Writer Afnan Al Qasimi participated in a panel discussion at the inaugural session of the ON.DXB Festival, the regional forum for the development of new content and media, organized by Dubai Media City, in cooperation with the Dubai Film and Television Production Committee, in order to highlight local and regional talent and enhance their participation in the media sector. And entertainment, within four major creative industries.

During the festival, which concluded yesterday, Afnan touched on the television work «Girls Boxing», stressing the importance of the authors in the Middle East region writings realistic characters, and highlight the aspirations of young women when writing any female figure, which contributes to a qualitative leap in the field of television business , And change the traditional perception of women.

“In the Arab region, we have a lot of interesting stories and stories about women and young women who want to make ambitious and promising achievements in their lives,” she said. The main idea of ​​the series (Girls of Boxing) was inspired by an interview with a young woman who was participating in a weightlifting competition during the Olympic Games, whose achievements were not matched with the respect she deserved after her return to her community, but the people around her were asking her to seek marriage. ''

“Addressing these topics is a great risk for us as authors, but we realized that many are looking to us to explore these issues. It is therefore essential that cinemas and television channels not only be entertainment, but also become a tool for documenting the present just like the book, allowing us to understand and relate to reality. Women and young people can be more aggressive, which we look forward to reinforce in the characters we create. We want to see different and renewed models instead of the stereotypes we are used to seeing on the screens, a traditional pattern that we are currently trying to change. ”

ON.DXB is an initiative launched by Dubai Media City, in collaboration with the Dubai TV and Film Commission.