Notable Emirati women are the focus of edit-a-thon for International Women’s Day – The National

Notable Emirati women are the focus of edit-a-thon for International Women’s Day – The National

The Emirates Literature Foundation and the Wikimedians of the UAE have teamed up to host an edit-a-thon to celebrate International Women’s Day.

The event is dedicated to recognising Emirati women’s achievements at both a local and international level, with a goal of creating at least 50 new Wikipedia pages for notable Emirati women. This will also help narrow the gap between the number of pages for Emirati men and women on the website. They can be in Arabic, English or both.

The edit-a-thon will take place at Sharjah’s House of Wisdom from 4pm to 6pm on March 8. Those who want to attend, will need to bring their own laptops. Maryana Iskander, chief executive of the Wikimedia Foundation, and Ahlam Bolooki, director of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature and the UAE Wikimedia User Group will also be in attendance.