Nisreen Krimed – UAE based Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur

Nisreen Krimed. Entrepreneur. Fashion Designer.

Founder of hand made womens’ wear fashion label – Canava Designs which specialises in stories created with Arabic Calligraphy and Cartography.

Education:

  • Alumnus – Esmod Fashion Institute, Dubai
  • B.A – Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus, Syria – Design and Visual Communications (1995-1999)

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Canava Design blends fashion and graphic design. (Supplied) / pix: arabnews.com

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PALESTINE / SYRIA / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Etihad Airways – First Airline in World with 100% of Flight Crew Vaccinated : February 2021

 Etihad Airways, the UAE national airline, has become the first airline in the world with all its operating pilots and cabin crew vaccinated to help curb the spread of COVID-19.


In January 2021, Etihad was awarded Diamond status for ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitisation in the inaugural ‘APEX Health Safety, powered by SimpliFlying’ audit.

This achievement was made possible through Etihad’s ‘Protected Together’ employee vaccination initiative which was formally launched in January this year.

Building on the UAE’s “Choose to Vaccinate” campaign, Protected Together is about helping staff take proactive, personal steps towards protecting themselves against COVID-19.

source: www.wam.ae

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Abeer Balubaid. First Saudi Female Pianist

Abeer Balubaid. Pianist. Composer.

Balubaid has also composed and performed two original pieces ‘Tempo’ and ‘Mystery’ with Saudi Jazz Band, Alfarbai at the King Abdulaziz Center For World Culture (Ithra) on September 23 on the occasion of 90th Saudi National Day.

She is also a Member of the Music Committee of Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and the Arts (SASCA).

Education:

  • B.E. : Bachelors degree in Architecture, Effat University, Saudi Arabia

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SAUDI ARABIA

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.

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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

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source: arabnews.com

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Madinah , SAUDI ARABIA

Bahraini Eman Albinghadeer Nominated in WOMANi Awards 2020

Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) announced that Eman AlBinghadeer, Head of Internal Shari’a Audit at BisB, has been ranked #35 in the WOMANi Awards which honors the top 150 most influential women in Islamic business and finance.

 The list was published by Cambridge IFA, a financial services intelligence house.

Eman AlBinghadeer is the first female Head of Shari’a Internal audit in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Gulf region.

Education :-

  • Academic certificate from Bournemouth University, Computing and Business Studies
  • Diploma in the Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence Program and Shari’a Supervisory and Audit
  • Certified Islamic Banker (CIB)
  • Certified Specialist in Islamic Accounting (CSIB)
  • Certified Shari’a Adviser and Auditor (CSAA) issued by AAOIFI and a holder of various certificates in Shari’a auditing and accounting

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BAHRAIN

Emirati Khulood Al Zaabi to Officiate at FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 : UAE

Emirati international referee, Khulood Al Zaabi, has been nominated to officiate as a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at the FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand in 2023.

She refereed high profile domestic games and West Asia Zone competitions.

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

Soad Hosny – Egyptian Cinema’s Sweetheart : Birthdate – January 26th, 1942

Soad Hosny, Egyptian Cinema Superstar Sweetheart ,dubbed by her fans as ‘Egyptian Cindrella’.

Her most prominent roles include her roles in “Al- Ashqya’ al-Thalatha” (Three Naughty Boys) (1962), directed by Hossam Eddine Mostafa; “Be’r el-herman” (The Well of Deprivation) (1969), directed by Kamal el-Sheikh; “Khaly Balak Men Zouzou” (Take Care of Zouzou) (1974), written by the exceptional poet Salah Jaheen and directed by Niazi Mostafa, and “Sagheera ‘Al Hob” (Too Young to Fall in Love) (1966), which was also directed by Niazi Mostafa. 

Hosny used her outstanding talent to call for gender equality in the TV series “Hekayat Hwa we Heyain” (1985) that achieved booming success.

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EGYPT

Dana Shubat – 2nd Arab-American Appointed by U.S. President Joe Biden as Senior Legal Affairs Advisor: January 2021

Dana Shubat was appointed by U.S. President Joe Biden to the White House Team as Senior Legal Affairs Advisor.

  • Served as Senate, Vice President of the Congressional Middle East and North African Staff Association
  • Served as Legislative aide to Colorado Senator Michael Bennet

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AMERICAN / ARAB-AMERICAN / JORDANIAN-AMERICAN

Reema Dodin – First Palestinian-American to Serve as White House Staffer : January 2021

Biden appoints Jordanian-American Reema Dodin as White House Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs

Serves as Co-Deputy Director, White House Office of Legislative Affairs.

Education:

  • BA – University of California, Berkeley – Economics and Political Science (2002)
  • JD – Law Degree – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign(JD) – (2006)

Book:

  • Book – Co-Author : ‘Inside Congress: A Guide for Navigating the Politics of the House and Senate Floor (2017)

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Senate staffer Reema Dodin speaks at the Gibran Gala in 2018. (Screen capture/YouTube)

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U.S.A / ARAB-AMERICAN /PALESTINIAN- JORDANIAN -AMERICAN

Tunisian Filmmaker Kauther Ben Hamaad and Tunisian-French Actor Samir Bouajila Win Awards at France’s Lumiere Awards : January 2021

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s “The Man Who Sold his Skin” was awarded the International Coproduction Lumiere Award, while Tunisian-French actor Sami Bouajila took home the Best Actor Lumiere Award for his performance in Mehdi Barsaoui’s “A Son.”

The Lumieres — the French equivalent of the American Golden Globes — was held in January 2021 and broadcast on French TV channel Canal+. France-based foreign reporters vote on the film awards.

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pix: arabweekly.com / Tunisian film director Kaouther Ben Hania (L) and producer Nadim Cheikhrouha (R) pose during a photo session in Paris on January 15, 2021 following the 26th “Ceremonie des lumieres” cinema award ceremony. (AFP)

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TUNISIAN / TUNISIAN-FRENCH