Toni Breidinger. Professional stock car racing driver.
She is the all-time winningest female in United States Auto Club (USAC) history with 19 wins. Already made the record books for being a 19-time United States Auto Club (USAC) race champion.
Toni Breidinger will become the first female Arab-American driver to compete in a NASCAR national series.
www.tonibreidinger.com / www.breidingermotorsports.com
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AMERICAN / LEBANESE-AMERICAN
Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah, MBchB, FRCS (Plast)
Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sitra is a multi-award-winning Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, with a worldwide reputation as one of the world’s leading specialists in Craniofacial surgery (facial deformities), aesthetic surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery and trauma related injuries.
He completed his medical education at the University of Glasgow and went on to do his postgraduate residency training in London.
After completing his Specialist Registrar training in London he was awarded a Fellowship in Paediatric Craniofacial Surgery and a Fellowship in Cleft Surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Kids and a further fellowship in Trauma Reconstruction at the Royal London Hospital.
In 2010 he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Plastic Surgery).
In 2011 he took on the role of Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery at the Middle East’s leading medical facility, the prestigious American University of Beirut Medical Center. In 2015 he became a founding director of the Conflict Medicine Program –The Global Health Institute at the American University of Beirut.
Publications:
Several and Profusely, on all aspects of facial surgery and the treatment of conflict related injuries.
www.drghassanabusittah.com
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BRITISH / BRITISH-PALESTINAN
Dr. Amal bint Saif al-Maani, Director of Department of Infection Prevention, Ministry of Health.
Dr. Amal Bint Saif received the prestigious Sasakawa Health Prize 2021, awarded by the World Health Organization for boosting awareness of antimicrobial resistance and the importance of Hand Hygiene.
Ministry of Health said: “The Executive Council of the World Health Organisation announced the winning of Dr. Amal Bint Saif, a consultant in infectious diseases for children and infection control and director of the Department of Infection Prevention and Control of the General Directorate for Disease Control and Control at the Ministry of Health.
“To help combat antimicrobial resistance, Dr Al Maani engaged in the national project “Be Role Model for Hand Hygiene” as part of her advocacy work for HandHygiene in the community and health care settings in Oman,” WHO added
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OMAN
Younes Bendjima. ex-boxer. Model.
Walked the runaway for Givenchy. As well as at the Milan Fashion Week (Feb 2016), etc…
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FRENCH / ALGERIAN-FRENCH
Egypt’s Minister of Health Dr. Hala Zayed was elected as the Chair of the Executive Office of the Health Ministers Council at the Arab League for the second time in a row.
Hala Zayed is the second female minister in the history of the Health Ministry since its establishment in 1937.
She has a PhD and Master’s in Business Administration from the Arab Academy of Science and Technology. She also obtained a diploma in Hospitals Administration from the AUC. She has a Master’s degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She received her medical degree MBBS from The University of Zagazig.
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EGYPT
Saba Anglana . Italian TV actress. International Singer.
Saba is an actress on Italian television. In a popular local TV series entitled La Squadra, she played a policewoman of dual Somali-Italian heritage.
Saba released her first studio album entitled Jidka: The Line, (2007) in which she mixes the traditional sounds of her native Somalia with contemporary Italian.
www.sabaanglana.com
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ITALIAN / SOMALI-ITALIAN
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:
www.zeenazaki.com
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DANISH / IRAQI-DANISH
Archaeological teams discovered 16 settlements, which contained around 2,000 stone tools, such as knives, hammers, arrowheads along with other polyhedral and spherical tools
Recent excavations have revealed that Shuweihtia Village in Jouf is the oldest human settlement in the Arabian Peninsula, dating back 1.3 million years.
Located 45 kilometers north of Sakaka city, the administrative capital of Jouf, Shuweihtia extends to Wadi Wasseh in the north of the village.
The village goes back to the Paleolithic era in the Old Stone Age.
source/content: arabnews.com
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SAUDI ARABIA
The UNICEF office in Morocco announced the appointment of Moroccan international football star Achraf Hakimi as children’s rights champion.
Hakimi, 22, is triumphing not only in his humanitarian works but also in his football career.
The football player is a key element in both his international club Inter Milan and Morocco’s national team.
UNICEF launched the initiative to appoint public figures from all fields, including arts, academics, and sports among others to engage in its efforts to help raise awareness of children’s rights.
Champions for Children are prominent individuals from arts, music, academics, ICT, sports, community-based organizations, or other fields who help to raise awareness of children’s rights.
The initiative is in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is the “most widely ratified human rights treaty in history,” UNICEF said.
source/content: moroccoworldnews.com
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MOROCCO
H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, today unveiled the Majesty 175, the world’s largest composite production superyacht, at its world premiere at Dubai Harbour.
Pushing the boundaries in superyacht production through its lightweight material that enables effortless cruising in low-draft waters, the Majesty 175, fully manufactured in the UAE, is the flagship superyacht by Gulf Craft, one of the world’s premier shipbuilders
Manufactured at Gulf Craft’s integrated in-house production facility in the UAE, the Majesty 175 successfully completed a series of sea trials before its global premiere. The yacht will soon venture on voyages across the world, taking the UAE flag to global yacht events, marinas and exotic destinations, placing the country prominently on the world yachting map.
Built to the specifications outlined by the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for yachts over 500 gross tonnage (GT), the 55-metre long superyacht with a beam of 9.6 metres has a gross tonnage of 780. It has the ability to effortlessly cruise low-draft areas, drawing just 2.05 metres of water, as it was built using advanced composite materials such as carbon fibre and vinyl ester. This enables close beach access, a key consideration for many marine lifestyle enthusiasts.
content/source: wam.ae
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)