The World Fellows

Muna AbuSulayman | Saudi Arabia | 2009

Executive Director, HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Kingdom Foundation
Muna AbuSulayman is a well-known television personality, having co-hosted for seven years the popular MBC show Kalam Nawaem. The show, number one among social programs on all Arab channels, focuses on cultural, social, and gender issues and has a worldwide viewing audience. Since 2006, AbuSulayman has directed the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, in which capacity she focuses on women’s empowerment, East-West cross-civilizational programs, and strengthening educational institutions in the Middle East. She is also a lecturer in American Literature at King Saud University.

2009 Linda Vester World Fellow

Media

TEDx Talk: From Motherhood to Leadership, Women Empowerment as a System, TEDxDeadSea, May 2011

AbuSulayman is named by Arabian Business.com as one of the 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2011 and one of the Power 500: The World's Most Influential Arabs

AbuSulayman is chosen as one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims of 2009

Professor Urges More Translations to Arabic, womens enews.org, November 29, 2009