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New Cooperation between Intisar Foundation and Arab Institute for Women by Lebanese American University Intisar Foundation and the Arab Institute for Women (AiW), the first regional research centre on Arab women by the Lebanese American University (LAU), signed a three-year agreement to organize the largest regional symposium in the Arab world focusing on […]
READ MOREThe program, in partnership with the GUST, is aimed at empowering young women economically in Kuwait The Intisar Foundation celebrates the graduation of the first batch of the theater workshop for developing leadership skills and peace. In collaboration with the British Embassy and the Gulf University of Science and Technology (GUST), the Intisar […]
READ MOREUSEK Mount Lebanon Names An Experiential Space In Honour Of HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah Intisar Foundation has pledged to expand the pool of qualified drama therapists in the Middle East by providing scholarships for female Arab students at USEK. The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), a private university in Mount Lebanon, […]
READ MOREOur 5th Drama Therapy Programme To Start In Bchamoun, Lebanon Intisar Foundation has started its fifth intensive drama therapy programme in Bchamoun, Lebanon, in collaboration with the humanitarian development organisation Anamel Center, with a group of 23 Arab women aged between 26 and 45. The fifth edition of the programme […]
READ MOREHH Sheikha Intisar Awarded the Rank of Officer of the French Legion of Honour The French government has awarded HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, a philanthropist, social entrepreneur, author, film producer, columnist, and princess of Kuwait’s ruling AlSabah family, the Rank of Officer of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour. […]
READ MOREHis Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians has awarded the insignia of the Knight in the Order of the Crown (Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Couronne) to HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, a philanthropist, social entrepreneur, author, film producer, columnist, and princess of the AlSabah Family, the ruling family of Kuwait. The decoration ceremony […]
READ MOREIntisar Foundation, the first and only charitable organisation to foster Peace in the Arab world by providing drama therapy programmes to Arab women affected by war and violence, and the Lebanese American University (LAU), a private American university in Beirut, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), whereby the foundation offers internship opportunities to the […]
READ MOREIntisar Foundation has launched two fundraising campaigns – on Go Fund Me and Global Giving platforms – to support its efforts in providing psychological support through drama therapy to Arab women traumatised by war and violence. Aiming to raise €40,000 through two campaigns, Intisar Foundation will use the funds to reach its One Million Arab […]
READ MOREIntisar Foundation’s short documentary about the positive impact of providing psychological support to Arab women affected by war and violence – “I Will Be Fine” – has been selected by three prestigious international film festivals in 2021. The “I Will Be Fine” documentary is a fourteen-minute-long film that documents the stories of 18 Arab […]
READ MOREHH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, founder and Chairwoman of Intisar Foundation, took part in the World Humanitarian Forum’s discussion entitled “Re-Defining Equality.” HH Sheikha Intisar was joined by Dr Salma Nims, Secretary General at Jordanian National Commission for Women in Jordan, Tawakkol Karman, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and Lord Simon Woolley, Former Chair at Race […]
READ MOREThe Intisar Foundation scooped two awards at the 2021 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards that aim to recognise innovation in all its forms. The foundation was honoured as a GOLD STEVIE® WINNER: Innovative Growth Achievement Award and GOLD STEVIE® WINNER: Innovative Management in a Non-Profit Organisation. The Middle East & North Africa Stevie […]
READ MOREIntisar Foundation has partnered with Stand For Women, a Beirut-based non-profit organisation, to offer a psychological support programme based on drama therapy to women in business affected by the 2020 Beirut blast. Following the massive explosions at the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, surveys pointed out a reduction in employment opportunities for […]
READ MOREIn honour of International Women’s Day 2021, Intisar Foundation hosted a virtual knowledge sharing session with some of the most distinguished experts and decision-makers from around the world in order to advise on the most effective solutions for truly empowering Arab women. Entitled “Achieving Women’s Self-Empowerment For A Better Arab World”, the webinar discussion featured […]
READ MOREIntisar Foundation And USEK Sign A Historic Agreement To Educate The Next Generation of Arab Female Drama Therapists in the Arab World – The MoU with USEK further aligns with Intisar Foundation’s vision outlined by HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah to bring Peace to the Arab world by psychologically healing Arab women from the trauma […]
READ MOREIntisar Foundation, in collaboration with the United Nations in Kuwait, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the State of Kuwait, and UN Women co-hosted the UN75Talk webinar titled “Women, War, Mental Health and The Quest for Peace.” The goal of this webinar was to show how drama therapy, a culturally sensitive, unique, […]
READ MOREThe consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are severely impacting the mental health of refugees in the Arab world. Lockdowns around the world have limited the daily lives of billions around the planet. Since mid-March, Lebanon and Jordan have had near-total quarantine periods, altering the lives of residents and refugees. While much of the world struggles […]
READ MOREThe Call To Unite- HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah reminded the world that “kindness and support are the most needed” in times of a global pandemic and crisis. Calling for compassion and unity in the ongoing fight of coronavirus. Millions of people around the world stood together in one common purpose. One of the world’s […]
READ MOREABU DHABI: Thought leaders, government officials, philanthropists, and world decision-makers gathered together on 11th of February, 2020 to discuss, develop, and deploy solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges such as health and wellness, financial markets, regional economic crisis, public health, and philanthropy work. HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah was devotedly among the […]
READ MOREJORDAN: Her royal highness princess Dina Mired attended the final ceremony of women affected by war in Jordan with the Founder of Intisar Foundation, HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, and the CEO Karima Anbar. The final ceremony included two groups of 35 empowering women becoming the dividends of peacemakers in the Arab world. “I had […]
READ MOREA Conversation with HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah Thursday, March 26, 2020, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm CSIS Headquarters Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with HH Intisar AlSabah of Kuwait. HH Intisar AlSabah will discuss her dream for peace in the Arab world by empowering […]
READ MOREKUWAIT: Born to the Kuwaiti royal family, her highness HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah has a unique personality with sky-high ambition and love for life in all its details. She is the daughter of His Highness Sheikh Salem AlSabah, from whom she acquired many traits and learned many virtues. A supporter of women and young people, […]
READ MOREFaith is the quiet cousin of courage We are all traumatized by life, some from prodigious wrongdoings and with suppressed pain, others with the guilt of blaming themselves for else’s warpath. “My life was a burden because of my sister,” said Em Amir, one of our One Million Arab Women survivors. “I was […]
READ MORE87 Inspiring women voicing one power in one book LONDON: Born to the Kuwaiti royal family, her highness HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah has a unique personality with sky-high ambition and love for life in all its details. She is the daughter of His Highness Sheikh Salem AlSabah, from whom she acquired many traits and […]
READ MOREHH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah is a Kuwaiti princess from the royal family who has long been involved in the philanthropic sector.
READ MORESpeak with Impact: Heal your trauma through Drama Therapy “They gave me room to speak,” said Fatima.
READ MOREThe Women in War book release and signing event was held in the Hub gallery in Kuwait City, March 6th 2019
READ MOREThe closing ceremony for the art psychotherapy program was held on 17 December 2018 in Tripoli. The event was
READ MOREThis event was held in the Basmeh and Zeitooneh Arts and Culture center in Shatila, Beirut on 27th of December 2018.
READ MOREIntisars foundation was born out of a need for psychological support services for refugee women. A round table discussion event
READ MOREOfficially registered as a humanitarian organisation with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in 2019, Intisar Foundation is the first charitable organisation in the Middle East dedicated to providing psychological support programmes of drama therapy to Arab women affected by the brutality of war and violence.
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