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The Zay Initiative aims to promote an understanding of the evolution of regional culture, building up public awareness and appreciation of this unique heritage, reaching out to like-minded individuals and institutions nationally, regionally and globally. In addition to seasonal or touring exhibitions and museum loans, the collection is accessed through the digital archive (Collection), first of its kind on a regional level, fortified by a pop-up glossary in both Arabic and English. The Zay Initiative aims to empower women regionally and globally by bringing their untold stories to life.
Valerie Pinto is jury president for PR The organisers of Dubai Lynx have announced the jury for the 2021 edition of the festival that will judge the best creative work from across the MENA region. Along with Valerie Pinto, CEO, Weber Shandwick, who is jury president for the PR category, there are five other jurors from India. Shagun Seda, director - creative marketing, Netflix, India (Brand Experience and Activation) Malvika Mehra, independent creative director and brand consultant, (Design and Industry Craft) Sandipan Bhattacharyya, managing director and chief creative officer, Grey Group, India (Entertainment) Khalil Bachooali, founder and executive producer, Offroad Films (Film Craft)
RIYADH: Dubai Lynx has announced the names of the judges for this year’s edition of the awards festival for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Half the jury will be made up of women – the highest proportion of female panel members to date for the festival – similar to the global Cannes Lions festival, which has 57 percent of women among the jury presidents.
Cannes Lions also recently completed its jury lineup for 2021 with notable names including Susan Credle, global chief creative officer of FCB, and Merlee Jayme, global president at Dentsu Mcgarrybowen.
Philip Thomas, chairman of Dubai Lynx, said: “A 50 percent female representation is our highest to date and something we’re particularly proud to be driving. The juries are now tasked with setting the benchmark for the creative community in MENA and we’re excited to see the outcome.”
Happy New Year! With the onset of 2021, the Zay Initiative will continue to sustain the legacy of Arab dress and dispel misconceptions. We are delighted to announce our inaugural webinar in our 4th webinar series is on 19th January 2021, the host roles will be reversed and our Founder, Dr Reem El Mutwalli will be interviewed by our guest speaker (based in New Mexico), Cassidy Zachary, Fashion Historian, to discuss the founding of the Zay Initiative – its digital archive and Collection of historic Arab dress, the art of Arab dress and how “fashion” is perceived today.
The Zay Initiative aims to promote an understanding of the evolution of regional culture, building up public awareness and appreciation of this unique heritage, reaching out to like-minded individuals and institutions nationally, regionally and globally. In addition to seasonal or touring exhibitions and museum loans, the collection is accessed through the digital archive (Collection), first of its kind on a regio
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