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The Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Saudi Princess Loulwa Al-Faisal to discuss steps being taken to expand educational and professional opportunities for women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Princess Loulwa has played an active role in promoting women’s education and social family welfare in the Kingdom.

From 1990 to 1999, she helped supervise Dar Al-Hanan School, the first private high school for girls in Saudi Arabia. Since 1999, Princess Loulwa has served as the Vice Chair and General Supervisor of Dar-Al-Hanan School and the Effat College Board of Trustees. Since 1994, she has also served as the President and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Al-Maharat Cognitive and Skill Development Center in Jeddah. She has spoken to audiences around Europe and the United States about the empowerment of women and economic issues.

In order to include as many MEI members and other attendees as possible, MEI will host the event in the Ballroom of the Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation.