Ibrahim Omer elected Member of Parliament (MP) New Zealand from the Labour Party.
First elected at the 2020 New Zealand general elections
Awards / Honours:
Education : B.A. – Political Science, New Zealand (2016)
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NEW ZEALAND / ERITREA
Kamal Oudrhiri . Scientist. Physicist.
Kamal Oudrhiri led a successful discovery mission by the American Space Agency (NASA) achieving a breakthrough in the field of Quantum Physics.
The mission was achieved by the participation of two astronauts Christina Koch, Jessica Meir and three Nobel prize winners.
The achievement took place at eh ‘Cold Atom Lab’ on the International Space Station (ISS) which NASA had installed in 2018.
Kamal Oudrhiri has worked on missions related to Mars exploration vehicles including ‘Curiosity’, ‘Rovers’, ‘Spirit’, ‘Opportunity’ as well as ‘Cassini’ for Saturn, ‘Grail’ for the Moon and ‘Juno’ for Jupiter.
Assignments:
-Mission Manager – Cold Laboratory / -The Group Supervisor – Planetary Radar & Radio Sciences Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Honours:
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U.S.A / MOROCCO
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
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
Rami Malek (aka) Rami Said Malek. Actor and Producer. Philanthropy.
Awards/ Honours:
-First Actor of Egyptian heritage to wn an ‘Academy Award’ for Best Actor.
-Named as ‘one of the 100 most influential people in the world TIME magazine (2019)
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AMERICAN / EGYPT
Darin Hachem – Fashion Designer
Co-Founder – ‘Darin Hachem’ label . Milan, Italy. Alongwith Mexican Fernando Gallardo.
Education:
-Central Saint Martins, London
-Masters Degree in Fashion Design, Womens Wear – Instituto Marangoni, Italy
www.darinhachem.com
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LEBANESE
Rahaf Khatib – Marathoner. Stay-at-home mom.
11 x marathon / 2 x half marathon runner / 2 x sprint triathlete.
Prominently featured on the front cover of a fitness, nutrition and lifestyle magazine in the U.S. – ‘ Women’s Running ‘ Magazine – October 2016 issue.
First Syrian to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors
Co-creator : the Adidas Hijab
Founder: www.runlikeahijabi.com
Instagram @runlikeahijabi / Blog: runlikeahijabi.wordpress.com
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AMERICAN / SYRIAN-AMERICAN/ ARAB AMERICAN
Waad Al-Kateab. Journalist. Filmmaker. Activist
Named as one of the Top 100 Influential People in 2020 by TIME magazine (September 2020)
Award winning Syrian Director of the film ‘For Sama’ .
-The most nominated documentary in the history of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
-Golden Eye Award, Cannes Film Festival / Grand Jury Award, SXSW / Special Jury Prize, Canadian Hot Docs International Film Festival / Oeil d’Or Prize, Cannes Film Festival (May 25, 2019)
Other Awards:
-International Emmy for Reporting – for the covering the Siege of Aleppo . The First Syrian to win in this category.
Presently: Reporter for Channel 4 News, UK
Other Documentary:
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UNITED KINGDOM / SYRIA
Anais Mali (aka) Anais Mokngar Mali . French supermodel and Fashion Designer.
Launched her own label ‘Anais Bodysuits’ in collaboration with Urivaldo Lopes
Modelling:
Walked on runaways for : Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (2011) / Catherine Maladrino, Cynthia Steffe, Rachel Roy, Marc Jacobs, Derek Lam, Cynthia Lam, Carolina Herrera (2010) / Sophie Theallet, Betsy Johnson, Shiatzy Chen, Vivienne Westwood (2009) etc..
-Became the Face of Dolce & Gabbana Cosmetics
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FRANCE / CHAD
Sofia Boutella – Actress. Model. Dancer.
Actor:
-2019 – Amazon Prime’s Modern Love (season 1, edition 5) / 2018 – Roles in the movies Climax, Fahrenheit 451 / 2017 – Roles in Atomic Blonde, The Mummy / 2016 – Roles in Star Trek Beyond, as alien warrior Jaylah / 2015 – Kingsman: The Secret Service // 2015 – Lead character Eva in the film Street Dance 2 etc….
Music Videos:
Performed in more than 20 leading world acclaimed music videos with icons of the music industry. Worked with Michael Jackson, Rihanna. Toured with Madonna.
Modelling:
Appeared in Nike Women’s advertising campaign amongst others.
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FRANCE / ALGERIAN-FRENCH