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Saudi Arabia Wins Presidency of Arab League’s – ALECSO’s Executive Council & Hani Al-Muqbel Elected as its President : July 2021

Saudi Arabia has won the presidency of the executive council of the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (ALECSO).

Saudi representative and member of ALECSO’s executive council Hani Al-Muqbel on Thursday was elected president of the council from 2021 through 2023, winning a majority of the vote and the participation of 21 Arab countries.

Al-Muqbel has over 18 years of work experience. He graduated from Harvard Business School after completing several executive training programs, including the executive program in developing leaderships, and other programs specialized in the strategic leadership, negotiation, board of directors’ governance, building strategic partnerships, design thinking and business growth from Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and business schools in Stanford, Columbia, INSEAD, and the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

source/content: www.arabnews.com

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Saudi representative and member of ALECSO’s executive council Hani Al-Muqbel. (Supplied) / pix: arabnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Emirati Actress Mahira Abdel Aziz in Netflix’s 3-Season series ‘The Platform’ : 2021

Mahira Abdel Aziz. TV Host. Broadcaster. Actor

Currently performing her first acting role in UAE-made Netflix’s thriller ‘Platform’

Emirati actor Mahira Abdel Aziz plays Sheikha.

She co-stars with high-profile names including Maxim Khalil, Abdulmohsen AlNemr, Salloum Haddad, Muna Wassef, Khaled Al-Qish and Leen Gherra.

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

History Made. Ons Jabeur became First Arab Woman to Win a WTA Title : June 20th, 2021

Ons Jabeur makes history. Professional Tennis Player.

Ons Jabeur, the Tunisian 26-year-old became the first Arab woman to win a WTA title defeating Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 6-4 to win the 2021 Viking Classic Birmingham.

Jabeur has crossed Selima Sfar’s career high of No.75 to become the highest-ranked Arab Woman ever.

Few other Records :

First Arab Girl to win a Junior Slam title, Roland Garros, 2011
First Arab to win any Junior Grand title since 1964
First Arab Woman to make a WTA final, Moscow, 2016
etc…

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pix: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ – si.robi

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TUNISIA

Obituary – Iraqi Poet Lamia Abbas Amara : June 18th, 2021

Lamai Abbas Amara. Arabic Poetess. Writer. Columnist. Cultural Ambassador.

Published her first poem when she was thirteen (13).

Popular Poems:

The Empty Corner – 1960
I Am Iraqi –
They Call Him Love – 1972
Had The Fortune Teller Told Me – 1980’s
etc..

Posts held:

Member, Board of Directors, Iraqi Writers Association – 1963-1975
Deputy to the Iraqi Representative for UNESCO in Paris – 1973-1975
Director of Culture, Arts – University of Technology, Baghdad – 1974

Laid to rest in California, US – June 18th, 2021

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AMERICAN / IRAQI

‘Emirati Day on December 02nd’ Declared by New York State, USA : 2021

New York state has named December 2, 2021, Emirati Day in recognition of the country’s golden jubilee.

Adopted on June 2, Senate Resolution No 980 stated that “this legislative body declares December 2, 2021, as Emirati Day in New York state.”

Dubai-born New York state senator Kevin Thomas put forward the resolution.

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Abdalla Shaheen, consul general of the UAE in New York, with New York state senator Kevin Thomas. Kevin Thomas’s Instagram / pix: thenationalnews.com

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

Zeena Zaki – Haute couture Fashion Designer

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.

Awards:

2009 Best Female Designer for Pret a Porter Award at Dubai Fashion Week

www.zeenazaki.com

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DANISH / IRAQI-DANISH

Farida Zahran: US based, Award-Winning Egyptian Filmmaker

Farida Zahran. Writer. Director

Festivals & Awards:

SXSW 2019 (World Premiere), Palm Springs ShortFest 2019, HollyShorts 2019, Hamptons 2019, Ajyal Film Festival 2019
Winner of Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under at Palm Springs International ShortFest (Oscar-qualifying), IFP Student Film Showcase
NYU 2021 Purple List for her screenplay The Leftover Ladies
Vimeo Staff Pick for Youth, she is no stranger to the film and TV industry.

Education:

Bachelors Degree – NorthWestern University, Doha, Qatar
MFA – Film. NYU Tisch School of Arts

www.faridazahran.com

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EGYPT

Global Village Dubai Breaks its 25th Guinness World Record – ‘Highest Altitude Fireworks’ : May 2021

Global Village teamed up with Skydive Dubai to break a new Guinness World Record title, with 20 skydivers jumping from an altitude of more than 4,570 metres, lighting the skies with 78 fireworks, representative of the 78 cultures that were present at Global Village during its 25th season.

Visitors were treated to a rare and spectacular showcase, as the venue celebrated its silver jubilee season finale.

The initiative was in line with Global Village’s aim to break 25 Guinness World Records over the course of its 25th season, which ran from October 25 to May 2.

The stunt broke the Guinness World Record title for “highest altitude fireworks display”.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Lebanon’s Ray Bassil – World Class Medal Winning, Trap Shooter

Ray Bassil (aka) Ray Jacques Bassil.

Won her first title at age 15, Female Arab Championship, Algiers.

First and only woman ever to represent the Arab countries in Trap Shooting at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016
First Arab Woman to compete in 2 Olympics games and win 3 consecutive world cup medals
Twice represented Lebanon at Olympic games (2012, 2016)

Other Honours:

UNDP – Youth and Gender Goodwill Ambassador

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LEBANON

Sarah Gamal: First Arab Woman Basketball Referee at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Hijab-wearing referee to become first Arab and African woman to officiate 3×3 games at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Both the 32-year-old and 3×3 will make their debuts at the Olympic Games with Gamal becoming the first Arab and African woman to officiate a 3×3 basketball game at the Olympics.

The Egyptian proudly wears a black hijab and is the first hijab-wearing basketball referee for FIBA at an international level.

The headscarf worn by many Muslim women is allowed to be worn by players under certain conditions since FIBA changed its rules in 2017.

Gamal will follow in the footsteps of Moroccan referee Chahinaz Boussetta as a fellow Arab, who refereed five-on-five basketball at Rio 2016.

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EGYPT