Famous Australian cartoonist Micheal Leunig once imagined the world’s last drop of oil being used by a woman called Mavis Mary Ryan who drove her car to deliver a hot meal to an elderly and frail Muslim woman refugee. All along the road to the Muslim woman’s house, crowds gathered to applaud Mavis, and a 1000-voice choir celebrated the occasion. Walking home afterwards, Mavis felt happy that although all the world’s oil was now gone, vast reserves of love remained. Today the

I take groups of Australian women to Arab countries to meet the locals, experience their lifestyle, and hear the ideas that matter to them. Privileges available to groups of women include ordinary association with the locals in Arab countries along with extraordinary access to women-only environments. Available also is the powerful, often transformational, dynamic created in the company of women who have a wealth of experience, insights, and interests to share. This dynamic i