FIRST SAUDI GIRL GRADUATES FROM DUBAI POLICE ACADEMY

      Dubai, 5 Safar 1435/8 December 2013 (MINA) – Ayaat Osama Bakhraibah has become the first Saudi woman to graduate from the Dubai police academy, Saudi Gazzete reported.

      She has obtained her master’s degree with excellent grade from the academy, an autonomous institution that offers degrees like universities.  Bakhraibah chose the academy for her master’s research to make a difference, the media added as quoted by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA).

     Speaking about her decision to join the institution, Bakhraibah, who studied law, said: “Some people wrongly believe that police work is just carrying a pistol and doing field duty. Women can fill a void that their male counterparts cannot, that is protecting other women’s rights in personal or financial affairs.”

     Her thesis titled “Child rights in Saudi law versus international law” was rated among the best and most distinctive research papers.

     Bakhraibah said she was preparing to publish her work and sell it in international book fairs, Al-Madinah newspaper reported Saturday.

    She hoped that the authorities would open the way for Saudi women to work in the police force.

    “This will be another step toward the advancement and effective participation of women in Saudi society,” Bakhraibah said.

     Meanwhile, a Saudi woman other has won one of the top positions for business inventions in a recent global contest held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Arab News reports.

     Lutfiya Al-Waalan was in 5th position in the final round along with contestants from Croatia, Germany, Denmark and Italy.

     She also won the first position in the contest for business inventions conducted in the Kingdom earlier this year. Her invention is a machine which can make Arabian coffee in record time. She calls it Yatuq. (T/P09/P03).

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)