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work we still have to do to be considered
on the same ground as men."
But this doesn't stand in her way, and
she doesn't want it to stand in the way
of others either. "I believe I am luckier
than the women before me because of
what they did," she says. "Now it's my
turn to do something."
-Katianne Williams

A Heroic Story
Tackling great challenges
in the Middle East

n

Noha Abdel-Karim is nothing short of
an inspiration. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical
engineering in electric power and computer control from the Arab Academy
for Science and Technology (AAST) in

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talking to me about education-not
Egypt before traveling to the United
teaching or studying, but building a
States to pursue her Ph.D. degree and a
responsibility toward education," Abdelcareer in engineering and public policy,
Karim recalls.
focusing on the electric power grid
"At that time in Egypt, and
and energy systems.
still, many girls quit school
A bdel-K arim took on
to get married," she conmany social, traditional,
tinues. "I was lucky to
and technical challenges
come from a middle-class
to achieve her dream while
family that values educasimultaneously becoming
tion. [My mother] told me
a mother. Her story is an
that the key is education; it
example of a success in the
Noha Abdelelectrical engineering field, and
is your backbone. Not that you
Karim
don't need to marry, but your
she serves as a role model for
education can help you get something
many women in Egypt, the Middle East,
out of your life. It widens your vision
and the entire world.
and enables you to make more accurate choices that could help you change
Becoming an
your life."
Engineer in Egypt
Abdel-Karim went to college and,
Abdel-Karim credits her mother as
because her grades were high, she
having a large influence on her decicould pick where she wanted to attend.
sion to enter into electrical engineerShe chose an engineering school
ing. Her mom noticed she excelled
because she loved electric circuits, conin school in math and science and
trols, and being in the lab. At AAST, she
encouraged her. "Ever since fourth
was the only female in her entire class,
or fifth grade, my mother spent time

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