Expo 2020 Dubai: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Mona Zaki, Aja Naomi King, and Aseel Omran step up for women

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Expo 2020 Dubai: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Mona Zaki, Aja Naomi King, and Aseel Omran step up for women

Four female actors from Bollywood, the Arab world, and Hollywood united for women safety

Published: October 06, 2021 08:49 Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Assistant Editor - Features

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Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan brought glitz and glamour to the global event as she threw her weight behind women safety and spoke passionately about how women need to stand tall in the face of harassment. She was a part of an initiative for a beauty brand that she endorses and rattled off grim statistics about the widespread issue of harassment of women in public spaces. Image Credit: Viren Saklani

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Aja Naomi King, Aishwarya and Aseel Omran — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was joined by Hollywood actress Aja Naomi King from 'How To Gety Away With Murder' fame, and Saudi Arabian actress and singer Aseel Omran. Image Credit: Viren Saklani

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She wasn't alone. Mona Zaki and Aseel Omran joined hands to throw their weight behind this cause. She reminded all women not to allow perpetrators fill you with a sense of shame. “Let’s not give those perpetrators a chance to survive. As women, let’s all stand together,” said Omran. Image Credit: Viren Saklani

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Mona Zaki, Egyptian powerhouse, also took to her social media to spread awareness about harassment of women in public spaces. "“I have never met a woman or a girl who hasn’t been harassed on the streets … As a woman remember never to doubt your self-worth or take the blame,” said Zaki. Image Credit: Supplied

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Aja Naomi King — King, who is known for her role in ‘How To Get Away With Murder’, also spoke about how women are stereotyped. “When I started to work in my industry I was told women are so catty … But I just feel lucky because I have witnessed so much sisterhood. Today, we stand alongside each other,” said King. All the women also reminded their fans to be authentic and never to feel apologetic about their dignity being trodden upon. Image Credit: Viren Saklani

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