The World Fellows

Muna AbuSulayman | Saudi Arabia | 2009

Executive Director, HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Kingdom Foundation
Muna AbuSulayman is a well-known television personality, having co-hosted for seven years the popular MBC show Kalam Nawaem. The show, number one among social programs on all Arab channels, focuses on cultural, social, and gender issues and has a worldwide viewing audience. Since 2006, AbuSulayman has directed the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, in which capacity she focuses on women’s empowerment, East-West cross-civilizational programs, and strengthening educational institutions in the Middle East. She is also a lecturer in American Literature at King Saud University.

2009 Linda Vester World Fellow