The Mansoojat Foundation is a UK-registered charity founded by Saudi women. The charity is dedicated to the preservation of ethnic Arabian costumes. They conduct research that is vital to our knowledge of the region's history and culture, and make Arabian heritage accessible to the public. Their workshop in Jeddah offers employment to women with hearing and speech impediments. Soraya Altorki is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology at The American University in Cairo. She is a founding member of Nour, a Beirut-based NGO that focuses on Arabian women. From 1991-1995, she served as a member of the Social Science Research Council's Joint Committee on the Near and Middle East, and is currently a member of the American Anthropological Association and the International Association for Middle East Studies. The Mansoojat Foundation is a UK-registered charity founded by Saudi women. The charity is dedicated to the preservation of ethnic Arabian costumes. They conduct research that is vital to our knowledge of the region's history and culture, and make Arabian heritage accessible to the public. Their workshop in Jeddah offers employment to women with hearing and speech impediments.