Mouza al-Malki

Mouza al-Malki (Arabic: موزة المالكي) (also known as Moza al-Malki) is a Qatari writer and psychologist.[1][2]

Mouza al-Malki
NationalityQatari
Occupation(s)Assistant professor, psychologist, writer

Early life and education

Al Malki holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland.[3][4]

She is the first Qatari psychotherapist practitioner, having received her degrees in the United States.[5]

Career

Al-Malki is a psychologist, professor and consultant whose programs have been regularly broadcast on television and podcast channels. She is also known as an international speaker, writer, author, teacher, trainer, newspaper columnist and winner of various regional and international awards.[3]

Al Malki was the first woman to drive in Qatar.[6] She was also the first Qatari woman to teach English in an elementary school. Malki also introduced play therapy clinics in the Arab world and works with autistic children with exceptional talents. Al Malki has developed a program for children with dyslexia, too.[3]

In 1999, she became the first female candidate in the GCC to contest a municipal election.[7] An assistant professor at the University of Qatar of Qatar and author of several books on Arab women and issues concerning children, in 2005 Mouza (or Moza) was among 1000 women nominated as a group for the Nobel Peace Prize by Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold, a Swiss parliament member.[8][9]

In 2008, she was declared a peace ambassador.[3]

She released a book entitled "Promising Writers" in 2014, which compiled a number of literary works composed by Arab female writers.[10][9]

References
  1. "Qatari writer among nominees for prize". Gulf News. 4 July 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. "Qatari women prepare for Olympic debut". Al Jazzera. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. "The 'can do' genius". Gulf Times. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. "Attitudes of Qatari Citizens Towards Marriage and Family Counselling" (PDF). Abertay University. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. Mohammed El-Nawawy; Adel Iskandar (2003). Al-jazeera: The Story Of The Network That Is Rattling Governments And Redefining Modern Journalism. Basic Books. p. 80. ISBN 978-0813341491.
  6. "Qatari Women Then and Now". marhaba.qa. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. Habib Toumi (10 April 2011). "Women candidates to test their luck in Qatar polls". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. Barbara Bibbo' (4 July 2005). "Qatari writer among nominees for prize". Gulf News. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  9. "A brief history of Qatari literature & 10 writers you need to know". iloveqatar.net. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  10. "Dr Moza Al Malki's book released". The Peninsula Qatar. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015.


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