Articles tagged with: Middle East

Princess Haya of Jordan (Humanitarian/Sportswoman)

hrh-haya-bint-al-hussein.jpgHaya bint Al Hussein (3 May 1974) is one of King Hussein I of Jordan's daughters and a wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

She generally describes herself as Her Royal Highness Princess Haya of Jordan (Arabic: ھيا‎), a title derived from her father.

Princess Haya represented Jordan in the 2000 Summer Olympics in show jumping. She was also her country’s flag bearer.

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How Asmaa Mahfouz Ignited Egypt & Became History In The Making

asmaa mahfouzUpdate December 17, 2011: the situation heats up yet again in Egypt. Here's how it all started..

Susan notes February 6, 2011: 26-year-old Egyptian activist and prolific vlogger Asmaa Mafhouz was one of the main instigators of the Egyptian part of the Arab Spring. This is her account of what led up to the events of January 25, 2010, and beyond. Watch the vlog that set the nation on fire here.

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Tawakel Karman (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate/Activist/Mother/Journalist)

Tawakkul KarmanTawakel Karman (Arabic: توكل كرمان ‎)  (born 7 February 1979) became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that is part of the Arab Spring uprisings.

She has been called by Yemenis the "Iron Woman" and "Mother of the Revolution." She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize

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Funny, She Doesn't Look Like An Arctic Explorer

elham_al_qasimi.jpgFebruary 9, 2010, update from the Dubai Today show (weekdays 09:00 - 12:00 on Dubai 103.8):

Jessica Swann, broadcaster extraordinaire, and Mohammed Parham Awadhi, co-founder of Wild Peeta, interview 27-year-old Elham Al Qasimi, a United Arab Emirates National woman who intends to be become the first United Arab Emirates National, and thus also the first UAE National WOMAN, and the first Arab woman, to attempt reaching the North Pole unassisted and unsupported.

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