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Farida Zahran: US based, Award-Winning Egyptian Filmmaker

Farida Zahran. Writer. Director

Festivals & Awards:

SXSW 2019 (World Premiere), Palm Springs ShortFest 2019, HollyShorts 2019, Hamptons 2019, Ajyal Film Festival 2019
Winner of Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under at Palm Springs International ShortFest (Oscar-qualifying), IFP Student Film Showcase
NYU 2021 Purple List for her screenplay The Leftover Ladies
Vimeo Staff Pick for Youth, she is no stranger to the film and TV industry.

Education:

Bachelors Degree – NorthWestern University, Doha, Qatar
MFA – Film. NYU Tisch School of Arts

www.faridazahran.com

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Sarah Gamal: First Arab Woman Basketball Referee at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Hijab-wearing referee to become first Arab and African woman to officiate 3×3 games at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Both the 32-year-old and 3×3 will make their debuts at the Olympic Games with Gamal becoming the first Arab and African woman to officiate a 3×3 basketball game at the Olympics.

The Egyptian proudly wears a black hijab and is the first hijab-wearing basketball referee for FIBA at an international level.

The headscarf worn by many Muslim women is allowed to be worn by players under certain conditions since FIBA changed its rules in 2017.

Gamal will follow in the footsteps of Moroccan referee Chahinaz Boussetta as a fellow Arab, who refereed five-on-five basketball at Rio 2016.

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Dr. Tawhida Abdel-Rahman – First Female Doctor Working in the Government, Egyptian Health Ministry : 1933

Dr. Tawhida Abdel-Rahman was one of the first six girls, sent to England from Egypt to study medicine in 1922 based on King Fouad’s decision.

On her return she was appointed in ‘Kitchener Charitable Hospital – The General Hospital in Shubra, Government Health Ministry – making her the First Female Doctor working for the Egyptian Government Health Ministry.

She passed away in 1974.

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UNESCO Competion to Rebuild Iraq’s Al-Nouri Mosque, Mosul – Won by Egyptian Architectural Design : April 2021

The “Courtyards Dialogue” design submitted by eight Egyptian architects has won the UNESCO competition to rebuild the historic Al-Nouri mosque complex mostly destroyed in Iraqi Mosul.

The Egyptian design was selected by an international jury from among 123 entries in the global competition as part of the UNESCO’s project to rehabilitate the ancient city of Mosul, the UN wrote on its website.

The winners of the competition are Salah El Din Hareedy, Khaled El-Deeb, Sherif Ebrahim, Tarek Ali Mohamed, Noha Ryan, Hager Abdel Ghani, Mahmoud Saad Gamal and Yousra El-Baha, the UN said.

Winners at the competition, the Egyptian team, has been awarded the contract for the complex as well as $50,000 prize.

source/content : egypttoday.com

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Mohammad Suleiman and Gamal Bakhit Honored in Egypt’s Opera House : March 25, 2021

Egypt’s Cultural Icons Musician and Composer Mohammad Suleiman and Poet Gamal Bakhit honoured as Icons of Egypt.

The ceremony was at the Opera House.

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Egypt launches 1st Platform for Entrepreneurship in Middle East, N Africa (MENA) : February 2021

The Ministry of Planning launched in cooperation with Facebook and Rise Up Foundation an interactive platform “SMB Business BOT” for entrepreneurship to support small and medium enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa.

Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Hala El-Said asserted the keenness of the ministry to provide mechanisms supporting the entrepreneurship thinking, saying the ministry is keen on establishing business incubators via “Rowad 2030” project that was launched by the ministry .

Facebook Managing Director in the Middle East and North Africa Ramez Shehadi said Facebook is committed to provide the tools that would enable small and medium enterprises push forward economic growth wheel, creating job opportunities and boosting local societies in Egypt,

The Founder of Rise Up Foundation Abdel Hamid Sharara said the Business BOT program will provide support needed by the different companies in the Middle East and North Africa. (MENA)

source: egypttoday.com

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Egypt – 1st in Arab World & 3rd in Africa in size of Population : Study 2021

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) released a study Wednesday indicating that Egypt ranks first among Arab countries in population size, and third on the African continent.

The study is based on a global ranking indicating that the North African Arab state ranks 14th globally in that regard for it has a population of over 100 million.

source: egypttoday.com

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Egyptian Ballet Dancer Luca Abdel Nour Wins 2nd Rank at International Ballet Competition Prix de Lausanne, Switzerland : February 2021

Luca Abdel Nour – Ballet Dancer claimed the second rank for classical ballet at the international ballet competition Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland which was held from January 31 to February 6.

Abdel Nour also won the “Best Swiss Candidate” award and the “Audience Favorite” Award.

78 dancers participated in this year’s competition. They were selected based on audition videos.

source: egypttoday.com

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Feb. 04 th – Birth Anniversary of Egyptian Geographer Gamal Hamdan

Gamal Hamdan was a scholar, writer, researcher and one of the pioneering Egyptian geographers.

He was a prolific author and published over 29 books both in Arabic and English and 79 research papers.

Education:

B.A. – Cairo, Egypt
M.A – University of Reading, U.K.
Ph.D – University of Reading, U.K.

Books :

In Arabic

Studies on the Arab World, Cairo, 1958.
Patterns of Environments, Cairo, 1958.
Study on Urban Geography, Cairo 1958.
The Arab City, Cairo 1964.
Arabs’Oil, Cairo, 1964.
Colonisation and Liberation in the Arab World, Cairo, 1964.
Anthropology of Jews, Dar el-Helal Publications, Cairo, 1967.
Egypt’s Identity, Dar el-Helal Publications, Cairo, 1967.
The Strategy of Colonisation and Liberation, Cairo, 1978.
Introduction to “Cairo” by Desmond Stewart, translated by Yehya Haqqi, 1969.
The Contemporary Islamic World, Cairo, 1971.
Between Europe and Aisa, A Study in the Geographic Counterparts, Cairo, 1972.
The Arab Republic of Libya, A Study in Geopolitics, Cairo 1973.
6 October War in the International Strategy, Cairo, 1974.
The Suez Canal, Cairo, 1975.
New Africa, Cairo, 1975.
Egypt’s Identity, A Study in the Genius of the Place, four volumes, Cairo, 1975-84.

In English :

Population of the Nile Mid-Delta, Past and Present, Reading University, June 1953, 2 volumes.
Khartoum : Study of a City, Geog. Review, 1956.
Studies in Egyptian Urbanism, Cairo, 1960.
Evolution of Irrigation and Agriculture in Egypt. A History of Land Use in Arid Regions, Ed. L.
Dubley Stamp UNESCO, Paris, 1961.
Egypt : the Land and the People, A Guide Book to Geology, 1962.
Pattern of Medieval Urbanism in Arab World, Geog. Review, April 1962.
A Political Map of the New Africa, Geog. Review October 1963.
The Four Dimensions of Egypt
‘The Personality of Egypt: A study of the ingenuity of the place (1967)
Jews Anthropology (1986)
Studies of the Arab World
The Contemporary Islamic World Geography

Awards:

State Encouragement Award in Social Sciences (1986)
Scientific Progress Award from Kuwait (1992)
Science Medal of First Class for his book ‘The Personality of Egypt’ (1988)

Born February 04th, 1928. Laid to rest on April 17th, 1993

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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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