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
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 : 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 Al-Sayed , Bahrain – TV personality and Journalist, has many firsts to her credit.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief , for the english language ‘Daily Tribune’
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Bahrain
Halima Aden is the first american muslim teen to wear a hijab in the Miss. Minnesota USA pageant.
Supermodel, activist and humanitarian
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American / Somali-American
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:
Emaar Properties PJSC is the master developer of Burj Khalifa.
www.burjkhalifa.ae
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Dubai / United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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
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Sweden / Swedish Arab / Syria
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
Leila, a Detroit (MI) based Lebanese restaurant founded by Samy Eid.
Earlier by :
www.leiladetroit.com
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USA / Lebanese-American / Lebanon
Saudi Arabia’s 500-seat ‘Maraya Concert Hall’ in the north-west province of AlUla breaks a new global record.
The unveiling of the new shimmering new facade was at a special cermony held by the Royal Commission of AlUla, at the 2nd season of the ‘Winter at Tantora Festival’ .
External cladding facade displays 9,740 square metres of mirror designed as a cuboid. Guinness World Record title was on December 26th, 2019.
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AlUla, Saudi Arabia