”

  26. Elaine Kelly (right) Presenting Her Paper, Women’s Roles in University-Community Partnerships: A Case Study

  27. Nina Morris Presenting Her Paper, “Mujeres Libres: An Anarcho-Syndcalist Approach to Community Development”

  28. Benita Panigrahi Presenting Her Paper, “The Alternative Break Transformation of ‘Sally Service” to “Lady Leadership”: The Integration of Leadership and Service”

  29. Daily Lunch Buffet

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