Morocco Wins Gold : 28th Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad : May 24th, 2021

For the second year in a row Morocco wins at the Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad held in Tunisia.

28th Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) hosted virtually in Tunisia on May 23-24. 

The PAMO the annual competition consists of two 4.5 hour rounds and participants must answer three questions per round. The event challenged students to answer advanced calculus and trigonometry questions.

Students from 14 countries including Angola, Botswana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Republic of the Congo, and Zimbabwe competed in the event.

Over 60 high school students representing their home countries attended the virtual event with Morocco’s El Ibbaoui Mohamed and Achak Abderrahmane coaching the team to victory.

The organization crowned Beni Mellal’s Aya Akargout the “Queen of African Mathematics 2021” after her gold medal win alongside Marrakech’s Youssef Bouhtouch. 

In addition, Morocco’s Mohammed Ayoub, Adam Kharraz, Hiba Benabou, and Asmae Hibat Allah won silver medals. 

All of the students are members of Morocco’s national mathematics team operating under the Ministry of Education.

source/content : www.moroccoworldnews.com

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Morocco’s winning team at the 28th Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad Photo credit: Tradition Marocaine Facebook

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MOROCCO

Arab Designer, Libyan Ibrahim Shebani

Ibrahim Shebani (Alshebani) . Fashion Designer

Founder of the ready-to-wear fashion label : ‘Born In Exile’ .

Ibrahim Shebani has set up an atelier near Bologna (Italy) and set up in Tunisia for manufacturing.

Awarded Designer of the Year ‘DOTM’ – by MAFT magazine.

Born in German, grew up mostly between Cairo and Libya. Lived in Paris for a year.

www.born-in-exile.com

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LIBYA

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

Essam Heggy – Space and Planetary Scientist at NASA

Dr Essam Heggy . Space and Planetary Scientist.

His main science interests in space and planetary geophysics covers Mars, the Moon, icy satellites and Near Earth Objects.

A member of the several NASA and ESA missions science teams including the MARSIS instrument aboard the Mars Express orbiter (2003-present), the Mini-SAR experiment aboard Chandrayaan-1, the Mini-RF experiment on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (2008-present), the CONSERT radar experiment on board the Rosetta mission (2004-2015) and the RIME experiment Onboard JUICE mission for Jupiter Icy Satellites .

Heggy is the Principal Investigator of the NASA Earth Venture Mission Concept OASIS that aims to characterize groundwater in Hyper-Arid Environments .

Heggy served as a panel member for several NASA programs including the Planetary Instrument Definition and Development program, Planetary Geology and Geophysics program, Mars Data Analysis program, Astrobiology program and the Educational and Public Outreach program.

He also edited a special JGR-planets volume on terrestrial and planetary radars. He is on the editing board of Geosciences and National Geography and co-chaired several sessions in American Geophysical Union and other international meetings on planetary radars.

Education:

  • Ph.D – Astronomy and Planetary Science – Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris (2002)

Award/ Honours :

  • JPL/NASA Mariner Award
  • Served as Egyptian President Advisor for Scientific Affairs (2013-2014)

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U.S.A / FRANCE / EGYPT / EGYPTIAN AMERICAN / ARAB AMERICAN

Farid Azakan – Leader of DENK , Dutch Political Party in Dutch House of Representatives : 2020

Farid Azarkan – Dutch politician serving as leader of the Denk party in the House of Representatives since 2020.

He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2017.

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DUTCH / MOROCCAN-DUTCH / ARAB EUROPEAN