Yasmine Al Massri. Actress. Dancer. Video Artist. Human Rights Activist.
Hollywood and International Actress.
Movies/ TV Series – etc:
-Caramel – directed by Nadine Labaki
-ABC drama series – Quantico
-American TV series : Crossbones
-Al-mor wa al rumman / Al Juma Al Akheira Miral
Awards:
-Best Actress Award for Caramel (2007), Abu Dhabi Film Festival
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AMERICAN / FRENCH / PALESTINE / EGYPT
Fartuun Adan and Ilwan Elman were awarded the ‘Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity 2020’ for their efforts to help former child soldiers in Somalia.
The prize includes an USD 1 million grant.
They also run the :
-Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, Somalia / – Sister Somali Project : Somalia’s first rape crisis center / – School for Girls ‘ Girls Leadership Academy’
-They also run a Program ‘Drop the Gun, pick up the pen’
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CANADA / SOMALIA
Ohud Abdullah Almalki . Jeddah based Artist.
Ohud Almalki is the first Saudi Woman Artist to single-handedly break a Guinness World Record for the Worlds Largest Coffee Painting.
She illustrated the founding fathers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The late King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman and Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The project was an uninterrupted 45 days of illustration and painting under continuous supervision.
The artwork was created on a canvas of 7 connected cloths called Naseej I (meaning woven to-gether) in 220 sq. meters, 15.84 m long and 13.95 m wide. She used 4 different shades of brown coffee, approximately 4.5 kg of expired coffee granules with water.
The edge was done in typical Bedouin decoration style known as Al-Sadu.
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SAUDI ARABIA
The Doha based Qatar Airways honoured Breast Cancer Awareness month in a special way by drawing the iconic ‘Ribbon’ in the skyy.
An all-female crew with female pilots, cabin crew, ATC controller, engineer, dispatches and passengers took off from Hamad International Airport, Doha.
They operated a 787-8 Boeing special flight over Qatar QR 9901, of over 1 hour 20 minutes with registration code A7-BCM.
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QATAR
Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) inaugrated a new hospital in Nouakchott on October 12th, 2020 named ‘Service Fatma Mint Mbark Mere Et Enfant’ (Sheikha Fatima Motherhood and Childhood Hospital).
The new hospital is a 2-floor premises fully equipped to provide healthcare services for mothers and new born babies.
The hospital was donated by H.H. Sheikha Fatima bin Mubarak – Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWW). She is also the President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Children. Honorary President of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC).
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC.
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)
Bouchra Karboubi. Professional Football Referee.
Historical moment for Women’s Football in Morocco. Bouchra Karboubi lead as the Central Referee in a ‘ Botola Pro 1’ a Top-tier Professional League game in Morocco.
-2018 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) selected Bouchra Karboubi among the ‘Elite A’ or First Class Category Referees
-2016 -Appointed as International Referee
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MOROCCO
Imaam Hammam – Fashion Model.
Imaam opened and closed the Italian label ‘Moschino’ pre-fall show collection in New York. Moschino typically opens in Italy but made an exception this time.
Honors:
-Appeared on the Covers of Vogue magazine – a record 18 times (4 times Vogue US edition)
-Model of the Year competition – Couturesque magazine – (April 2016)
-Hammam has walked the runways for nearly every top brand including Burberry , Alexander McQueen ,Givenchy , Marc Jacobs, [Maison Margiela] , Prada , Michael Kors, Moschino, Chanel, DKNY , Jean Paul Gaultier , Hugo Boss, Nina Ricci , Jacquemus , Giambattista Valli , Isabel Marrant , Dsquared2 , Lanvin , Stella McCartney , Oscar de la Renta , Dolce & Gabbana , Alberta Ferretti , Derek Lam , Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera , Thierry Mugler, rag+bone , Emanuel Ungaro, Roberto Cavalli , Valentino , Balenciaga, Hermes, Tommy Hilfiger, Diane Von Furstenberg, Anna Sui, Vera Wang, Versace, Fendi , Proenza Schouler, Anna Sui, Tom Ford , Dior , Sportmax , Philipp Plein , Brandon Maxwell and Victoria’s Secret.
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NETHERLANDS (Holland) / MOROCCAN-EGYPTIAN
Darin Hachem – Fashion Designer
Co-Founder – ‘Darin Hachem’ label . Milan, Italy. Alongwith Mexican Fernando Gallardo.
Education:
-Central Saint Martins, London
-Masters Degree in Fashion Design, Womens Wear – Instituto Marangoni, Italy
www.darinhachem.com
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LEBANESE
Rahaf Khatib – Marathoner. Stay-at-home mom.
11 x marathon / 2 x half marathon runner / 2 x sprint triathlete.
Prominently featured on the front cover of a fitness, nutrition and lifestyle magazine in the U.S. – ‘ Women’s Running ‘ Magazine – October 2016 issue.
First Syrian to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors
Co-creator : the Adidas Hijab
Founder: www.runlikeahijabi.com
Instagram @runlikeahijabi / Blog: runlikeahijabi.wordpress.com
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AMERICAN / SYRIAN-AMERICAN/ ARAB AMERICAN
Waad Al-Kateab. Journalist. Filmmaker. Activist
Named as one of the Top 100 Influential People in 2020 by TIME magazine (September 2020)
Award winning Syrian Director of the film ‘For Sama’ .
-The most nominated documentary in the history of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
-Golden Eye Award, Cannes Film Festival / Grand Jury Award, SXSW / Special Jury Prize, Canadian Hot Docs International Film Festival / Oeil d’Or Prize, Cannes Film Festival (May 25, 2019)
Other Awards:
-International Emmy for Reporting – for the covering the Siege of Aleppo . The First Syrian to win in this category.
Presently: Reporter for Channel 4 News, UK
Other Documentary:
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UNITED KINGDOM / SYRIA