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Omani Author Jokha Alharthi became the first Arab Woman Arabic language novelist to win Man Booker International Prize 2019 for the novel ‘Celestial Bodies’.
The award also carries a cash prize of GBP 50,000 (USD 64,000).
The novel ‘ Sayyidat el-Qamar ‘ published in Arabic was translated into English by US academic, now UK based translator Marilyn Booth who teaches Arabic literature at Oxford University. Celestial Bodies was published by Sandstone Press, Scotland.
Dr. Jokha Alharthi studied Arabic poetry and did her Ph.D in Classical Arabic literature in Edinburgh and is now a Professor teaching at the Sultan Al Qaboos University, Muscat.
Alharthi has published three collections of short stories, three children’s books, and three novels (Manamat, Sayyidat el-Qamar and Narinjah)
Winner of the Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature, for her novel Narinjah (Bitter Orange) in 2016.
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Omani author Jokha Al Harthi wins the Man Booker International Prize for 2019 / bbc.com //AFP
Moroccan racing driving driver Mehdi Bennani won the TCR Europe series after a strong performance in the 2020 season.
Bennani finished second in the race which took place this weekend at Circuito del Jarama, in San Sebastián de los Reyes, north of Madrid.
The Moroccan driver (Audi RS 3 LMS TCR – Comtoyou Racing) secured the title with 285 points, ahead of French John Filippi, who finished second with 257.
Bennani debuted his career in 2009 in Shanghai WTCC 2014. He became the first Moroccan driver to win a world championship race organized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA).’
The UAE flag, measured an 490 square metres, was constructed outside Dubai Police, Al Wasl, behind City Walk.
The occasion organized by nefsy has raised funds to buy food boxes to feed 49,000 families in need, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
49,000 food boxes made up of essential items including rice, wheat, oil, sugar, salt, water and also sanitiser, are now being distributed by Emirates Red Crescent – and will feed more than 250,000 individuals for more than 10 days.
The challenge was launched in celebration of the UAE’s 49th National Day to celebrate the spirit of the UAE, but to also help combat world hunger, nefsy’s primary aim. .
The Guinness World Records title awarded to nefsy – of the Largest greetings card mosaic (flag) made from folded, greetings cards is a representation of the UAE flag and a celebration of this significant achievement – as well as the first and biggest flag of a good cause.
Asim Gorashi . Singer, Classical Violinist, Musician, Multi-Instrumentalist, Whistler and Music Teacher.
First Sudanese musician to play the violin and sing at the same time.
World Whistling Champion – 36th International Whistlers Convention, North Carolina (2009) – after whistling the second movement for Mozart’s famous Eine klein Nachtmusik.
Education:
Bachelors Degree (Music) – The High Institute of Music and Drama, University of Sudan (2004)
Soufiane El Bakkali’s win at the 14th International Marseille Athletics meeting in France, comes less than a month after breaking the fastest world time for 2020 in the 3,000 meters steeplechase.
The door of the Holy Kaaba was designed by Syrian Engineer Muneer Sarri Al-Jundi last in 1399 AH (1978). The door was commissioned by King Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz.
The entrance of the Holy Kaaba is made of 280 kg of pure gold.
The door is 3 metres in height, 2 metres in width and half metre in depth. It consists of 2 rudders and a 10cm base made of Thailands’, Macca Moon Wood.
It was made in the factory of the famous goldsmiths the Badr family of Mecca – Sheikh Al-Sagha, Sheikh Mahmoud Badr.
The lines engraved on the door were made by Syed Abdul Rahim Bukhari.
Engineer Muneer Sarri Al-Jundi had the honour of having his name inscribed on the door of the Holy Kaaba.
Muneer Al-Jundi died on December 16th, 2020 (Wednesday – Jumada Al-Awal 04, 1442 AH).
Full STEAM Ahead — an education project developed in response to COVID-19 by the Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — took top honors at the 2020 Reimagine Education Awards in the category for innovation in kindergarten–grade 12 (K–12) education.
J-WEL was co-founded by MIT and Community Jameel, an international organization tackling some of the world’s most urgent challenges, using a pioneering approach grounded in evidence, science, data and technology.
Dubai Globe Soccer Awards – special edition, highlighting 2020’s top talent honouring legendary players, clubs and agents from the past 20 years.
For the first time, 4 of the awards considered the performance by the nominees between 2001 and 2020 in a unique series that celebrated the Best of the Century.
The Dubai Globe Soccer Awards special edition event was held in partnership with Dubai Sports Council on Sunday 27th of December 2020 in the exclusive Armani hotel, located in the Iconic Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower against the backdrop of Dubai.
Main categories presented were :
Player of the Year : Robert Lewandowski
Club of the Year : Bayern Munich
Coach of the Year : Hans-Dieter Flick
Player of the Century 2001-2020 : Christiano Ronaldo
Club of the Century 2001-2020 : Real Madrid
Coach of the Century 2001-2020 : Joseph Pep Guardiola
Agent of the Century 2001-2020 : ‘Super Agent’ Jorge Mendes
Player Career Award : Gerard Pique and Iker Casillas
Top Title Winners in the Middle East : Al Ahly, Egypt
A video tribute was also paid to two legends of football who passed away recently, Argentina’s 1986 World Cup hero Diego Maradona and Paolo Rossi, whose six goals helped Italy win the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
The event was broadcast live via satellite and live streaming all over the world.
