Hannibal Mejbri, Professional Footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Tunisia national team.
The 18-year-old midfielder has picked up the Denzil Haroun trophy at the Aon Training Complex after being a key part of Neil Wood’s youthful side in Premier League 2.
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FRANCE / TUNISIA
Leila Ben Youssef (aka) Leila Maryam Ben Youssef. Track Athlete. Pole Vault.
Currently: Dr. Leila M. Ben-Youssef, MD – Emergency Medicine
Awards / Honours:
Education :
Grand daughter of Tunisian Politician Salah Ben Youssef
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AMERICAN / TUNISIAN / AMERICAN-TUNISIAN
December 18th. Since 2012. When the UN decided to adopt it as its 6th official language.
The Arabic language is a pillar of the cultural diversity of humanity.
It is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, used daily by more than 290 million people.
World Arabic Language Day is celebrated every year on 18 December since 2012.
The date coincides with the day in 1973 that the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted Arabic as the sixth official language of the Organization.
“Arabic is a bridge between cultures and across borders – a true language of diversity. (…) on this international day, UNESCO will celebrate and explore the role of Arabic language academies. Not only do these institutions preserve, enrich and enhance the Arabic language, they also help monitor its use in conveying accurate information in the context of global current events.”
— Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO
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The poster for World Arabic Language Day is an artwork of the Tunisian calligrapher Karim Jabbari which illustrates the following piece of poetry
“He who imbued languages with the highest qualities
Bequeathed to Arabic the secret of beauty“
— Ahmed Chawqi
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source: all text and images from en.unesco.org
Emel Mathlouthi (aka) Emel . Singer. Songwriter. Music Producer.
On October 23, Tunisian-born/New York-based experimental singer Emel released‘The Tunis Diaries’ .
A double EP that features a collection of newly recorded reworks from Emel’s catalog (‘Day’), paired with an eclectic selection of covers (‘Night’).
Equipped with only a laptop, tape recorder, and a classical guitar she crowdsourced from a local fan via Facebook, Emel created ‘The Tunis Diaries’ entirely in Tunis after she was unexpectedly quarantined in her childhood home this Spring.
www.emelmathlouthi.com
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TUNISIA / New York, U.S.A.
Dorsaf Ganouti . Football Referee.
Dorsaf Ganouti became the first woman to make history in Tunisia by refereeing a top division men’s Tunisian league match in the city of Radee.
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TUNISIA
Ons Jabeur. Female Tennis Professional.
Ons Jabeur is expected to climb to 30th rank in the International Womens’ Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
She has won 11 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women’s Circuit.
-Arab Woman of the Year in Sports (2019)
-First Arab Player to win a Junior Grand Slam Singles title
-First Arab Woman to reach quarter finals of a Grand Slam Tournament at the 2020 Australian Open
-Highest ranked Arab Player in WTA history
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Tunisia