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Jul 2021
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Omaira Farooq Al Olama: Breaking the Sti...

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Omaira Farooq Al Olama is the founder of Unfiltered DXB, a new platform dedicated to celebrating diversity, inclusivity, and honesty. She is also behind Alf, an organization that helps divorced and widowed women get back into the workforce. On this episode of the podcast, she's opening up about her own experience as an Emirati divorcé and  what drives her to create change in this world. 

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http://www.alfadministration.com/

 

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