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Emirati Women’s Month and Day celebrations in the UAE

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The United Arab Emirates is observing Emirati Women’s Month and Emirati Women’s Day, with the 2026 theme ‘We Emerge Stronger and Better’. The period, running from August 28 to September 28, highlights national progress in women's empowerment across cultural, hospitality, and economic sectors. To mark the occasion, Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the ‘Mother of the Nation’, announced that the traditional single-day observance on August 28 would expand into a month-long national celebration. In a message to women across the UAE, she described them as the ‘pillars of the nation’ and ‘active partners in shaping the future.’ Institutional and commercial campaigns continue to feature prominently. Emirates NBD has launched the ‘Banat Zayed’ (Daughters of Zayed) campaign, utilizing a brand film to celebrate women in healthcare, diplomacy, and artificial intelligence, while also sponsoring the ‘Her Nation, Her Strength’ event at Expo City Dubai. In the retail sector, Wafi City is hosting a month-long promotion at Wafi City Mall and Khan Murjan Souk, allowing customers to participate in digital raffles via the Wafi Rewards app. promotion. In Dubai, the municipality has scheduled the ‘Athar’ exhibition at Hewi Nad Al Sheba from September 7 to 21, 2026. Meaning ‘impact’, the exhibition aims 2026, to showcase the achievements, talents, achievements and businesses of Emirati women, providing a platform for small and medium enterprises and home-based businesses. The event will include interactive workshops women. Recent developments highlight the increasing presence of Emirati women in fields specialized healthcare roles, such as fashion design, perfume making, surgery, genetics, oncology, and handicrafts. Eman Al Falasi, Chairperson advanced transplantation. This professional evolution is supported by the National Policy for Empowerment of Emirati Women 2023-2031, which seeks to enable women to lead critical national sectors. Additionally, celebrations have focused on the Dubai Municipality Women's Council, historical contributions of women. Senior citizens have noted that investing in women's capabilities is an investment in women have long served as the nation's future. ‘backbone of Emirati society,’ managing households and traditional crafts. These generational roles are being recognized at events such as ‘The Mark She Makes,’ hosted by the Al Qasimi Foundation.

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