Layan Al-Qurashi Becomes First Saudi Female Weightlifter to Win Asian Medal
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Age Islam News Bureau
17 Aug
2023
Layan
Al-Qurashi Becomes First Saudi Female Weightlifter To Win Asian Medal
Amazon
Facility in Brooklyn Park Provides Company Branded Hijabs for Muslim Workers
Malaysian
Dy PM’s Daughter, Nurulhidayah, Laments Umno Being Inherited by Rude Leaders
Fatima bint Mubarak Women Sports Award Continues
Receiving Nomination Files
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Layan
Al-Qurashi Becomes First Saudi Female Weightlifter To Win Asian Medal
Layan
Al-Qurashi becomes first Saudi female weightlifter to win Asian medal. Credit:
@SaudiNews50
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August
16, 2023
Riyadh:
Layan Al-Qurashi has made Saudi sporting history by becoming the first female
weightlifter to win a medal at Asian competition level.
The
athlete took bronzes in the 81 kg category of the snatch and jerk events at the
Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, being held in Delhi.
Competitors
representing Turkmenistan and Chinese Taipei came first and second,
respectively.
Al-Qurashi
said she was happy and proud to have achieved the milestone and thanked the
Saudi leadership and the Kingdom’s governing body for the sport for supporting
female athletes at international level.
A total
of 210 male and female athletes from 17 Asian countries are taking part in the
tournament.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2356226/sport
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Amazon Facility
in Brooklyn Park Provides Company Branded Hijabs for Muslim Workers
Hilal
Ibrahim stands next to a display of the new Amazon branded hijab for workers at
SMN1 in Brooklyn Park. Credit: Alfonzo Galvan
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17 Aug
2023
by
Alfonzo Galvan
Amazon
workers who wear hijabs for religious reasons at the company’s facility in
Brooklyn Park now have a company-branded option.
Henna
and Hijabs partnered with Amazon to launch Amazon-branded hijabs for workers at
the SMN1 facility in Brooklyn Park. The launch was held Wednesday, when Hilal
Ibrahim, Henna and Hijabs’ founder, greeted workers wearing the new product.
“Henna
and Hijabs is committed to bridging the accessibility gap that Muslim women
often encounter in different spaces,” Hilal said.
SMN1
will be the first Amazon facility to use the branded hijabs, but soon other
facilities will also give workers the opportunity to wear one.
Ryan
Mohamad, an Amazon worker at SMN1, was one of a half-dozen workers showing off
her new hijab after the official unveiling was finished. Ryan said it was nice
to see her and others’ efforts materialize.
“I can’t really express how happy and excited
I am in words,” Ryan said.
The
Amazon logo hijab was the result of a process that started 18 months ago when
Amazon workers in Brooklyn Park expressed their desire to have apparel options
that met both cultural and religious needs, according to a site leader at SMN1.
Saabir
Shabdi, an operations manager at SMN1 who oversees various employees at the
Brooklyn Park facility, said he’s seen excitement on their faces when they
learned Amazon was doing something special for them.
Hilal
said her company prides itself on trendsetting and bridging accessibility gaps
for Muslim women. The company has products sold at Nordstrom and made
medical-grade hijabs for health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We
aspire for this partnership to foster a sense of inclusion and belonging
amongst the members. What an incredibly humbling honor to be able to fill this
need,” Hilal said.
https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/amazon-brooklyn-park-henna-and-hijabs-launch/
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Malaysian
Dy PM’s Daughter, Nurulhidayah, Laments Umno Being Inherited by Rude Leaders
17 Aug
2023
PETALING
JAYA – Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid has always been supportive of her father,
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, particularly through her
Instagram posts.
The
Wanita Umno executive councillor yesterday lamented how leaders would come and
go but Umno would be inherited by those who are rude and have no manners.
On
Instagram, she shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation in which someone
had said: “If you meet Zahid and Lim Guan Eng (former finance minister), spit
on Zahid first, then only on Guan Eng.”
The
remark was given a thumbs up by another participant in the group chat. However,
their names and numbers were covered.
“I hide
your names so you will not be humiliated, just like Allah is testing us which
Insya-Allah we can go through.
“May
whatever move you make not affect your children and your future generations,”
she said.
A few
days ago, in the wake of Umno walking away from the recently concluded six
state elections with only 19 seats, Nurulhidayah shared a post on her Instagram
written by one “Jusoh Gobek”.
Umno and
Barisan Nasional (BN) remained relevant in the six-state elections following
the cooperation with Pakatan Harapan (PH). On its own, BN, which entered the
elections without the participation of its coalition partners MCA and MIC,
contested in 108 seats but only won 19.
The
general sentiment was that Zahid had to step down as Umno president.
Jusoh
Gobek had written that politics was a game of perception. The writer used Zahid
as an example, claiming that those he met who hated the Bagan Datuk MP could
not provide a clear answer on why.
“The
most they can say is because Zahid has court cases. When they say that, I say
Mahiaddin (former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin) too has court cases.
Many other leaders are embroiled in court cases,” the writer said in the post
shared by Nurulhidayah.
At this
point, they would grow quiet and have nothing else to counter, the writer
remarked.
In
conclusion, the writer said he believed many were hating without valid reasons
and were merely following others.
“DS
Zahid Hamidi, just like DS Najib Razak (Datuk Seri Najib Razak), are victims of
psychological warfare and political propaganda. That is the reality,” he said.
– The Vibes, August 17, 2023
https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/97838/zahids-daughter-laments-umno-being-inherited-by-rude-leaders
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Fatima Bint
Mubarak Women Sports Award Continues Receiving Nomination Files
16-08-2023
ABU
DHABI, 16th August, 2023 (WAM) -- Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima
bint Mubarak (The Mother of the Nation), Chairwoman of the General Women's
Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and
Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), with the support
of heikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairwoman of the Board of
Directors of the Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, and President of
the Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Ladies Clubs, the Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports
Academy has invited all eligible sports institutions, federations and
individuals who meet the award’s conditions to register through the official
website www.fbmwomensportsaward.ae.
With 15
days remaining until the nomination door closes on 31st August for the seventh
edition, in which the award winners will be announced in a huge ceremony on
15th November, the Academy continues to receive nomination files from the UAE
and various Arab nations for the 11 categories. The Fatima bint Mubarak Women
Sports Award has earned its reputation as the most important and largest for
women’s sports in the Arab region.
Since
its inception, the award, organised by the Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports
Academy in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, has embodied the
vision of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, to
enhance the status of Arab sportswomen at both local and international levels.
The
award, whose total financial prizes amount to AED 1.8 million in its seventh
edition, is receiving applications for nominations across 11 categories from
the Emirates and various Arab countries at both the individual and collective
levels (categories of sports federations and institutions). The individual
level awards include: Best Arab Women Athlete, Best Emirati Women Athlete, Best
Youth Athlete, Best Paralympic Athlete, Best Female/ Male Coach, Best Sports
Media, and a new category introduced in the seventh edition, which is Best
Sports Mother.
At the
level of sports federations and institutions, the categories are: Best Youth
Development Program, Best Team, and the Best Sports Creative Initiative. The
Academy also grants a special award to reward the Arab Sports Personality of
the Year, an honour bestowed by the jury on an Arab personality for her
outstanding performance and contributions in the field of Arab women's sports.
Aref
Hamad Al Awani, Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, said,
"The Fatima bint Mubarak Women Sports Award came to embody the directives
and interest of the Mother of the Nation in empowering Emirati and Arab women
in the field of sports, and what the Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy
is doing is a product of the continuous dedication of the wise leadership to
upgrading the role of women as essential partners in building society and its
development in various fields.”
He
added, "Women's sports in the Arab world have become unique, especially
since Arab women are present in various world championships, not only at the
local or regional level. There have been many achievements in international
forums, with an emphasis on the presence of Arab women as an authentic partner
in the success equation, and a tributary of Emirati and Arab sports
achievement.”
Mariam
Al Mansoori, representative of the Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy,
clarified the criteria and conditions for nominations, saying, "The
General Secretariat of the Award was keen to encourage an easy application
process for candidacy, allowing male and female athletes, individuals and
institutions from any Arab country, who meet the respective criteria and
conditions, to submit files through the website. This made the registration
process easier and faster, according to the nomination mechanisms and in easy
and simple steps.”
Al
Mansoori indicated that the period of application for the award’s seventh
edition runs from July 2022 to 31st August, 2023. Winners of the award from
previous sessions can also apply for a nomination in the new edition, provided
that they achieved qualifying accomplishments within the time period mentioned.
It is
worth noting that the sixth edition, which was held in September of last year,
witnessed the crowning of many Arab champions in various categories, with the
Egyptian Giana Farouk winning Best Arab Sportswoman, Shamma Youssef Al Kalbani
winning Best Emirati Sportswoman, Gouda from Egypt earning Best Emerging
Athlete, Egyptian Rehab Radwan securing the Best Paralympic Athlete award,
Fares Al Assaf winning Best Coach, and Moroccan Aziza Night Si Bha bagging the
Best Sports Journalist award.
In the
category of youth development programs, the award went to the Jordanian Women’s
Football Association, while the Egyptian Weightlifting Federation won the Best
Sports Team Award and Emirates International Endurance Village won Best
Creative Sports Initiative. Last but not least, the Tunisian international
star, Ons Jabeur, was crowned the Sports Personality of the Year in the Arab
region.
https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395303187116
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