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JEDDAH – Jeddahs Dar Al-Hekma College has signed an agreement with the Bab Rizq Jameel program for cooperation in social and community services through joint projects, programs, training and workshops.

The recently signed agreement will see the charity and the college publish on their websites services available for women wishing to establish small businesses, seeking employment or offering to volunteer for social work.

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JEDDAH – Four Saudi women have been selected to attend US President Barack Obamas “Entrepreneurial Spirit” gathering in Washington on April 26 and 27.

Maria Al-Mahdli, Lamis Al-Mufti, Noura Al-Maghrabi and Mona Al-Amir, all students from Jeddahs Dar Al-Hekma College, have been chosen to join 26 other students from around the world following the success of their business ventures, Al-Hayat Arabic daily reported Wednesday.

Al-Mahdli set up and runs a website to help improve social youth culture, while Al-Mufti is the founder and chief executive of a home-run business named “You Be the Change”, a project to help improve and support youth skills.

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JEDDAH – Saudi women angry at being forced to buy intimate clothes from male sales clerks were urged to begin a two-week boycott of lingerie shops.

Reem Asaad, a Jeddah economics professor, announced the action Saturday as part of her campaign to press the government to reverse rules based on religion that prevent underwear stores from employing saleswomen.

“I am calling for salesmen to be replaced with saleswomen,” said Asaad. “The only way to get things done is putting pressure on the industry, and (for) retailers to change,” she said.

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JEDDAH – A forum, entitled “Saudi Women of Tomorrow: 2009″, will be held on Thursday at Jeddahs Dar Al-Hekma College under the patronage of Princess Sita Bint Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz.

The forum, which is expected to be attended by more than 600 professional women, will honor a number of young Saudi academics who are distinguished in their field of work.

Lama Galayeni, the forum president, described the event as the first of its kind, representing a national initiative in youth development and contributing to the empowerment of young women to help them shape the future.

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