Month: February 2021

A New Museum Dedicated to the Life of the Prophet (pbuh) inaugrated : February 02nd, 2021

The opening ceremony of the International Exhibition and Museum of the Life of the Prophet and Islamic Civilization took place in Madinah on February 02nd.

The International Exhibition and Museum of the Life of the Prophet and Islamic Civilization was launched under the supervision of the Muslim World League (MWL) and is the first in a series of Islamic museums scheduled to be constructed around the world under the organization’s umbrella.

Located next to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, the museum is open 24 hours a day, and is dedicated to the history of the Islamic world and the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

The exhibition features dozens of paintings and interactive displays. At the moment, there are seven languages available to visitors — Arabic, English, Spanish, Urdu, French, Turkish and Indonesian. It also includes a 4DX theater, which screens a series of films about the Prophet’s life.

________

FASTFACTS

The International Exhibition and Museum of the Life of the Prophet and Islamic Civilization

• Size: 5,000 square meters

• Location: Next to the Prophet’s Mosque, Madinah

• Number of floors: Two

• Exhibit and pavilion displays: 25 main pavilions

• 500 antique items from the Prophet’s era

• A main screen to feature the masterpieces found in the Qur’an and the Sunnah

• A movie theater showing a film about the Prophet’s life

• Virtual reality shows

• A special presentation of the Constitution of Madinah and the Makkah Document

• A presentation of the efforts of Saudi Arabia in serving the Qur’an and the Sunnah

• Languages: French, English, Urdu, Spanish, Turkish, Indonesian, Arabic

_______

source: arabnews.com

_____________

pix: arabnews.com

____________________________

Madinah , SAUDI ARABIA

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)

________________

pix: en.wikipedia.org

______________________________________________________________________

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

Feb. 04 th – Birth Anniversary of Egyptian Geographer Gamal Hamdan

Gamal Hamdan was a scholar, writer, researcher and one of the pioneering Egyptian geographers.

He was a prolific author and published over 29 books both in Arabic and English and 79 research papers.

Education:

  • B.A. – Cairo, Egypt
  • M.A – University of Reading, U.K.
  • Ph.D – University of Reading, U.K.

Books :

In Arabic

  • Studies on the Arab World, Cairo, 1958.
  • Patterns of Environments, Cairo, 1958.
  • Study on Urban Geography, Cairo 1958.
  • The Arab City, Cairo 1964.
  • Arabs’Oil, Cairo, 1964.
  • Colonisation and Liberation in the Arab World, Cairo, 1964.
  • Anthropology of Jews, Dar el-Helal Publications, Cairo, 1967.
  • Egypt’s Identity, Dar el-Helal Publications, Cairo, 1967.
  • The Strategy of Colonisation and Liberation, Cairo, 1978.
  • Introduction to “Cairo” by Desmond Stewart, translated by Yehya Haqqi, 1969.
  • The Contemporary Islamic World, Cairo, 1971.
  • Between Europe and Aisa, A Study in the Geographic Counterparts, Cairo, 1972.
  • The Arab Republic of Libya, A Study in Geopolitics, Cairo 1973.
  • 6 October War in the International Strategy, Cairo, 1974.
  • The Suez Canal, Cairo, 1975.
  • New Africa, Cairo, 1975.
  • Egypt’s Identity, A Study in the Genius of the Place, four volumes, Cairo, 1975-84.

In English :

  • Population of the Nile Mid-Delta, Past and Present, Reading University, June 1953, 2 volumes.
  • Khartoum : Study of a City, Geog. Review, 1956.
  • Studies in Egyptian Urbanism, Cairo, 1960.
  • Evolution of Irrigation and Agriculture in Egypt. A History of Land Use in Arid Regions, Ed. L.
  • Dubley Stamp UNESCO, Paris, 1961.
  • Egypt : the Land and the People, A Guide Book to Geology, 1962.
  • Pattern of Medieval Urbanism in Arab World, Geog. Review, April 1962.
  • A Political Map of the New Africa, Geog. Review October 1963.
  • The Four Dimensions of Egypt
  • ‘The Personality of Egypt: A study of the ingenuity of the place (1967)
  • Jews Anthropology (1986)
  • Studies of the Arab World
  • The Contemporary Islamic World Geography

Awards:

  • State Encouragement Award in Social Sciences (1986)
  • Scientific Progress Award from Kuwait (1992)
  • Science Medal of First Class for his book ‘The Personality of Egypt’ (1988)

Born February 04th, 1928. Laid to rest on April 17th, 1993

_____________

pix: egypttoday.com

_________

EGYPT

Asmaa Abdol-Hamid – Danish Politician and Social Worker

Social Worker. Former Politician – Elected as a Deputy in the Danish Parliament.

First/s:

  • First hijab-clad TV host in Denmark
  • First woman in head-scarf to attend the Danish City Council

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree – Social Work, Odense University College, Lillebaelt

_____________

pix: information.dk/indland/2007

_______________________________________________

DENMARK / PALESTINIAN / DANISH ARAB

Mohammed Dewji. Businessman. Philanthropist.

Mohammed Dewji (aka) Mohammed ‘Mo’ Gulamabbas Dewji – Businessman. Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. President of the MeTL Group.

The MeTL group has investments in textiles, energy, petroleum, agriculture, insurance, mobile telephony, transport and logistics, trading, real estate, and food and beverages (edible oils, milling, carbonated soft drinks, water).

The group is conducting business in 8 countries and employs over 28,000 people. MeTL’s operations contribute ~3.5% of Tanzania’s GDP.

Member of Parliament for Singida Urban – Tanzania.

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree – International Business and Finance, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA

Awards / Honours

  • 2012: Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum
  • 2014: 10 Most Powerful Men In Africa, Forbes Magazine
  • 2014: African Philanthropist of the Year Award by the African Leadership magazine
  • 2014: Top 100 of young economic leaders
  • 2015: Philanthropist of the Year Award for the East African region by All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA)
  • 2015: Business Leader of the Year Award by African Business Magazine
  • 2015: Forbes Africa’s Person Of The Year 2015
  • 2016: Choiseul 100 Africa 2016: Economic Leaders for Tomorrow

_______________

pix: weforum.org

____________

TANZANIA

Abdel Rahman Mahmoud – First-ever Bahraini Athlete to Qualify for Shot Put at Olympics

Twenty-year-old Abdel Rahman Mahmoud, is Bahrain’s first-ever athlete to qualify for the men’s shot put competition at the Summer Olympic Games, confirmed by the Bahrain Athletics Association (BAA).

This is Bahrain’s first qualification to any of athletics’ throwing events at the Olympics.

Mahmoud secured his place at the Tokyo Olympics after achieving the qualifying standard of 21.10 metres.

He earned the shot put gold medal at the Belarus Athletics Indoor Cup on Friday.

_____________

pix: gulf-insider.com

___________

BAHRAIN

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.

______________

pix: en.wikipedia.org / By MRE24 – YouTube Channel MRE24.com, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org

__________________________________________________

DUTCH / MOROCCAN-DUTCH / ARAB EUROPEAN