Category: Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Sudan Has Twice As Many Pyramids than Egypt

Sudan has more pyramids that Egypt. But steeper and smaller than those of ancient Egypt.

Nubian pyramids differ from Egyptian. They are built of stepped courses of horizontally positioned stone blocks and range from approximately 6 to 30 meters (20-98 ft) in height and result in tall narrow structures.

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Sudan

Zeinab Badawi – International TV Personality of the Year – 2009

Zeinab Badawi , Journalist , Presenter, News Reader – TV and Radio

Currently with : BBC

Programs

  • World News Today / HARD Talk / GMT / BBC News at Five

Awards :

  • International TV Personality of the Year (2019) by Association of International Broadcasters
  • President’s Medal of the British Academy (2018)

Other Positions :

  • Adviser to the ‘Foreign Policy Centre’
  • Council Member ‘Overseas Development Institute’
  • Chair – Royal African Society – 2014
  • Trustee – National Portrait Gallery – 2004
  • Trustee – British Council
  • Advisory Board Member – ‘New College of the Humanities’

Founder & Chair :

  • Africa Medical Partnership Fund (AfriMed)

Education:

  • Bachelors – Philosophy, Politics and Economy – St. Hilda’s College, Oxford – SOAS, University of London
  • M.A – Politics, Anthropology – School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London -1989
  • Honorary Doctorate of Letters – SOAS – 2011
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British / Sudanese-British

Ali Gatie – Singer , newbie Streaming Superstar

Ali Gatie – Rapper, Singer and Song-Writer

Debut album with Warner Music ‘EP You’ – Platinum Disc

‘ITs You’ – 13 weeks on the US Billboard’s Hot 100

www.aligate.com

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Canadian / Iraqi-Canadian / Arab Canadian

Internationally Celebrated Kuwaiti Haute Couture Designer – Yousef Al Jasmi

Yosef Al Jasmi . Couturier. Designer and Owner – Yousef Aljasmi Haute Couture and Youef AL-jasmi.

Celebrities who have adorned and graced his creations read like a Who’s Who . Some of them are Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Naomi Campbell, Maria Menounos, Khloe Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Nawal, J.Lo, Zendaya, Taylor Swift etc. etc…

www.yousefaljasmi.com

pix : Yousef Aljasmi / en.vogue.me

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Kuwait

Louis Chedid – Conferred France’s Medal of ‘Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters : October 2016

Louis Chedid : Singer, Songwriter, Composer and Author

-Louis Chedid’s First album was “Balbutiements” (Mumblings – 1973) He followed up with titles like “La Belle” and “T’as beau pas être beau”(1977).

In 1981, “Ainsi soit-il” (Amen) rose to the top of the charts, followed four years later by “Anne ma sœur Anne” (My sister Anne)

-Composer of Pierre-Dominique Burgaud’s “Le Soldat Rose” (The Pink Soldier, 2006), a fairytale musical

-Autobiographical novel – 40 Berges Blues (1992)

Awards:

-Conferred the Medal ‘Commander of the Order of Art and Letters’ (October 2016)

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France / Egyptian-Lebanese

Ahdeya Ahmed First Female President of Bahrain Journalist Association (BJA) : November 2019

Ahdeya Ahmed Al-Sayed , Bahrain – TV personality and Journalist, has many firsts to her credit.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief , for the english language ‘Daily Tribune’

First/s :

  • First female President of Bahrain Journalist Association (BJA)
  • First Arabian Gulf Woman to be elected member of ‘The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) Gender Council’.

Other/s :

  • Winner – Arab Woman of the Year Award for the category ‘Achievement in Journalism’ 5th edition – by The London Arabia organisation
  • Member – Bahrain’s International Federation of Journalists Gender Council

Assignments :

  • Spokesperson of the Government of Bahrain
  • Spokesperson- Bahrain Human Rights Watch
  • Official Spokesperson for the ‘ Bahrain Parliamentary Election’ (2006)

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Bahrain

Halima Aden, First fully covered American Muslim Teen Contestant in Miss. Minnesota US : 2016

Halima Aden is the first american muslim teen to wear a hijab in the Miss. Minnesota USA pageant.

Supermodel, activist and humanitarian

First’s:

  • First woman to wear a hijab in the Miss. Minnesota USA pageant.
  • First contestant to wear a burkini and a hijab
  • First hijab wearing model featured on the covers of Vogue Arabia, Allure and British Vogue
  • First Somali-American to participate in student government in college
  • Crowned first Muslim Homecoming Teen, St.Cloud’s Apollo High School, Minnesota

Honours :

  • UNICEF Ambassador, to support UNICEF’s mission to put children first ( July 2018).

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American / Somali-American

Burj Khalifa, Holds 7 of the World’s Records : Dubai, UAE

Burj Khalifa is the World’s Tallest Building. A living wonder.

At over 828 metres (8,216 feet) and more than 160 stories. It holds the following world records.

WORLD RECORDS:

  • Tallest building in the world
  • Tallest free-standing structure in the world
  • Highest number of stories in the world
  • Highest occupied floor in the world
  • Highest outdoor observation deck in the world
  • Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world
  • Tallest service elevator in the world

Emaar Properties PJSC is the master developer of Burj Khalifa.

www.burjkhalifa.ae

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Dubai / United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Lars Salem Al Fakir Wins Swedish Grammy Awards : 2008

Swedish Lars Salem Al Fakir (aka) Salem Al Fakir (aka) Logola, Damien Adore wins multiple Swedish Grammy’s.

Salam Al Fakir Swedish singer, Songwriter, Producer and Musician

Awards :

  • Swedish Grammy Awards – Multiple : 2008, 2014, 2015
  • Several other Awards .,

Highlights:

  • Performed at the Swedish Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist

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Sweden / Swedish Arab / Syria

Latifa Al Afraoui – Wins ‘World Music Award – 2004

Latifa (aka) Latifa Bint Alaya Al Arfaoui – Tunisian pop singer and actress

Award:

Winner – World Music Award – Best selling artist in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for her album ‘Ma Etrohsh Ba’ed’ (Don’t go away).

Lives in Tunisia, UAE and Egypt

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Tunisia