Category: Women / Girls

Halima Aden, First fully covered American Muslim Teen Contestant in Miss. Minnesota US : 2016

Halima Aden is the first american muslim teen to wear a hijab in the Miss. Minnesota USA pageant.

Supermodel, activist and humanitarian

First’s:

  • First woman to wear a hijab in the Miss. Minnesota USA pageant.
  • First contestant to wear a burkini and a hijab
  • First hijab wearing model featured on the covers of Vogue Arabia, Allure and British Vogue
  • First Somali-American to participate in student government in college
  • Crowned first Muslim Homecoming Teen, St.Cloud’s Apollo High School, Minnesota

Honours :

  • UNICEF Ambassador, to support UNICEF’s mission to put children first ( July 2018).

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American / Somali-American

Nadia Mohamed elected ‘Council Member’ of St. Louis Park (MN) USA : November 2019

Nadia Mohamed was elected as ‘Council Member’ of the St.Louis Park City, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA. She has many firsts to her credit .

Firsts :

  • The City Council’s first Somali elected member
  • The City Council’s first Muslim elected member
  • The City Council’s first Woman of colour elected member

Award:

  • St. Louis Park Human Rights Award (2018)

Profile:

  • Member – St. Louis Park Multicultural Advisory Committee
  • Volunteer – St. Louis Park High School’s High Achievement Program

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American / Somali American / Somalia

Miriam Merad elected to U.S’s ‘National Academy of Sciences’ : May 2020

Immunologist Dr. Miriam Merad elected to the prestigious American National Academy of Sciences.

Presently:

  • Professor – Cancer Immunology
  • Director – Precision Immunology Institute , ICahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
  • Vice President – International Union of Immunological Sciences

Awards:

  • William B Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic & Tumour Immunology (2018)
  • Leukemia Research Foundation Award (2006)
  • Member – U.S. National Academy of Sciences
  • Member – American Society for Clinical Investigation

Education:

  • M.D. – Algiers 1 University / – Paris Diderot University
  • PhD – Stanford University

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American / French-Arab / Algeria

Amani Al-Salim – First Middle East Researcher from Saudi in ‘Organ Donation’ : April 2020

Dr. Amani Bint Abdulaziz Bin Ibrahim (aka) Amani Al-Salim, Saudi researcher notches up several firsts

Education:

Ph.D – Health Marketing, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

Award:

  • Best paper in social marketing – by Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2018 (ANZMAC)

Firsts :

  • First Middle East Researcher in the field of Organ Donation
  • First Saudi Woman to participate in a Referee Committee
  • First Saudi Woman member and Assistant Researcher in the Research Centre of Griffith University, Australia

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Saudi Arabia

Latifa Al Afraoui – Wins ‘World Music Award – 2004

Latifa (aka) Latifa Bint Alaya Al Arfaoui – Tunisian pop singer and actress

Award:

Winner – World Music Award – Best selling artist in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for her album ‘Ma Etrohsh Ba’ed’ (Don’t go away).

Lives in Tunisia, UAE and Egypt

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Tunisia

Amney Jamal Elected to ‘American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ – April 2020

Dr. Amney Jamal – Princeton University has been named as one of the members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

She is Princeton faculty of : Edward S. Sanfords – Professor of Politics / Director – Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice

Jamal is Senior Advisor – PEW Research Center Projects . Conducts Workshops on Arab Political Development, Princeton University

Education:

Bachelors – UCLA – 1993

PhD – Political Science, University of Michigan

Books :

  • Barriers to Democracy : The other side of Social Capital in Palestine and the Arab World – (2002) / ‘ Winner ADSA Best Book Award 2008
  • Race and Arab Americans Before and After 9/11: From Invisible Citizen to Visible Subject – (2007) (co-author with Nadine Christine)
  • Citizenship and Crisis : Arab Detroit after 9/11 – (2009)
  • Of Empires and Citizens – Pro-American Democracy or No Democracy at All – (2012)

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USA / Arab-American / Palestine

Nawal El Moutawakel – Olympian – Gold Medallist .

Nawal El Moutawakel , Morocco. Olympic Gold Medallist. 400 metres hurdles, women. Summer Olympics – 1984

Positions :

  • Minister for Youth and Sports, Morocco – 2007
  • Council Member – International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) – 1995
  • Council Member – International Olympic Committee (IOC) – 1998
  • President – Assocation Marocaine des Sports ets Development (AMSD)
  • Vice-President – Moroccan Royal Federation of Athletics

Firsts :

  • First Woman from a Muslim majority country to win an Olympic Gold Medal
  • First Moroccan to win an Olympic Gold Medal

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Morocco

Sofia Saidi Crowned ‘Miss Arab Next Top Model’ – June 2019

Sofia Saidi was crowned winner from an international competition with contestants from 53 countries at a glittering ceremony in Beirut, Lebanon on June 29th, 2019

Education:

-Bachelor’s Degree: International Management

-2 Master’s Degrees : (1) Strategic Organizational an Technological Evolutionism – Pantheon-Assas University Paris II / (2) Master’s Degree : Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship

pix: worldfashionmedianews.com

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Morocco / Paris, France