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Cultural diversity and representation in publishing were the focus of an empowering speech by Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association (IPA) at the 7th edition of the Estoril Conference, recently held in Lisbon.
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Cultural diversity and representation in publishing were the focus of an empowering speech by Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association (IPA) at the 7th edition of the Estoril Conference, recently held in Lisbon.
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00:00Why is it so hard for human beings to accept each other's voices and stories as part of
00:17a larger human narrative?
00:20I'm an Arab, and I'm a Muslim female, and I'm a publisher whose priority for over a
00:27decade has been to empower women and support their right to achieve the highest success
00:33in what they want in their professional careers.
00:36Understanding other voices, accepting them for who they are, requires intentional effort,
00:43lots of patience, and abundance of love for one another.
00:47And your role as readers is just as important as our role as publishers.
00:53What you choose to read and what you demand to read influences our decisions about which
00:58authors to promote.
01:00For us to have an even slightest hope of a peaceful future, we must hold a mirror up
01:06at our society.
01:08We must check who is being represented and who is being marginalized for humanity to
01:15exist.
01:16Platforms, such as this one here today, are really a right step in the right direction.