Exclusive | A brighter future of 'She Power': Inspiring talks by diplomats from UAE & Israel on historic Abraham Accords

By Hao Li & Ang Li

To celebrate International Women's Day and the historic Abraham Accords, Asia Society Hong Kong Center and Jewish Women's Association of HK held a seminar last week with two prominent diplomats, Mariam Alshamsi, Acting Consul General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in HKSAR, and Ahuva Spieler, Consul General of Israel in HKSAR.

The Abraham Accords were signed in August of 2020, and it marks the first public normalization of relations between an Arab country and Israel since that of Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. Thomas L. Friedman, a famous journalist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, once said that this is one of the most significant realignments in modern Middle East history.

Coincidentally, both the diplomats are women. They also touch upon the progress their countries have made in the long path of pursuing gender equality and women empowerment.

How has this reshaped the Middle East and the world? What are the opportunities ahead? How is the future of women leadership in the region? Check out the exclusive video to see diplomats' insights.

獨家專訪 | 女性力量未來可期：阿聯酋、以色列外交官談《亞伯拉罕協定》 中東局勢將迎來怎樣的春天？

為慶祝國際婦女節及歷史性的《亞伯拉罕協定》，亞洲協會香港中心和猶太婦女協會日前舉辦研討會，邀請阿聯酋駐香港代理總領事Mariam Alshamsi及以色列駐香港總領事Ahuva Spieler這兩位優秀的外交官出席。

《亞伯拉罕協定》於2020年8月簽署，它標誌着繼埃及（1979年）和約旦（1994年）後，阿拉伯國家與以色列的關係首次正常化。著名記者、三屆普利策獎獲得者Thomas L. Friedman曾指出，該協定是現代中東歷史上最意義重大的重新布局之一。

巧合的是，這次出席的兩位外交官都是女性。她們還談到了自己國家在追求性別平等和提高女性地位的漫長道路上所取得的進展。

此後，中東局勢乃至整個世界會有怎樣的變化？有哪些機遇值得期待？該地區女性領導力的未來又將如何？想知道外交官們的獨到見解？請去片。