Non-Resident / PAO (Persons of Arab Origin / Descent) – Page 28 – Arabian Records (1st post : Eid Al Fitr – 01st Shawwal 1439 (AH) / 15th June 2018 ) / (BETA testing – Research

CongressWoman Iman Jodeh – First Arab Woman to Win A Seat in Colorado State Legislature (US) – November 2020

Iman Mohamad Jodeh (aka) Iman Jodeh wins state house seat in Colorado by beating her Republican rival Robert Andrew.

-First Arab Muslim woman to win a seat in the Colorado State House Legislature representing the 41st District.

Activity, other:

Founder – Non-Profit : ‘Meet the Middle East’
Co-ordinator/ Community Activist : ‘Interfaith Alliance of Colorado’

Education:

Master’s – Public Policy, University of Colorado, Denver
B.A – Political Science

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Aurora neighborhood park on Oct. 22, 2020. (Eli Imadali, Special to The Colorado Sun) coloradosun.com

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AMERICAN – PALESTINIAN – ARAB AMERICAN

US Indiana Elect First Arab State Senator – Fady Qaddoura – November 2020

Fady Qaddoura won the membership of the Senate of Indiana, becoming the first Arab Muslim in the state legislature.

-Third Palestinian to win the US elections 2020 after defeating his rival John Ruckelchaus

Awards/Honours:

’40 under 40 class of 2018 by Indiana Business Journal
IBJ 2018 ‘CFO of the Year’
AIM award for Excellence in Fiscal Management

www.fady4indiana.com

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AMERICAN / PALESTINIAN / ARAB AMERICAN

Nabil Nayal – Fashion Designer

Nabil El-Nayal (aka) Nabil Nayal. Fashion Designer.

Founder , ready-to-wear fashion brand ‘Nabil Nayal’

Education:

Ph.D : in Fashion, Manchester Metropolitan University, Fashion Institute
Masters – Royal College of Arts
B.A. (Hons) – Fashion, Manchester Metropolitan (2008)

Awards/ Honours :

Royal Society of Arts Award 2008
Graduate Fashion Week ‘Best Womenswear’ Award 2008
British Fashion Council MA Scholarship Award – for the Royal College of Arts 2008
Crown Paint 2009 (interior design competition)
Harrods Launches 2010
Fashion Fringe Semi-Finalist 2011
LVMH Prize shortlist 2015
LVMH Prize finalist 2017
BFC Fashion Trust Grant and Mentoring 2019

www.nabilnayal.com

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UNITED KINGDOM / SYRIAN / BRITISH ARAB

First Best Actor – Oscar Winner of Middle Eastern Descent – F Murray Abraham

Murray Abraham (aka) F Murray Abraham . Actor. Hollywood movies. Television. Theater and Stage Actor. Narrator.

F Murray Abraham. He later added an F to his stage name in honour of his father Fahrid ‘Fred’ Abraham.

Oscar Winner. Won an Oscar Award for his leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film ‘Amadeus’ (1984). He also won

Awards :

Theatre :-

Obie Award – Best Performance ‘Uncle Vanya ‘ 1984
Obie Award – Sustained Excellence of Performance ‘ The Merchant of Venice’ -2011

Film :

Academy Award – Best Actor – Amadeus (1985)
Golden Globe Award – Best Actor – Drama (1985)
LAFCA – Best Actor (1985)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award – Best Actor (1985)
Albert Schweitzer Award – Classic Film Acting (1985)
Georgia Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble (2015)
Southern Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble (2015)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble (2015)
Detroit Film Critics Society – Best Ensemble (2015)

Honours :

Awarded the “Premio per gli Italiani nel Mondo“. This is a prize distributed by the Marzio Tremaglia foundation and Italian government to Italian emigrants and their descendants who have distinguished themselves abroad (2014)
Recognized by the Alumni Association of the City College of New York with John H. Finley Award in recognition of exemplary dedicated service to the City of New York. (2009)
Recipient of The Gielgud Award (Theatre) (2010)

Hall of Fame:

Inductee to the American Theater Hall of Fame (2015)

Honorary Doctorate:

Honorary doctorate from Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

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AMERICAN /SYRIAN DESCENT

Rashida Tlaib Wins Re-Election to U.S. House : November 04th, 2020

Rashida Hariri Tlaib (aka) Rashida Tlaib – Politician. Lawyer.

Rashida Tlaib wins re-election to the U.S. House in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District.

She is serving as U.S. Representative since 2019.

-First Woman of Palestinian descent in Congress

-First Muslim Woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature. One of the First two muslim women elected to Congress along with Ilhan Omar.

-Member, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) / First DSA member to serve Congress along with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Education:

-B.A (Political Science) – Wayne State University

-Juris Doctor – Western Michigan University Cooley law School (2014)

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pix: en.wikipedia.com / official congressional facebook page

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AMERICAN / PALESTINIAN / ARAB-AMERICAN

Najat Benchiba Savenius Named ‘UK Businesswoman of the Year’ : 2020

Dr. Najat Benchiba-Savenius was named by the British monthly magazine Women in Finance as the ‘Businesswoman for the year 2020’ in the SME category.

Najat Benchiba-Savenius – Founder of Consulting company – Gazelle Advisory Group.

Education:

Graduate – University of Oxford / Masters : Social Science in Applied Linguisitics / PhD – University of Oriental and African Studies, London

Others:

Member – Think Tank team ‘Oxford Strategic Consulting’

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UNITED KINGDOM / MOROCCO

Modar Alaoui – Founder and CEO – Eyeris Technolgies : USA

Modar Alaoui (aka) Modar JR Alaoui . Technology Entrepreneur. Public Speaker. Advisor.

Founder and CEO – Eyeris Technologies Inc., specialising in Computer Vision AI software for In-Cabin sensing and In-Vehicle scene.

Member-Advisor to Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF)

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AMERICAN / MOROCCAN-AMERICAN

Yasmine Al Massri . Hollywood & International Actress.

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

Peace Activists – Mother & Daughter – Fartuun Adan and Ilwan Elman Awarded the U.S. ‘2020 Aurora Prize’ and USD 1 Million : October 2020

Fartuun Adan and Ilwan Elman were awarded the ‘Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity 2020’ for their efforts to help former child soldiers in Somalia.

The prize includes an USD 1 million grant.

They also run the :

-Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, Somalia / – Sister Somali Project : Somalia’s first rape crisis center / – School for Girls ‘ Girls Leadership Academy’

-They also run a Program ‘Drop the Gun, pick up the pen’

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Fartuun Adan (right) and Ilwad Elman, the mother and daughter named winners of this year’s $1 million Aurora Prize for their efforts to help former child soldiers and others in their native Somalia.(Kris Connor/Getty Images) / npr.org

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CANADA / SOMALIA

First African Origin MP in New Zealand – Ibrahim Omer : October 2020

Ibrahim Omer elected Member of Parliament (MP) New Zealand from the Labour Party.

First elected at the 2020 New Zealand general elections

Awards / Honours:

Chairperson ‘Change Makers Resettlement Forum
Award – Absolutely, Positively Wellington, by Wellington City Council (2019)

Education : B.A. – Political Science, New Zealand (2016)

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NEW ZEALAND / ERITREA