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AUC Celebrates Inauguration of its First Ever Arab President Ahmed Dallal : October 25th, 2021

The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrates the inauguration of Lebanese American scholar Ahmed Dallal as its first Arab president throughout its 102-year-long history.

The AUC named Dallal, a former provost at the American University in Beirut (AUB) and a professor at many universities in the US, as its 13th president.

Dallal is an engineer, a former dean of Georgetown University in Qatar, and also a prominent scholar of Islamic studies, with many publications in this field.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the AUB and his MA, MPhil, and PhD in Islamic studies from Columbia University.

He has written dozens of articles, book chapters, and publications, as well as several books.

Established in 1919, the AUC has been among the top-ranking universities in the Arab World, ranking first in Egypt and second in Africa, according to the 2020 QS World University Rankings.

source/content: english.ahram.org.eg

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*Ahmad Dallal, the AUC s 13 president (Photo courtesy of Georgetown University)*

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AMERICAN / LEBANON

Emi Mahmoud – UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

Emtithal ‘Emi’ Mahmoud. Poet. Activist. Author. Speaker. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.

June 2018 : UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, appointed the Sudanese-American slam poet Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud as a national Goodwill Ambassador (US).

Author: Book titled Sisters’ Entrance

www.emi-mahmoud.com

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AMERICAN / SUDAN

Hakim Alileche Wins Global Awards in Producing Organic Olive Oil – Dahbia, Algeria

Hakim Alileche. Algerian Organic Olive Oil Producer. Brand – Dahbia.

Hakim Alileche left a successful career in graphic design and moved to the Algerian countryside to produce organic olive oil that has won him international recognition.

The 48-year-old says he chose the Ain Oussera plateau for its cheap land and water supply.

“In Algeria, it’s a sacred tree.”

His oil won first prize at the Dubai Olive Oil Competition in the Extra Virgin Early Harvest category in February 2021 and in May he won silver at the Japan Olive Oil Prize.

He has labelled his oil Dahbia, the name of both his mother and his wife.

source/content: english.aawsat.com

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pix: bestoliveoilsorganic.com/pages/dahbia

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ALGERIA

Moroccan Swimmer Hassan Baraka Sets Guinness World Record

With a swimming time of 8 hours and 30 minutes, Baraka secured a Guinness record for setting the “fastest time to swim the length of the Aqaba Gulf.”

Moroccan swimmer Hassan Baraka has set a Guinness World Record for being the first person in the world to swim across the Gulf of Aqaba, northeastern arm of the Red Sea between Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula.

source/content: moroccoworldnews.com

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MOROCCO

Morocco Wins 16 Medals, Ranks 5th in Mediterranean Karate Championship

Morocco competed in both the event’s Kumite and Kata categories with 25 athletes.

The competition took place in the Cypriot city of Limassol and finished on Sunday 24 October, with Morocco winning 16 medals.

Morocco also won 8 medals on the second day of competition, including four bronze, three silver, and one gold medal won by Abdelali Jina in the under 60 kg category.

The North African kingdom also won an additional 8 medals on Saturday, five bronze, four silver, and two gold.

The two gold medals went to Douae El Machouat in the female category under 54kg, and Wadie Sassioui in the male Junior Kumite category under 76kg.

The four silver medals went to Othmane Chetoui in kumite under +70 kg, Sanae Agalmam in kata, Bilal Benkacem, and Oussama Edari. As for the bronze medals, they were notably obtained by Samir Sadini (-52 kg) and Wail Soultani (-57 kg) in the cadets category as well as Aya Ouahra (+59 kg) in the junior category.

Egypt was this year’s runner-up in the competition; the country won 60 medals this year, placing it ahead of Italy with 15 medals, then Greece with 25 medals.

Morocco previously won the 2020 title of African champion in Karate , repeating its 2019 achievement. The Moroccan Karate team had dominated in all categories, winning 37 medals, including 15 gold, 13 silver, and 9 bronze.

source/content: moroccoworldnews.com

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MOROCCO

Egypt :Nearly 100 Women Sworn in as Judges in Egypt Judicial Body : October 2021

Nearly 100 women Tuesday became the first female judges to join Egypt’s State Council, one of the country’s main judicial bodies.

The 98 women were sworn in before the council’s chief judge, Mohammed Hossam el-Din, in a celebratory event in Cairo.

The swearing-in came months after President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi asked for women to join the State Council and the Public Prosecution, the two judicial bodies that until recently were exclusively male.

Established in 1946, the State Council is an independent judicial body that mainly handles administrative disputes, disciplinary cases and appeals. It also reviews draft laws, decisions and contracts to which the government or a government-run body is a party.

source/content: english.ahram.org.eg

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EGYPT

Winners of Egypt’s 1st Female Entrepreneurs Hackathon by ITIDA, Intel : October 28th, 2021

The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC), an affiliate of Egypt’s Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), announced Thursday the winning teams of the first hackathon for women in Egypt “She Hackathon”, organized in collaboration with Intel, and Digital Egypt Innovation Hubs (Creativa).

“She Hackathon” is the first hackathon for women entrepreneurs in Egypt that aims to empower women by addressing the challenges they face in establishing their companies and businesses.

The first prize was awarded to a team of three young women from Aswan governorate, for a mobile application developed to aid in combating harassment and violence against women, through features of voice distress calls and messages, sharing location, classification of places, according to the degree of safety, in addition to providing psychological support.

The second prize was awarded to “Trisomy” from Ismailia governorate, for a free mobile application to achieve effective communication between parents of children with Down syndrome and help them connect with doctors, nurses, and psychologists in their vicinity.

The third prize was awarded to “Fem Scan” from Mansoura governorate, for presenting an idea and a prototype of an application and a system that helps reduce misdiagnosis and the time it takes to perform X-rays, especially in women’s breast cancer screening cases.

source/content: egypttoday.com

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EGYPT

Nadifa Mohamed , First Somali to be short-listed for Booker Prize : October 2021

Nadifa Mohamed , FRSL. (aka) Nadifa Maxamed .Somali British Novelist.

Nadifa Mohamed became the first Somali person to be short-listed for the Booker Prize with new novel, The Fortune Men.

Almost two decades ago, Somali-British author Nadifa Mohamed was interning for a film company in London when she came across the story of a Somali seaman named Mahmood Mattan from Cardiff’s port community of Tiger Bay.

She didn’t know at the time, the discovery would lead her to write what’s now become the first novel written by a Somali person to be short-listed for the Booker Prize.

source/content: abc.net.au

Other Books/Novels:

Black Mamba Boy (2010)
The Orchard of Lost Souls (2014)
The Fortune Men

Awards:

Betty Trask Award (2010)
Somerset Maugham Award (2014)
Prix Albert Bernard (2016) etc..

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Nadifa Mohamed is the first Somali author to be short-listed for the Booker Prize for her novel The Fortune Men.(Supplied: Nadifa Mohamed) / abc.net.au

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BRITISH / SOMALI

Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah Wins Morocco Desert Rally and Leads Cross Country World Cup : October 2021

Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah.

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah won the 21st edition of the Moroccan Desert Rally, the fourth round of the 2021 World Cup for Cross Country Rallies, which lasted for seven days amid the participation of the most prominent rally drivers, and topped the general ranking of the world championship.

The coronation of Al Attiyah and his navigator French Mathieu Baumel in a Toyota Hilux, came after taking first place in the general standings at the end of the five stages with a total time of 15.52.10 hours, 15.58 minutes behind of his nearest competitor, the Saudi driver Yazid Al Rajhi, accompanied by his British navigator Michael Oro in a Toyota Hilux, who came second with a total time of 16.08.08 hours, while Argentine driver Lucio Alvarez, accompanied by his Spanish navigator Armand Monleon in a Toyota Hilux, came third with a total time of 17.03.02 hours.

The title is the sixth for the Qatari rider in the Morocco Rally after 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, topping the general standings of the World Cup for Cross Country Rally Championship, before competing in the last two rounds, the Emirates Challenge Rally and the Hail Rally in Saudi Arabia during the coming months of November and December respectively.

source/content: iloveqatar.net

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QATAR

Moroccan-Spanish Sarah Loinaz Crowned Miss Universe Spain 2021 : October 16th, 2021

Sarah Loinaz. Model. Beauty Queen.

Moroccan-Spanish model Sarah Loinaz was crowned Miss Universe Spain 2021 at the Los Olivos Beach Resort in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Canary Islands, on October 16.

The gala was hosted by Sofia del Prado, the former crowned Miss Universe Spain in 2017, and finalist of Miss Universe 2017.

Sarah Loinaz will compete at the Miss Universe 2021 pageant, which will be held in Israel, in December 2021.

The Moroccan-Spanish model made her runway debut for a fashion show for VIDDA in April 2019 in Las Palmas, Spain.

In 2017, she represented Spain at the Miss Universe Spain 2017 competition where she placed second behind model Sofia del Prado.

source/content: moroccoworldnews.com

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SPAIN / MOROCCO