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Women Breaching Cultural Boundaries
Afghan & Rwandan Women at the Peace Through Business Conference
In the midst of a war zone, and with no internet access, or even full rights to leave their homes, these Afghan women are working hard to start their own businesses. And they are succeeding. This story made me think twice about ever being lazy, or not using all of the resources I have. It’s also a more useful approach to spreading democracy in Afghanistan than sending more troops…
As it appeared in October 11th’s Boston Herald:
When Nancy Freeman of New Bedford agreed to mentor Mariam Yousufi of Afghanistan about business in America, she didn’t expect that they’d have a lot in common.
Nancy, who grew up in America, attended college and returned to New Bedford, where she opened up a consignment shop/co-op called Penelope’s Loom—“a place for women who don’t have jobs, or who have to stay at home, to sell their handmade art, jewelry, and knitted items,” said Freeman.
Mariam, 31, grew up in a warzone in Kabul and was exiled when the Taliban invaded. She walked for days with her 9-year old daughter and took refuge in Pakistan. After five years, she returned to Kabul and started a school that trained 320 Afghan women to weave, sew, and tailor. She then opened “Mariama Education and Cultural Association,” which sells these women’s handmade items.
Although their backgrounds differ, “we both run small retail businesses in an effort to help other women,” said Freeman. “The difference is: Mariam sometimes has to go to women’s houses to pick up their handmade goods because they’re not always allowed to leave the house.”
Follow the jump to find out how these two ended up together.
Guess Who’s Coming to Town? Hollywood!
Published: Boston Herald June 9, 2009
Today marks the premiere of a new Hollywood relationship that will likely outlast most celebrity duos: Cambridge-based software developer GenArts is hooking up with “Star Wars” creator Lucasfilm.
Although GenArts has provided tools for artists to create scenes in Lucasfilm productions since 1997 – when they collaborated on “Titanic” – today’s announcement means Lucasfilm is now “more than just a customer, we’re a partner,” said Richard Kerris, Lucasfilm’s chief technology officer.
GenArts has earned its “reputation as an innovative technology provider as well as an industry thought leader,” said Katherine Hays, GenArts chief executive. “We’re pleased that Lucasfilm has affirmed that distinction by selecting GenArts software to be a standard component of their compositing.”
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