Joumana Haddad among the most powerful Arab women

Coinciding with International Women’s Day, and as an annual ritual, the Arabian Business magazine published the list of the 100 most influential Arab women for the year 2017. These women represent key female personalities on the global scene in the fields of art, culture, politics, journalism, sciences and economy. Joumana Hadad was among them and has been chosen for the 4th consecutive year for the category of cultural and social activism. (This year, she came 34) along with Manal Cherif from Saudi Arabia (95 place) and Rana Dajjani from Jordan (45 place). It should be noted, that the above magazine selects its candidates based on a thorough research on the regional and international accomplishments of subject women and in view of relevant referenda over a period of 6 months. Among other Lebanese honorees, are Fairuz, Amal Clooney, Raghida Dirghan, Christine Tohmeh and Grace Najjar. (for the full list, please visit the following link: http://m.arabianbusiness.com/the-world-s-most-influential-arab-women-10-1-666101.html (An Nahar, March 20, 2017)