00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
00:31This month, we celebrate how women are inspiring thought leadership,
00:36bridging cultures and collaboration, and driving change in society.
00:41I'm Laila Humaira and this is Qatar In Motion.
00:48Did you know that among the GCC countries,
00:52Qatar leads the way with the highest rate of female labour force participation?
00:56In 2023, it was 60% compared to the global average of 47.4%.
01:03It's also a 33% increase from 2001.
01:08The GCC has also made strides in appointing women in the government,
01:12ministries, C-suite and leadership roles.
01:16Qatar became the first GCC nation to appoint female judges,
01:20with women making up over 48% of the Supreme Judicial Council's workforce.
01:29Amid the hustle and bustle of Education City is a space of serenity.
01:34This is the Almujadila Centre and Mosque for Women.
01:38It opened its doors in early 2024,
01:41aiming to be a platform for learning and discussion.
01:44Vein-cut stone from Turkey and Italy,
01:48marble on the rooftop sourced from Oman,
01:51a massive carpet woven in China using wool from New Zealand,
01:56and a wise vision brought to life by American architects.
02:01Almujadila's space is the culmination of a melting pot of ideas and materials,
02:07much like the people, discussions and exchange of knowledge that happens in it.
02:13And I'm here to learn more about what makes this building so special.
02:18Can you introduce us to Almujadila for a global audience,
02:22put into context what the Centre aims to do,
02:24and what does the word Almujadila mean?
02:27At the heart of the project is really trying to create a space for Muslim women.
02:32And we do that by trying to ask the question of,
02:35how can we approach the needs of Muslim women in a more integrated and holistic way?
02:40There are intellectual, spiritual needs, religious needs,
02:42personal needs, familial needs, professional needs.
02:45Almujadila translates into she who discourses,
02:48or she who speaks, or dialogues.
02:51It represents a woman asking a question,
02:54a woman who's rooted in her faith,
02:56a woman who's identified a social problem,
02:59and a woman who wants to find an answer
03:01to that specific challenge within her community.
03:03And at the core of it all,
03:06it started with Her Highness Sheikha Moza's vision.
03:08I'm curious to know,
03:09how has Her Highness's vision translate into the initiatives
03:13to empower young women, women,
03:16future leaders of the world here at Almujadila?
03:18Society has gone through such,
03:21I would say, drastic changes in the past hundred years.
03:26Modernisation, globalisation, industrial revolutions,
03:29so many changes to how we as individuals actually live.
03:33And in that transformation of society,
03:37women have also taken on such a different role.
03:40And so for Her Highness's vision,
03:42it's to ensure that we also stop
03:44and make sure that we're taking care
03:46of the people who support that society
03:48and who ensure society is continuing,
03:50which are the women.
03:51The centre will be marking its second year
03:54since it opened its doors to worshippers.
03:56How has this journey been for you?
03:57There's this quote that I always found very powerful,
04:00which is,
04:01the meaning of life is to find your gift,
04:03and the purpose of life is to give that gift away.
04:06And in many ways,
04:08I feel the last two years at Almujadila,
04:11that really encapsulates what's happened,
04:13both for me as an individual,
04:15also the women that work here
04:16and the women that come to Almujadila.
04:18It's become a really open space for women to come,
04:21a space of self-discovery,
04:23a space where they are identifying their gifts.
04:25and then beautifully Almujadila is the place
04:28where they can then give those gifts back to community.
04:30And for me,
04:31that is a really beautiful thing to witness.
04:34The designers of Almujadila made it a space
04:37for both spirituality and learning.
04:40The mosque has a library with a capacity
04:42of more than 8,000 volumes,
04:45including collections on Islamic history,
04:47published work of female scholars,
04:50and self-help books.
04:51The award-winning architects Dillis,
04:54Cofidio and Renfro wanted to preserve the tradition
04:57of building mosques in harmony with nature,
05:00thus centering the structure around these two olive trees,
05:04which are also symbols of peace,
05:06knowledge and continuity.
05:08Right next to it is the main space for worship,
05:11a 9,400-square-foot prayer hall.
05:14It has the capacity of hosting 750 worshippers,
05:18and up to twice that number during the holy month of Ramadan.
05:22While Ramadan is the busiest period of the year,
05:26visitors come to pray,
05:28deepen their knowledge
05:29and take part in communal programs all year round.
05:32Every year,
05:34the centre also hosts a women's summit
05:36where scholars, thought leaders, practitioners
05:39and members of the public gather
05:41to discuss contemporary challenges of Muslim women
05:45and find solutions through dialogue.
05:47Through dynamic programming, dialogue and strategic engagement,
05:52the centre showcases the breadth and depth
05:55of the Islamic tradition
05:56and its enduring relevance to modern challenges.
06:01There's also the Ri'aya Young Adult Stewardship Programme,
06:05which is aimed at supporting the personal
06:07and professional development of young women.
06:09This programme unites young Muslim women
06:12from all around the world.
06:13There were ladies from Malaysia, Indonesia,
06:18there were also from the Philippines, Germany,
06:21and there were also people who came from Gaza.
06:24This programme focused on, for example, climate change,
06:29ways of knowing, assistive technology,
06:31which was my favourite
06:32because it showed us how we can use technology
06:35to help people who are in need
06:37and, in general, like Muslim values.
06:40There were also lessons that stayed with Al-Mayasa
06:43well after her time in the classroom.
06:46Here we've learned that being a leader
06:48isn't just about the title.
06:50It's about our values,
06:52how we inspire others
06:54to make them have a better self in general.
06:57Two years in,
06:59Al-Mujadila is already seeing glimpses of the fruits
07:02from the seeds it has planted.
07:04The hope is that the centre will continue
07:06to be a sanctuary for women,
07:08a beacon of faith-based dialogue
07:10and a limitless pool of ideas and knowledge.
07:17Not far from Al-Mujadila
07:19is the Qatar Science and Technology Park.
07:21It recently launched an initiative called The 300,
07:24aiming to build a community of women investors
07:27to help reshape the venture capital ecosystem.
07:30QSTP is headed by Rama Shikaki,
07:33a long-time Silicon Valley native
07:35who has paved the way for many
07:37wanting to pursue a career
07:38in technology and entrepreneurship.
07:41We did some focus groups
07:43to see the sentiment towards investing,
07:46whether women were interested in investing
07:48in deep tech and impact,
07:49and the response was a resounding yes.
07:51I think it's a fantastic time
07:53because the number of start-ups
07:55that are being attracted to Qatar
07:56or that are growing out of the education ecosystem
08:00in Qatar are growing exponentially.
08:03We're starting with women
08:04who want to invest at an angel level,
08:06but some of these women
08:07have the financial resources
08:09to graduate to become
08:11venture capital limited partners
08:13and want to be in this community
08:15to recruit other women
08:16into their work.
08:19That will change the landscape dramatically
08:23because once women come in,
08:25who they'll invest in,
08:27what they will invest in
08:28will be radically different,
08:30and that will create new economies,
08:33I think,
08:34and new green spaces to invest in.
08:38From faith and education
08:40to tech and investing,
08:41we've now come to
08:42the National Museum of Qatar
08:44to meet Chef Nuf Al-Mari,
08:46founder of the Desert Rose Cafe.
08:49She's blazed the trail
08:50for Qatari cuisine,
08:52putting the country
08:52on the Michelin Guide
08:54and on the map
08:55as a culinary destination
08:56of the world.
08:58Desert Rose,
08:59it's the first place.
09:00It's not just a place
09:01that we can do it.
09:03I've been thinking,
09:04for example,
09:04when I come to a very long time,
09:05they're sitting with me
09:07and tell me,
09:07you've been thinking,
09:07you've been driving me
09:0830-40 years old.
09:10This is a lot of fun.
09:11It's a lot of fun.
09:12It's something that makes me
09:13to get a more care of it.
09:14I have a big job
09:16for the country's square
09:18and I've discovered this thing
09:19from the day of my year,
09:20for almost 9 years old.
09:23The good of my father
09:24is who I live in my life.
09:25They always give me
09:27a lot of information
09:27for the country's square.
09:29I've given it a big job
09:31that I have to be able
09:32to discover the paintings.
09:33I always go to my children
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