Month: November 2020

CongressWoman Iman Jodeh – First Arab Woman to Win A Seat in Colorado State Legislature (US) – November 2020

Iman Mohamad Jodeh (aka) Iman Jodeh wins state house seat in Colorado by beating her Republican rival Robert Andrew.

-First Arab Muslim woman to win a seat in the Colorado State House Legislature representing the 41st District.

Activity, other:

  • Founder – Non-Profit : ‘Meet the Middle East’
  • Co-ordinator/ Community Activist : ‘Interfaith Alliance of Colorado’

Education:

  • Master’s – Public Policy, University of Colorado, Denver
  • B.A – Political Science

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Aurora neighborhood park on Oct. 22, 2020. (Eli Imadali, Special to The Colorado Sun) coloradosun.com

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AMERICAN – PALESTINIAN – ARAB AMERICAN

US Indiana Elect First Arab State Senator – Fady Qaddoura – November 2020

Fady Qaddoura won the membership of the Senate of Indiana, becoming the first Arab Muslim in the state legislature.

-Third Palestinian to win the US elections 2020 after defeating his rival John Ruckelchaus

Awards/Honours:

  • ’40 under 40 class of 2018 by Indiana Business Journal
  • IBJ 2018 ‘CFO of the Year’
  • AIM award for Excellence in Fiscal Management

www.fady4indiana.com

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pix: see.news

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AMERICAN / PALESTINIAN / ARAB AMERICAN

Nabil Nayal – Fashion Designer

Nabil El-Nayal (aka) Nabil Nayal. Fashion Designer.

Founder , ready-to-wear fashion brand ‘Nabil Nayal’

Education:

  • Ph.D : in Fashion, Manchester Metropolitan University, Fashion Institute
  • Masters – Royal College of Arts
  • B.A. (Hons) – Fashion, Manchester Metropolitan (2008)

Awards/ Honours :

  • Royal Society of Arts Award 2008
  • Graduate Fashion Week ‘Best Womenswear’ Award 2008
  • British Fashion Council MA Scholarship Award – for the Royal College of Arts 2008
  • Crown Paint 2009 (interior design competition)
  • Harrods Launches 2010
  • Fashion Fringe Semi-Finalist 2011
  • LVMH Prize shortlist 2015
  • LVMH Prize finalist 2017
  • BFC Fashion Trust Grant and Mentoring 2019

www.nabilnayal.com

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pix: buro247.me

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UNITED KINGDOM / SYRIAN / BRITISH ARAB

First Best Actor – Oscar Winner of Middle Eastern Descent – F Murray Abraham

Murray Abraham (aka) F Murray Abraham . Actor. Hollywood movies. Television. Theater and Stage Actor. Narrator.

F Murray Abraham. He later added an F to his stage name in honour of his father Fahrid ‘Fred’ Abraham.

Oscar Winner. Won an Oscar Award for his leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film ‘Amadeus’ (1984). He also won

Awards :

Theatre :-

  • Obie Award – Best Performance ‘Uncle Vanya ‘ 1984
  • Obie Award – Sustained Excellence of Performance ‘ The Merchant of Venice’ -2011

Film :

  • Academy Award – Best Actor – Amadeus (1985)
  • Golden Globe Award – Best Actor – Drama (1985)
  • LAFCA – Best Actor (1985)
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award – Best Actor (1985)
  • Albert Schweitzer Award – Classic Film Acting (1985)
  • Georgia Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble (2015)
  • Southern Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble (2015)
  • Central Ohio Film Critics Association – Best Ensemble (2015)
  • Detroit Film Critics Society – Best Ensemble (2015)

Honours :

  • Awarded the “Premio per gli Italiani nel Mondo“. This is a prize distributed by the Marzio Tremaglia foundation and Italian government to Italian emigrants and their descendants who have distinguished themselves abroad (2014)
  • Recognized by the Alumni Association of the City College of New York with John H. Finley Award in recognition of exemplary dedicated service to the City of New York. (2009)
  • Recipient of The Gielgud Award (Theatre) (2010)

Hall of Fame:

Inductee to the American Theater Hall of Fame (2015)

Honorary Doctorate:

Honorary doctorate  from Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

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pix: observer.com

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AMERICAN /SYRIAN DESCENT

Rashida Tlaib Wins Re-Election to U.S. House : November 04th, 2020

Rashida Hariri Tlaib (aka) Rashida Tlaib – Politician. Lawyer.

Rashida Tlaib wins re-election to the U.S. House in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District.

She is serving as U.S. Representative since 2019.

-First Woman of Palestinian descent in Congress

-First Muslim Woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature. One of the First two muslim women elected to Congress along with Ilhan Omar.

-Member, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) / First DSA member to serve Congress along with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Education:

-B.A (Political Science) – Wayne State University

-Juris Doctor – Western Michigan University Cooley law School (2014)

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pix: en.wikipedia.com / official congressional facebook page

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AMERICAN / PALESTINIAN / ARAB-AMERICAN

Oldest Professional Basketball Star Player – Moshsen Khalaf

Abdulmohsen Khalaf Al-Muwallad (aka) Mohsen Al-Muwallad (aka) Mohsen Khalaf was officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the ‘ oldest professional basketball player’.

Mohsen Khalaf was selected to play for the Saudi National Team in 1986 at the age of 20 and retired from the international games in 2005.

He played his first game for Ohod Club, Madinah in 1979. Played his final pro game on May 22nd, 2015 at 51 years, 335 days after spending 36 years with the Madinah based team.

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pix: arabnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Najat Benchiba Savenius Named ‘UK Businesswoman of the Year’ : 2020

Dr. Najat Benchiba-Savenius was named by the British monthly magazine Women in Finance as the ‘Businesswoman for the year 2020’ in the SME category.

Najat Benchiba-Savenius – Founder of Consulting company – Gazelle Advisory Group.

Education:

Graduate – University of Oxford / Masters : Social Science in Applied Linguisitics / PhD – University of Oriental and African Studies, London

Others:

Member – Think Tank team ‘Oxford Strategic Consulting’

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pic: maroc-diplomatique.net

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UNITED KINGDOM / MOROCCO

World Record Created for the ‘ Biggest Virtual Rock Concert in History’ by ‘Global Village’ – Dubai : 31st October, 2020

Global Village in Dubai, has created a world record for ‘ Most Videos in a Music Medley during ‘Global Gig’ the biggest rock concert in history.

Rockin’1000, said to be the ‘largest rock band on earth’ brought to-gether thousands of musicians from over 80 countries in the region and around the world.

Certified by Guinness World Records.

This World Record breaking event was in partnership with Arabian Radio Network (ARN), Emirates and the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

Global Village is celebrating its Silver Jubilee this year. It has set out on a 25 World Records Bids Journey this year.

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Dubai Global Village broke a new Guinness World Records title for the “most videos in a music medley video” during Friday night’s ‘Global Gig. Image Credit: / gulfnews.com

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DUBAI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

World’s First Airbus A330-800 Delivered to Kuwait Airways on October 29th, 2020

Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait took delivery of the world’s first Airbus A330-800 aircraft on October 29th, 2020.

The two aircraft the airline received are the first of eight scheduled to join the Kuwait Airways fleet, which will position it as the world’s largest operator of the type.

The Kuwait Airways aircraft A330-800 will acommodate 235 passenger, featuring 32 fully flat beds in Business Class and 203 spacious seats in Economy with a large capacity cargo hold.

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Kuwait Airways A330-800 lifting off on its delivery flight. (Photo: Airbus) / airlinegeeks.com

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KUWAIT