The Beirut Marathon Association announced in a press conference yesterday its upcoming Saradar Bank Women’s Race to be held on April 22 at the Beirut waterfront area under the slogan, ‘Draw Your Path’. On the occasion, Saradar Bank representative, Zeina Kiriakos, stressed in her message that women’s cause has become a key current issue in Lebanon and in the world. “We support women and their rights, and believe in their capabilities and their essential role in society,” Kiriakos said, adding, “this is demonstrated by the successful achievements and the senior positions they have reached”. For her part, the President of the National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW), Claudine Aoun Rukuz, pointed out that the slogan of the projected race holds one of NCLW’s main goals promoting women’s participation in political life. “Our appeal to all the women of Lebanon stems from an urgent need to break psychological barriers, rise above fears and challenges, uncover potentials and keep moving forward,” Rukuz maintained. )Al Mustaqbal, March 1, 2018(