Naama (aka) Halima Echiekh , Queen of Tunisian Pop Music.
Titled as ‘Tunisia’s first Artist’ (1969). Has a legacy of over 360 songs
Named ‘Official Singer on National Radio’ (1958)
Best remembered for her songs ‘Ellila Eid’ /Eddounya Haniya / Lilah Ya Lil / Mahleha Kilma fi fommi / Chara’a el Hob etc.
Passed away: October 18th, 2020
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TUNISIA
The Palm Fountain at The Pointe, the Palm Jumeirah broke the record for the World’s largest fountain.
The Palm Fountain measures 7,327 sq. metres and spreads 14,000 sq. feet of sea water equipped with shooters capable of blasting water 105 metres into the air and features 3,000 LED lights in multiple colours.
Certified by Guinness World Records.
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)
Yasmine Al Massri. Actress. Dancer. Video Artist. Human Rights Activist.
Hollywood and International Actress.
Movies/ TV Series – etc:
-Caramel – directed by Nadine Labaki
-ABC drama series – Quantico
-American TV series : Crossbones
-Al-mor wa al rumman / Al Juma Al Akheira Miral
Awards:
-Best Actress Award for Caramel (2007), Abu Dhabi Film Festival
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AMERICAN / FRENCH / PALESTINE / EGYPT
Dr.Wasini Al-Araj (aka) Waciny Laredj. Novelist. Short-story writer. Translator. Academic.
Awards/Honours:
Selected Works: Published more than a dozen books. Available in Arabic and French.
Married to poet Zineb Laouedj and collaborated with her on an anthology of African literature in French titled ‘Anthologie de la nouvelle narration africane’.
Education:-
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ALGERIA
Ohud Abdullah Almalki . Jeddah based Artist.
Ohud Almalki is the first Saudi Woman Artist to single-handedly break a Guinness World Record for the Worlds Largest Coffee Painting.
She illustrated the founding fathers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The late King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman and Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The project was an uninterrupted 45 days of illustration and painting under continuous supervision.
The artwork was created on a canvas of 7 connected cloths called Naseej I (meaning woven to-gether) in 220 sq. meters, 15.84 m long and 13.95 m wide. She used 4 different shades of brown coffee, approximately 4.5 kg of expired coffee granules with water.
The edge was done in typical Bedouin decoration style known as Al-Sadu.
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SAUDI ARABIA
The Doha based Qatar Airways honoured Breast Cancer Awareness month in a special way by drawing the iconic ‘Ribbon’ in the skyy.
An all-female crew with female pilots, cabin crew, ATC controller, engineer, dispatches and passengers took off from Hamad International Airport, Doha.
They operated a 787-8 Boeing special flight over Qatar QR 9901, of over 1 hour 20 minutes with registration code A7-BCM.
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QATAR
Fabio Abraham . Actor. Model.
A new forthcoming role is underway where Fabio Abraham plays the role of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser in a CNN docu-series ‘Jerusalem’ to be released in 2021.
Award Winning Actor:
Honorary Award ‘ Overall International Acting’ at Casablanca International Film festival 2018
-Actor of the Year – by JoeBol Exquisite magazine – UK – 2015
Starred in : a few:
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EGYPT – ITALY
Al Ahsa Oasis in now certified by Guinness World Records as the Planet’s largest self-contained Oasis.
Al Ahsa Oasis has also the largest date-palm oasis surrounded by sand in the world.
It has also a UNESCO designated status as a World Heritage site. Over 6,000 years old. It has many National Heritage Sites, as well as Human Settlements dating back to thousands of years.
Al Ahsa Oasis stretches across 85.4 sq.km . Irrigated by more than 280 springs of hot, warm and cold water.
Annual Al Ahsa Date Festival conducted here. Well known for its ‘Khalsah Dates‘.
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SAUDI ARABIA
Djilali Mehri. Business Leader . Connoiseur of Arts. Philanthropy.
Political:
Arts:
www.groupe-mehri.com
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ALGERIA
Imaam Hammam – Fashion Model.
Imaam opened and closed the Italian label ‘Moschino’ pre-fall show collection in New York. Moschino typically opens in Italy but made an exception this time.
Honors:
-Appeared on the Covers of Vogue magazine – a record 18 times (4 times Vogue US edition)
-Model of the Year competition – Couturesque magazine – (April 2016)
-Hammam has walked the runways for nearly every top brand including Burberry , Alexander McQueen ,Givenchy , Marc Jacobs, [Maison Margiela] , Prada , Michael Kors, Moschino, Chanel, DKNY , Jean Paul Gaultier , Hugo Boss, Nina Ricci , Jacquemus , Giambattista Valli , Isabel Marrant , Dsquared2 , Lanvin , Stella McCartney , Oscar de la Renta , Dolce & Gabbana , Alberta Ferretti , Derek Lam , Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera , Thierry Mugler, rag+bone , Emanuel Ungaro, Roberto Cavalli , Valentino , Balenciaga, Hermes, Tommy Hilfiger, Diane Von Furstenberg, Anna Sui, Vera Wang, Versace, Fendi , Proenza Schouler, Anna Sui, Tom Ford , Dior , Sportmax , Philipp Plein , Brandon Maxwell and Victoria’s Secret.
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NETHERLANDS (Holland) / MOROCCAN-EGYPTIAN