Saba Anglana . Italian TV actress. International Singer.
Saba is an actress on Italian television. In a popular local TV series entitled La Squadra, she played a policewoman of dual Somali-Italian heritage.
Saba released her first studio album entitled Jidka: The Line, (2007) in which she mixes the traditional sounds of her native Somalia with contemporary Italian.
www.sabaanglana.com
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ITALIAN / SOMALI-ITALIAN
Zeena Zaki. Haute couture Fashion Designer. Entrepreneur. Own label ‘Julea Domani’.
Launched her first fashion atelier in Dubai, UAE in 2003. Zaki launched her first collection at the Dubai World Trade Center in 2006.
Zeena Zaki’s fashion house operates under the label “Julea Domani”
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark to Iraqi parents. Currently Dubai, UAE based.
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www.zeenazaki.com
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DANISH / IRAQI-DANISH
Majeda Khoury. Chef. Syrian Human rights and Feminist activist.
Syrian migrant, one of her early decisions in London was to join a refugee cooking group run by social enterprise Migrateful. It brings together Londoners and refugees to learn recipes and share a meal.
She gives one or two classes a week, teaching simple but beautiful meals that can be reproduced at home
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UNITED KINGDOM / SYRIAN-BRITISH
A young girl from Saudi Arabia has broken the Guinness World Record to become the globe’s youngest writer of a novel series.
Ritaj Alhazmi, 12, has published a series of three English-language novels, two of which came out before her last birthday.
She has been awarded for her Treasure of the Lost Sea series, which includes the novels Treasure of the Lost Sea, Portal of the Hidden World and Beyond the Future World.
In the third book, she explored the genre of science-fiction. “I introduce new creatures and robots. I also include travelling through worlds,’ she explains.
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SAUDI ARABIA
Hiba Mohamed Ph.D (aka) Hiba Salah-Eldin Mohamed
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum
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SUDAN
Hajar Mousannif Ph.D , Award winning Scientist. Educationist. Researcher
WomenTech Global Awards 2020 (Silicon Valley, California) awarded Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher Hajar Mousannif as the golden winner of the WomenTech Global AI Inclusion Award.
A researcher and lecturer in AI, professor of machine learning and big data analysis at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, the Moroccan expert conducted her latest research on wireless sensor networks and vehicle networks.
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www.mousannifhajar.com
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MOROCCO
Asil Attar. Global Fashion and Retail Industry Leader.
First Female CEO of Damas Jewellery (estb. 1907). Damas has a portfolio of over 40 international luxury brands and in-house brands. With 230 stores spread across GCC, it has secured a global trademark.
Asil Attar has worked with some of the world’s leading Department stores and most coveted Brands and Retail groups such as Harrods, Giorgio Armani Group, Coach, Karen Millen, Jigsaw and Majid Al Futtaim etc..
Asil was the CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Fashion, the licensee for Juicy Couture in the Middle East.
This has won her a number of accolades and recognition for her outstanding achievements.
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www.asilattar.com
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UNITED KINGDOM / IRAQI-BRITISH / EUROPEAN ARAB
Nourie Flayan. Artist. Illustrator. Story teller. Influencer.
First Middle Eastern Artist to collaborate with Gucci – Gucci Beauty
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LEBANON
Farida Zahran. Writer. Director
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www.faridazahran.com
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EGYPT
Ray Bassil (aka) Ray Jacques Bassil.
Won her first title at age 15, Female Arab Championship, Algiers.
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LEBANON