Israel’s Dr. Rania Okby, a specialist in maternal fetal medicine, is the first female Bedouin doctor in the world and a role model for Bedouin women in Israel. http://www.aabgu.org/media-center/bgu-making-a-difference/bedouin-role-model-rania-okby.html

Sabreen Saadi is about to become the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to attain the rank of lieutenant in the Israel Police. Saadi is from a traditional Muslim family in a Bedouin town in northern Israel. There are currently 55 Arab … Continue reading →

I’ve included articles previously (see here) about Bedouin Muslim women integrating into Israeli society. Now Rana Jaboua, a resident of the Bedouin Negev village of al-Fara’a has become the first female Bedouin in Israel to join the Israel Police Rescue … Continue reading →

I reported previously (31st Dec) about United Hatzalah’s female Muslim paramedic. Magen David Adom is also training Bedouin men and women to become medics. This I24 News video features ambulance driver and trainee paramedic 27-year-old, mother-of-four Warud Abu Abed. https://www.youtube.com/embed/K-owdJsRzlQ?rel=0 … Continue reading →

Ten male and 10 female Arab students have been selected to take part in Bridgetech – a pre-academic program that aims to increase participation of Israel’s Bedouin populations into the country’s high-tech ecosystem. http://www.timesofisrael.com/program-seeks-to-boost-bedouins-in-israeli-high-tech/

Nice article on Israel’s SodaStream, highlighting the excellent relations within company’s multi-ethnic workforce. For example, the 22-year-old Bedouin female team leader who supervises two Bedouin men, a Palestinian Arab, a Jewish woman and a Russian. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-12-20/how-sodastream-makes-and-markets-peace