Month: August 2021

Works of Respected Omani Scholar Sheikh Abdulrahman Al Ka’abi Documented by NRAA

Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Saif bin Mohammed Al Ka’abi (1870 – 1950).

The National Records & Archives Authority (NRAA) has indexed, renovated and documented electronically in twenty volumes hundreds of manuscripts and records of the works of a noted scholar Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Saif bin Mohammed Al Ka’abi.

Hailing from Masah Village in the Wilayat of Mahdah, Governorate of Al Buraimi, Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Saif bin Mohammed Al Ka’abi lived from 1870 to 1950.

heikh Abdulrahman Al Ka’abi excelled in various sciences, and arts and used to teach his students at the Mosque of Masah Village, located 11 kilometres from the centre of the wilayat.

A majority of these manuscripts were hand-written by Sheikh Abdulrahman Al Ka’abi and others under his guidance.

The manuscripts cover a number of topics, including the Hadith of the Prophet (PBUH) and writings in the fields of Ifta (legal opinion), poetry, art and interpretation of the Holy Quran among other fields.  

Khalid bin Said bin Abdulrahman Al Ka’abi one of the grandsons of scholar Sheikh Abdulrahman Al Ka’abi expressed thanks to the NRAA for documenting such manuscripts as they are of historic value  and evidence for the  intellectual products  of scholars, artists and poets.

source/content: timesofoman.com

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A majority of these manuscripts were hand-written by Sheikh Abdulrahman Al Ka’abi and others under his guidance. / pix: timesofoman.com

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OMAN

UNESCO Elects Saudi Arabia as Vice-Chair of World Heritage Committee for 2021-2023 : August 2021

The member states of the World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) elected Saudi Arabia as vice chair of the Arab group for the period between 2021 and 2023 at the organization’s 44th session held in Fuzhou in China.

Princess Haifa bint Abdul Aziz Al-Muqrin, the Kingdom’s permanent representative at UNESCO, said that the election of the Kingdom had occurred due to its prominent role in supporting world heritage alongside the committee’s member states, in addition to achieving UNESCO’s objectives in general, and the committee’s objectives in particular.

source/content: arabnews.com

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Princess Haifa bint Abdul Aziz Al-Muqrin. (Photo/Twitter) / pix: arabnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Rare Books Shed Light on History of the Arab world

Book dealer Peter Harrington’s latest catalogue will be represented at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair in May 2021.

This “apparently unique” bespoke album contains 120 original photographs of Jeddah’s well-known Bayt Nassif, taken before its restoration in the early 1980s.

Account of a 19th-century journey from Jeddah to Egypt

In 1819, Sir Miles Nightingall, commander-in-chief of Britain’s Bombay Army, was returning to England from India when their ship “Teignmouth” was grounded on a sandbank in the Gulf of Aden. Having got their boat moving again, Nightingall and his entourage — including Captain James Hanson, the author of this work — headed to Jeddah “where they were welcomed by the Turkish governor, newly installed following the restoration of Ottoman rule in Egypt.

Journals of a British naval officer in the Arabian Gulf 1928-51

This three-volume manuscript relate to Midshipman Francis Wyatt Rawson Larken’s service in the British Royal Navy in the early-to-mid 20th century, for part of which Larken was stationed in the Arabian Gulf around what the British then called the Trucial States, which later became the UAE.

British intelligence manual from the time of the ‘Arab Revolt’

This manual includes material from T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) and was produced by the British Arab Bureau as a guide to the “tribal and political organization, geography and passable routes in the region” at the time of the military uprising by Arab forces against the Ottoman Empire during World War I, led by Hussein bin Ali, the sherif of Makkah, backed by the British government.

Eyewitness account of a Danish expedition to Arabia in the 1760s

An English translation of a two-volume account of the 1761-7 Danish expedition to the region — “the first great scientific expedition to the Middle East” — by the surveyor Carsten Niebuhr, the only member of that expedition to survive.

A chronicle of traditional Arab seamanship

The full title of this work from 1940 is “Sons of Sinbad. An Account of Sailing with the Arabs in their Dhows, in the Red Sea, around the Coasts of Arabia, and to Zanzibar and Tanganyika; Pearling in the Persian Gulf; and the Life of the Shipmasters, the Mariners and Merchants of Kuwait.” As it suggests, the book — written by Australian adventurer Alan Villiers

source/content: arabnews.com

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Book dealer Peter Harrington’s latest catalogue will be represented at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair later this month. (Supplied) / pix: arabnews.com

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ARABIAN WORLD

‘Noon by Noor’ Womenswear Fashion Label, Caters Locally and Internationally

Noon by Noor – Womenswear Designer Label, based in Bahrain serving the domestic, Regional and International markets.

Founded in 2008 by cousins Shaikha Noor Al Khalifa and Shaikha Haya Al Khalifa, Noon by Noor has built a loyal customer base over the years, with its self-assured pieces that focus on details.

First GCC brand to be invited by IMG to showcase at NYFW in 2013

“Noon By Noor Mini”

In 2018, Noon By Noor introduced Noon By Noor Mini, an indulgent spin off, which captures innocence, and undeniable charm in luxuriously playful silhouettes.

www.noonbynoor.com

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BAHRAIN

Syrian Cheesemaker Razan Al-Sous, Founder of Yorkshire Dama Cheese – Gains Royal Approval in the UK

Razan Al-Sous and her husband Raghid Sandouk fled Syria to start a new life in Yorkshire, leaving behind their dream of setting up their own pharmaceutical company but opening up a new entrepreneurial life in the city of Huddersfield.

With the simple idea of making halloumi-style cheese from cows’ milk and launching a best-selling range of Arabian flavoured cheeses, the innovative pair have won more than 30 awards for their product and gained royal approval from Princess Anne.

When they arrived in Yorkshire, Mr Sandouk’s brother let them run his chicken food outlet and it was there the first Yorkshire Dama Squeaky Cheese was created.

Now they have nine flavours in their range, from plain and chilli to black onion seed, rosemary and mint.

The couple recently won their latest award, for their black pepper squeaky cheese.

n 2017 the couple expanded to new premises and were given a royal seal of approval when Princess Anne officially opened their factory in Sowerby Bridge.

Now the couple have been invited to Buckingham Palace.

This month they won yet another award for their Middle Eastern style cheese, Nabulsi, which contains black onion seeds and has now become a bestseller in the UK.

www.yorkshiredamacheese.co.uk

source/content: thenationalnews.com

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Syrian cheese maker Razan Al-Sous. / pix: Ashraf Helmi / The National

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BRITISH / SYRIAN

Qatar’s Skydiving Team Wins Bronze – ‘FAI Mondial 2020 World Championship’ Russia : August 14th, 2021

The Qatar Skydive Team of Qatar Air Sports Committee – Joint Special Forces clinched the bronze medal in the four-way formation skydiving category at the 24th FAI Mondial World Championship yesterday, 14 August 2021, in Russia.

The Qatari team finished third with 160 points. Belgium clinched the gold medal with 193 points, while the USA finished second with 169 points.

source/content : iloveqatar.net

Source and cover image credit: @qatar_airsports

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QATAR

Qatar Wins 2 Medals in Arab Table Tennis Championship – Juniors Win Gold, Mens National Team Win Bronze : August 13th, 2021

Qatar’s national team won a second gold after the junior U-13 team crowned champions in their age group at the Arab Table Tennis Championships, held in Jordan’s capital Amman.

The Qatari team defeated its Tunisian counterpart 3-0 in the final. The Qatari juniors yesterday defeated Egypt 3-0 in the finals.

Qatar U-11 also were crowned champions after defeating their Tunisian counterparts 3-2 in the final yesterday.

Qatar national men’s team secured the bronze medal after their 3-0 defeat against Jordan in the semi-finals yesterday.

source/content : iloveqatar.net

Source: Qatar News Agency
Cover image credit: staddoha.com

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Qatar U13 team after the victory / pix: iloveqatar.net

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QATAR

Arabic, 5th Most Spoken Language in The World

The Arabic language ranks in the top five of the most spoken languages in the world.

Today, there are 7,117 languages spoken in the world, spread over 220 countries.

Among these languages, about 40% are unfortunately threatened with extinction. This is due to the decreasing number of speakers, resulting in the language’s gradual disappearance. 

According to UNESCO, one language disappears every two weeks.

In fact, out of a total of more than 7,000 languages spoken in more than 220 countries, only 200 languages are both spoken and written, and only 23 languages are spoken by more than half the world’s population. 

These numbers are constantly changing, and research on world languages is constantly being released. 

If 7,117 languages are currently listed around the world, not all of them radiate in the same direction or undergo the same evolution.

According to the scientific publication, Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi, and Arabic are among the top five native languages in the world.

Arabic is the sixth most spoken language in the world, behind English (1268 billion speakers), Mandarin Chinese (1.012 billion), Hindi (637 million), Spanish (538 million) and French, which is closely tied to Arabic for this ranking.

Arabic is spoken by 274 million people in the world, while french speakers make up 277 million. In France, Arabic is the second most spoken language with more than 4 million speakers.

To complete this Top 10 of the most spoken languages in the world, we find behind Arabic, Bengali (265 million speakers), Russian (258 million), Portuguese (252 million) and finally Indonesian (200 million).

source/content: moroccoworldnews.com

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ARABIC SPEAKING WORLD / MOROCCO

Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa, MWL Secretary-General, Awarded ‘Hijra of the Prophet Award’ by Malaysia: August 2021

Malaysia has granted Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General and Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars Dr. Mohammed Abdulkarim Al-Issa, the ‘Hijra of the Prophet award’ — the most prestigious award granted to Muslim scholars in the world.

Al-Issa was honored for his efforts during a ceremony held by the Malaysian government to celebrate the new Islamic year.

The ceremony was held in the presence of Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, government members and representatives of Islamic and non-Islamic states in the country.

source/content: arabnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Ahmed Tijan & Cherif Younousse, Qatari Men’s Pair Win Bronze Medal ,the First for Beach Volleyball – Tokyo 2020 Olympics : August 07th, 2021

Ahmed Tijan Jankol and Cherif Younousse Samba. Men’s Beach Volleyball. Sportsmen. Athletes.

Younousse and Tijan win Qatar’s first beach volleyball bronze

Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan downed Latvia’s Martins Plavins and Edgars Tocs in the men’s beach volleyball bronze medal match, 21-12, 21-18.

The straight sets victory provided Qatar’s first medal in the sport — and eighth overall medal in the history of the Olympics.

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pix: iloveqatar.net

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QATAR