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Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt to employ women for first time

As Egyptian women struggle to fight for their professional rights in the banking sector, the Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt announced for the first time in 38 years that it was willing to employ women.

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Lubna Hilal, pioneering female Egyptian banker and former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, seen in a still from a video filmed in Jordan and uploaded April 3, 2017. — YouTube/ GIZ - Financial Inclusion in the MENA Region

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