Duchess Of Sussex, Meghan Markle Acknowledges Her Nigerian Roots With Humility
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• Duchess Of Sussex, Meghan Markle Acknowledges Her
Nigerian Roots With Humility
• Oman Football Association Empowers Women’s
Football In Muscat
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A 91-Year-Old, Subbamma Jasti, Is India's Oldest Woman Billionaire with Net
Worth $1.1 Billion
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Iran’s Women’s Futsal Need Long-Term Plan: Soleymani
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Duchess Of Sussex, Meghan Markle Acknowledges Her Nigerian Roots With Humility
The Duchess of Sussex
speaks at an event in Abuja, Nigeria (Sunday Alamba/AP)
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May 12, 2024
NEW DELHI: Meghan Markle , the Duchess of Sussex,
expressed her humility upon discovering her Nigerian heritage through a
genealogy test during her visit to Nigeria on Saturday. Alongside Prince Harry,
she is in the West African nation to promote mental health initiatives for
wounded soldiers and young girls.
Acknowledging Nigeria as "my country,"
Meghan shared her eye-opening experience of learning more about her heritage.
She said, "Never in a million years would I understand it as much as I do
now. And what has been echoed so much in the past day is, 'Oh, we are not so
surprised when we found out you are Nigerian'."
At an event on women in leadership co-hosted by
NgoziOkonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist and head of the World Trade
Organisation (WTO), Meghan was told that being Nigerian is defined by bravery,
resilience, courage, and beauty.
In October 2022, the Duchess of Sussex revealed on
her podcast that a DNA-based test showed she was "43 per cent
Nigerian." She shared her excitement with her mother, saying, "Being
African American, part of it is really not knowing so much about your lineage
and background ... and it was exciting for both of us."
During the event, the audience suggested Nigerian
names for Meghan, such as "Ifeoma" from the Igbo tribe, meaning a
treasured thing, and "Omowale" from the Yoruba tribe, meaning the
child has come home.
Meghan joined female industry leaders to discuss the
importance of mentorship for young women and the career challenges women face
in Nigeria, where it is uncommon for women to hold top leadership and political
positions. Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to lead the WTO,
expressed mixed feelings about being the first, stating that women should have
been there already.
Meghan emphasized the importance of mentors
"returning home" to be closer to young girls, citing Okonjo-Iweala as
an example. She said, "You need to come back home, you need to, at least,
be a familiar face for the next generation to say, Oh she looks like me and I
can be that'."
Earlier in the day, Meghan watched as Harry and his
Invictus Games team lost to the Nigerian military's team in a sitting
volleyball game featuring soldiers recovering from injuries sustained in the
country's conflicts. After the match, Harry and Meghan were surrounded by
players, their families, and a group of women who gifted Meghan a Nigerian
fabric, expressing their support for the couple.
Source: Times Of India
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Oman Football Association Empowers Women’s Football
In Muscat
Women’s Committee of the
Oman Football Association (OFA)
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11/May/2024
MUSCAT: The Women’s Committee of the Oman Football
Association (OFA) organised a two-day event in the Governorate of Musandam to
celebrate the historic hosting of the prestigious His Majesty’s Cup Football
Championship in Khasab for the first time on Friday.
A women’s football festival was held at the Khasab
Sports Complex, attracting 200 children below the age of ten. The festival,
graced by the presence of Nabilah Abdullah Al Shehi, General Manager of the
Directorate General of Sports in the Governorate of Musandam, featured players
from Al Nahda and Dhofar clubs, who demonstrated their skills to inspire the
young girls.
Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish, Chairwoman of the OFA
Women’s Committee, along with committee members, engaged with women from the
Omani Women’s Association in the Governorate of Musandam.
In her address, Lujaina urged young girls to embrace
football as a sport, emphasising the OFA’s commitment to gender equality. She
stressed the importance of fostering real partnerships and communication
channels to empower girls in the governorate to participate in football at
competitive levels.
Source: Times of Oman
https://timesofoman.com/article/145410-ofa-womens-committee-empowers-womens-football-in-musandam
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A 91-Year-Old, Subbamma Jasti, Is India's Oldest
Woman Billionaire with Net Worth $1.1 Billion
May 12, 2024
New Delhi: Subbamma Jasti has become India's oldest
women billionaire, as per the real-time billionaires' list by Forbes. MsJasti
marked her debut on the Forbes list last month when her net worth touched $1.1
billion.
– Subbamma Jasti, 91, is the mother of
VenkateswaruluJasti, who co-founded Suven Pharmaceuticals in 1989. She lives in
Hyderabad.
— Her son used to run a chain of six community
pharmacies in the state of New York and New Jersey in the United States in the
1970s and 1980s.
– The biggest chunk of MsJasti's inheritance is
derived from the sale of a substantial stake in listed Suven Pharmaceuticals in
2022 to global private equity firm Advent International, as per Forbes.
– SubbammaJasti has inherited the assets of her
husband Subba Rao Jasti after his death in February last year.
– She has occupied 2653 rank on the Forbes
billionaire list in the world.
Talking about Indian women billionaires, Savitri
Jindal tops the list with a net worth of $34.9 billion, making her the richest
woman in India. Ms Jindal is the chairperson of the Jindal Group, a
conglomerate with interests in steel, power, cement, and infrastructure.
She is followed by Rekha Jhunjhunwala, wife of
India's Warren Buffett late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. She has a net worth of $8.5
billion.
Source: Ndtv
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Iran’s Women’s Futsal Need Long-Term Plan: Soleymani
May 11, 2024
Team Melli are eighth in the first FIFA Futsal World
Ranking released on Monday.
FIFA has launched the official FIFA Futsal World
Ranking with powerhouses Brazil the first number-one nation in both the men’s
and women’s charts as the rapidly growing sport takes another major step
forward.
“As you see, Thailand are sixth in the ranking and
it’s while we are champions of Asia. It shows that we need to compete in more
international tournaments like what Thailand have done,” Soleymani said.
“The football federation of Iran should pave the way
for the women’s futsal team to participate in the more international events. We
have just competed in the CAFA tournaments but we need more matches. Women’s
futsal team need a long-term plan to move up in the ranking,” she added.
“FIFA is going to hold Futsal Women's World Cup and
it can help us to secure a better place in the ranking. The Iranian women play
in the several categories but our futsal need to take part in the international
events and the role of the federation is very important,” Soleymani concluded.
Source: Tehran Times
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/498230/Iran-s-women-s-futsal-need-long-term-plan-Soleymani
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