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Mai Badr
Mai Badr (born 6 July 1968) is the editor-in-chief of '' Hia'' magazine and deputy editor-in-chief of ''Sayidaty'' and ''Al Jamila''. Born in Birmingham, UK, she is of Syrian origin and is considered one of the most prominent Arab women journalists. She spent her childhood and completed her education in Lattakia on the Syrian coast and is married to journalist Adnan Alkateb with whom she has one son, Badr. Career * In 1993, Mai worked as an editor in the Arab Press House in London, particularly in the political magazine Al Majalla. * She has worked as editor and editorial director at ''Hia'' magazine (published by the same company) since 1995. * In 2004, she was appointed editor-in-chief of ''Hia'' magazine, a position she still holds. * She was appointed in early 2013 deputy editor-in-chief of both ''Sayidaty'' and ''Al Jamila'' magazines. Work and success Mai Badr has managed to establish strong relations with elite women, wives of leaders, princesses, dignitaries, business wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the Midla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hia (magazine)
''Hia'' is an Arabic monthly women's magazine. It focuses on news in regard to affluent women and businesswomen in the Arab world. History The magazine was launched in Riyadh in August 1992. ''Hia'' is one of the publications of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) which also owns other magazines such as '' Sayidaty'', '' Al Majalla'', '' Al Jamila'', ''Bassim'' and ''Urdu Magazine'' as well as newspapers such as '' Arab News'', ''Al Eqtisadiah'' and ''Asharq al Awsat''. The publisher of ''Hia'' is Saudi Research and Publishing Company (SRPC), an affiliated company of SRMG. In January 2013 Mai Badr was appointed editor-in-chief of the magazine. Adnan AlKateb is the editorial manager of ''Hia''. The Audit Bureau of Circulation data showed that the circulation of the magazine was 43,424 between January and June 2004. Content The magazine provides news about luxury lifestyle, fashion, beauty, jewelry, travel and health. It also covers interviews with renowned personalitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayidaty
''Sayidaty'' (Arabic سيدتي ''Sayyidatī'', meaning ''My Lady'' in English) is a weekly Arabic and a monthly English women's magazine published in both Riyadh and Beirut and distributed throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and America. History ''Sayidaty'' was founded by Hisham Hafiz and his brother Muhammed Hafiz in London. Later, it was started in Riyadh in March 1981. The magazine was relocated from London to Riyadh in 2005. The English edition was launched in 2007.(24 December 2007)First issue of Sayidaty magazine in English releases in Riyadh ''AMEinfo'', Retrieved 13 December 2010 Hala Al Nasser, who is current editor-in-chief of ''Rotana Magazine'', is one of the magazine's former editors. As of 2013 Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi was the editor-in-chief of the magazine who appointed to the post in 2004. As of 2010 Lebanese journalist Hadia Said was the cultural editor of the magazine. End of 2020 Lama Alshethri was the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jamila
''Al Jamila'' is an Arabic monthly women's magazine, published in Dubai. It is one of the publications of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group. History and ownership ''Al Jamila'' was firstly launched in London and then, in Riyadh in October 1994. The magazine was relocated from London to Dubai in 2005. It is one of the magazines published by Saudi Research and Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Research and Marketing Group. The company also owns other magazines such as ''Sayidaty'', ''The Majalla'', ''Urdu Magazine'' and '' Hia'' as well as newspapers such as '' Arab News'', ''Al Eqtisadiah'', ''Urdu News'' and ''Asharq al Awsat''. As of 2013 Mohammed Fahad Al Harthi was the editor-in-chief of the magazine, who had been in this post since 2004. He is also editor-in-chief of ''Sayidaty''. Content ''Al Jamila'' mainly involves news on beauty and health, and offers its readers in-depth articles about the latest make-up looks, beauty products and treatments as well as ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Albanians, and Greeks. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan AlKateb
Adnan Alkateb (عدنان الكاتب; born in 1958 in Latakia), is a British journalist of Syrians in the United Kingdom, Syrian origin. He currently resides in Dubai and is the editorial Manager of Hia (magazine), Hia Magazine. Career * 1982-1994 - Editor in a number of Syrian newspapers. Later editorial manager of the Syrian newspaper "Al-Wehda" and reporter to a lot of famous Arab newspapers and Magazines. * 1994-2006 - Editor at the Arab Press House in London and editorial manager of Sayidati magazine. * 2006 – present day: Editorial manager of Hia (magazine), Hia Magazine Interviews with Arab and international celebrities Adnan Alkateb has conducted significant interviews with the Arab region's and the world's most renowned personalities, including: * Monica Bellucci * Julia Roberts * Gisele Bundchen * Blake Lively * Jennifer Lopez * Amy Adams * Beyonce * Emilia Clarke * Lady Kitty Spencer * Bella Hadid * Emily Ratajkowski * Several Emirati businesswomen and leading you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lattakia
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Sheikh Ali Chehab Nasser
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a tribe or a royal family member in Arabian countries, in some countries it is also given to those of great knowledge in religious affairs as a surname by a prestige religious leader from a chain of Sufi scholars. It is also commonly used to refer to a Muslim religious scholar. It is also used as an honorary title by people claiming to be descended from Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali both patrilineal and matrilineal who are grandsons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The term is literally translated to "Elder" (is also translated to " Lord/ Master" in a monarchical context). The word 'sheikh' is mentioned in the 23rd verse of Surah Al-Qasas in the Quran. Etymology and meaning The word in Arabic stems from a triliteral root connecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Maarouf Badr
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a tribe or a royal family member in Arabian countries, in some countries it is also given to those of great knowledge in religious affairs as a surname by a prestige religious leader from a chain of Sufi scholars. It is also commonly used to refer to a Muslim religious scholar. It is also used as an honorary title by people claiming to be descended from Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali both patrilineal and matrilineal who are grandsons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The term is literally translated to "Elder" (is also translated to " Lord/ Master" in a monarchical context). The word 'sheikh' is mentioned in the 23rd verse of Surah Al-Qasas in the Quran. Etymology and meaning The word in Arabic stems from a triliteral root connecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Birmingham, West Midlands
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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