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World’s 3rd Largest Mosque & World’s Tallest Minaret : Algeria – October 2020

Grand Mosque Algeria (aka) Djamma El Djzair (aka) Great Mosque of Algiers, with a hall capacity to serve a maximum of 120,000 worshippers.

3rd Largest Mosque in the World after the holy mosques of Makkah (Mecca) and Madinah (Medina)
Largest Mosque in Africa
World’s Tallest Minaret at 267 metres . The minaret is fitted with elevators and viewing platforms which has 37 floors, overlooking the Capital and Bay of Algiers.

Designed by German Architects KSP Juergen Engel Architektes. Engineers Krebs und Kiefer International. Contractor : China State Construction Engineering Corporation.

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ALGERIA

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

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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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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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

World’s Largest Wooden Dhow ‘Obaid’. Built in Dubai (U.A.E) – October 2020

‘Obaid’ built in Dubai, is named after the Emirati shipbuilder Obaid Jumaa bin Majid Al-Falasi. It has been certified by Guinness Book of World Records as the ‘World’s largest wooden Arabic Dhow’.

For the record the late Emirati shipbuilder Obaid Juma started his apprenticeship in the1940’s at the age of nine (9).

The dhow measured 91 meters long and more than 20 meters wide. The vessel is 11.22 meters high and weighs 2,500 tonnes. The ‘Obaid’ is powered by two 1,850 horsepower engines and built for speed of 14 knots . Built from approximately 1,700 tonnes of wood and 800 tonnes of steel and is scheduled to carry cargo.

This record breaking marvel is a handmade boat, built in a country with no forests. A modern adaptation is adding steel to the wooden structure.

The ship builder is Majid Obaid Al-Falasi the Managing Director of Majid Obaid Bin Majid Al Falasi & Sons, UAE.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

World’s Largest Fountain – The Palm Fountain, Dubai (UAE) – October 23rd, 2020

The Palm Fountain at The Pointe, the Palm Jumeirah broke the record for the World’s largest fountain.

The Palm Fountain measures 7,327 sq. metres and spreads 14,000 sq. feet of sea water equipped with shooters capable of blasting water 105 metres into the air and features 3,000 LED lights in multiple colours.

Certified by Guinness World Records.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)

Wasini Al-A’raj . Novelist. Writer.

Dr.Wasini Al-Araj (aka) Waciny Laredj. Novelist. Short-story writer. Translator. Academic.

Awards/Honours:

2007 Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature, winner for The Prince’s Book: The Paths of the Wooden Gates
2011 International Prize for Arabic Fiction , longlisted for البيت الأندلسي (The Andalucian House)
2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, longlisted for رماد الشرق (Ashes of the East)
2015 Katara Prize for Arabic Novel , inaugural winner of the grand prize valued at $260,000 for Butterfly Kingdom

Selected Works: Published more than a dozen books. Available in Arabic and French.

al-Bawwaba al-Zarqa (The Blue Gate, 1980)
Waqa’i min Awja Rajulin Ghamara Sawb al-Bahr (Facts from the Sufferings of a Man Who Ventured Toward the Sea, 1981)
Waq al-Ahdhiya al-Khashina (The sound of the rough shoes, 1981)
Ma tabaqqa min Sirat Lakhdar Hamrush (What Remains from the Biography of Lakhdar Hamrush, 1982),
Nuwwar al-Lawz (Almond Blossoms, 1983)
Masra Ahlam Maryam al-Wadi’a (The Death of Tender Maryam’s Dreams, 1984)
Asmak al-Barr al-Mutawahhish (The fish of the wild land, 1986)
Damir al-Gha’ib (1990)
Faji’at al-Layla al-Sabi’a ba’d al-Alf, Raml al-Maya (The Disaster of the Seventh Night after the One Thousand Night, Raml al-Maya, 1993)
La Gardienne des ombres. Don Quichotte à Alger (Protector of the Shadows: Don Quixote in Algiers, 1996; Harisat al-Dhilal, Don Quishotte fi’l-Jaza’ir, 1999)
Les Miroirs de l’aveugle (The Mirrors of the Blind Man; Maraya al-Darir, 1998)
al-Makhtuta al-Sharqiyya (The Eastern Manuscript, 2002)
Kitab al-Amir: masalik abwab al-hadid (The Prince’s Book: The Paths of the Wooden Gates, 2004)
Al-Bayt al-Andalusi (The Andalusian House, 2011)
Mamlakatu al farasha (The kingdom of the batterfly, 2013)
Nissaou Casanova (Casanova’s women, 2016)

Married to poet Zineb Laouedj and collaborated with her on an anthology of African literature in French titled ‘Anthologie de la nouvelle narration africane’.

Education:-

Ph.D – University of Damascus
M.A – University of Damascus
B.A.- Arabic Literature, University of Algeria

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pix: https://www.facebook.com/AC-Wasini-Al-Araj-147133115312279/photos/

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ALGERIA

Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi – Business Leader. Saudi Arabia – Ethiopia.

Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi (aka) Mohammed Al Amoudi . Entrepreneur. Investor. Philanthrophy.

Business Interests: Construction, Real Estate, Refineries, Agriculture etc.

Amongst others

MIDROC Ethiopia, MIDROC Europe and Preem Petroleum
Corral Petroleum Holdings

Major investments in Saudi Arabia, Sweden and Ethiopia.

www.sheikhmohammedalamoudi.info

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SAUDI ARABIA / ETHIOPIA