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Ramla Ali – First British Female Muslim Boxing Champion

Ramla Ali (aka) Ramla Said Ahmed Ali

Somali-British. English Professional Boxer, Model, Author and Racial Equality Activist.

First/s :

First Muslim Woman Boxer to win English National Titles in 2016
Somalia’s First ever Boxing Representative for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
First Female Somali Boxer in history to compete professionally
First male or female to win the African Boxing Title and International Gold medals whilst representing Somalia
First Boxer in history to have represented Somalia in Women’s World Championships, New Delhi, India

Winner : a few listed below :

As an amateur – Won Novice National Championship, England (2015)
England Boxing Elite Championship (2016)
African Zone Featherweight Title (2019)
etc..

Social Activist:

Launched a club ‘ The Sister’s Club’, UK (2018)

Model:

Front covers of British Vogue, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Guardian Observer, Wonderland, ELLE, The Square Mile, The Week, Swiss Style, Puss Puss Magazine etc..

Brand Ambassador:

Pantene nominated her as its newest Ambassador and Face of their Hair Care Brand (2019)

Book:

‘Not Without A Fight’

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UNITED KINGDOM / SOMALIAN-BRITISH

UNESCO Competion to Rebuild Iraq’s Al-Nouri Mosque, Mosul – Won by Egyptian Architectural Design : April 2021

The “Courtyards Dialogue” design submitted by eight Egyptian architects has won the UNESCO competition to rebuild the historic Al-Nouri mosque complex mostly destroyed in Iraqi Mosul.

The Egyptian design was selected by an international jury from among 123 entries in the global competition as part of the UNESCO’s project to rehabilitate the ancient city of Mosul, the UN wrote on its website.

The winners of the competition are Salah El Din Hareedy, Khaled El-Deeb, Sherif Ebrahim, Tarek Ali Mohamed, Noha Ryan, Hager Abdel Ghani, Mahmoud Saad Gamal and Yousra El-Baha, the UN said.

Winners at the competition, the Egyptian team, has been awarded the contract for the complex as well as $50,000 prize.

source/content : egypttoday.com

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EGYPT

Naima Lamcharki Wins Best Actress at Malmo International Arab Film Fest : April 2021

Moroccan actress Naima Lamcharki won the best actress award at Sweden’s 11th annual Malmo International Arab Film Festival (MAFF).

In the film “L’Automne des Pommiers” (Autumn of the Apple Trees), directed by Moroccan director Mohamed Mouftakir, Lamcharki plays the role of a wisdom-filled grandmother, filling a crucial role in the film’s unique dynamic.

Along with the Malmo International Arab Film Festival, the film won awards at the Moroccan Film Festival of Tangier. Namely, the prize for the Best Picture 2020, the Critics Prize 2020, and the Prize for the Federation of Cineclubs 2020.

Naima Lamcharki has accomplished many other great feats throughout her career as an actress. Starring in films like The Garden of Eden (1998) and Bad Faith (2006), her career in the international film industry dates back to 1958.

Two years ago, Moroccan actress Fatima Atif won the best actress award at the ninth edition of the Malmo Arab Film Festival for her role in the film “The Healer”, where the director was Moroccan.

source/content: www.moroccoworldnews.com

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MOROCCO

UAE’s First ever Female Astronaut, Noura Al-Matroushi : April 2021

A woman has made history in the United Arab Emirates as the country’s first female astronaut.

Noura Al-Matrooshi is one of two new astronauts in the UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid (MBR) Space Centre astronaut program, UAE vice president and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced on Twitter .

She was chosen with Mohammed Al-Mulla, two of over 4,000 candidates who applied to the program, Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai, said.

In 2019, Maj. Hazzaa al-Mansoori became the UAE’s first astronaut in space, spending an eight-day mission aboard the International Space Station.

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UAE’s first female astronaut Noura al-Matroushi. | Photo Credit: Twitter@MBRSpaceCentre

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

Samira Ghannoum – First Winner of Arab Descent in ‘Bake Off Brasil’ Competition, Sao Paulo

Samira Ghannoum – First Muslim woman of Arab descent to have won this competition

A Lebanese Brazilian Muslim woman who won the first series of Bake Off Brasil in 2015 is now a well-known figure all over the country. Samira Ghannoum won the competition over 13 weeks watched by millions in 20 countries across Latin America.

As a winner of Bake Off Brasil, she published her first cookbook in partnership with the programme.

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Samira Ghannoum on the set of “Bake Off Brazil” [Middle East Monitor] / pix: middleeastmonitor.com

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BRAZIL / LEBANESE BRAZILIAN / SOUTH AMERICAN ARAB

Lyna Khoudri – Award Winning Actress

Lyna Khoudri. Film and Television Actor.

Awards:

Orizzonti Award for Best Actress, 74th Venice International Film Festival
Cesar Award – Most Promising Actress (2020) for her role in Papicha

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FRANCE / FRENCH-ALGERIAN

bt100 Awards 2021, Egypt : March 30th, 2021

Celebrating Business and Economic triumphs : BT100 Awards “A Year of Inspiration” held on March 30th, 2021

BT100 Awards were given away honoring the effectiveness and triumphs of Egypt’s major economic entities and business organizations that have succeeded in achieving positive outcomes and growth despite the on-going pandemic.

It also honors the efforts of companies and individuals that have influenced the business community and economy, highlighting their achievements and efforts.

List of Awardees:

(Late) Eng. Mohamed Farid Khamis – Chairman, Oriental Weavers
(Late) Hussein Sabour – Civil Engineer and Architect – Founder of several Real Estate and Development companies

Ministers:

Dr Khaled El-Enany – Minister for Tourism and Antiquities
Dr Ali El-Moselhy – Minister of Supply and Internal Trade
Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar – Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Dr Mohamed Maeet – Minister of Finance
Dr Rania El-Mashat – Minister of International Co-Operation
Nevine Gamea – Minister of Trade and Industry
Dr Nevine Kabbage – Minister of Social Solidarity

Dr Maya Morsy – President – National Council for Women
Yehya Zaki – Chairman – Suez Canal Economic Zone
Ayman Soliman – Chief Executive Officer – Sovereign Fund of Egypt (SWE)
Mohamed Abdel Wahab – Executive Director – General Authority of Investment and Free Zones (GAFI)
Mohamed Omran – Head – Financial Regulatory Authority

Business & Economic Institutions:

ACG-ITF
Beltone Holdings
Benya Group
Cairo Festival City Mall
Castle Development
City Edge Developments
e-Finance Company
Housing and Development Bank
Hyde Park
Inertia
Marselia Group
Mountain View
ORA Development
Orientals for Urban Development (OUD)
Sky Ad Developments
Talaat Mostafa Group
Tatweer Misr

Mobile Operators :

Etisalat Misr
Orange Egypt
Telecom Egypt
Vodafone Egypt

Other Business & Economic Institutions:

CashCall
DHL Express Egypt
Eastern Company
Egyptian Refining Company
El-Sallab Group
GLC Paints
Mansour Automotive Group
Mojoe Food Industries
MRSOOL
Nestle Egypt
Pepsico Egypt
Pharco Parmaceuticals
Philip Morris Egypt
Shell Egypt
Siemens Energy Egypt
SISCO Egypt
Souq.com
etc…

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EGYPT

Tawhida Ben Cheikh: Tunisia’s First Female Physician

Tawhida Ben Cheikh. Medical Doctor. Gynaecologist. Feminist. Editor

Google dedicates doodle to Tunisia’s first female physician

First/s:

First Female Tunisian to graduate from Secondary School in 1928
First Female Tunisian Physician. Graduated from Paris.
Founder and First editor of ‘Leila’. Tunisia’s first French language women’s magazine
World’s First-ever banknote to feature a female doctor ’10 Dinar note in 2020 – Dr Tawhida Ben Cheikh

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Tawhida Ben Cheikh was a pioneer in women’s medicine, in particular contraception and abortion access. Image Credit: Google doodle

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TUNISIA

Samia Hassan – First Female President of Tanzania : March 2021

Samia Suluhu Hassan (aka) Samia Hassan makes history by becoming the First Female President of Tanzania and the country’s 6th President.

Former First Female Vice President of Tanzania
Minister of Union Affairs 92014)
Minister of Trade & Tourism (2000)

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TANZANIA

Zeina Barhoum, Arab Soprano to perform at Palestine Museum US on March 21st, 2020

Zeina Barhoum – Arabic Soprana. Classically trained Soprano. Opera singer.

Jordanian opera singer Zeina Barhoum is set to perform at the Palestine Museum US on March 21, organizers announced. The renowned singer will virtually perform in Arabic and other languages, including the songs “Sanarjeo Yawman,” “Jerusalem, Flower of Cities,” “O mio babbino caro” and several others according to reports in ArabNews.com

Founder :

Founder of Alcántara Music and Art series
Amman Opera Festival (AOF). First Opera Festival in the Arab World launched in 2017. Under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein, Jordanian soprano Zeina Barhoum launched the first opera festival in the Arab world, the Amman Opera Festival (AOF), with the full operatic production of Verdi’s La Traviata at the 2000-year old Roman Amphitheater in July 2017, alongside over 150 International musicians and dancers from more than 10 countries.

Awards / Honour:

Best Soloist Award, The Eisteddfod competition
Award at the 2nd Taras Shevchenko International Singing Competition, where she sang Taras Shevchenko’s popular folk song The Mighty Dnieper Roars and Bellows in Arabic and Ukrainian for the first time
Appointed by the United Nations World Food Programmed (WFP) as its advocate and humanitarian voice (May 2020)

Education:

Bsc – Visual Communication, American University of Sharjah

website : www.zeinabarhoum.com

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JORDAN