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Dubai honours young scientists
Dubai honours young scientists Amira Agarib / 6 June 2013 The first Arab woman to be crowned genius of the year has been honoured at a ceremony, which also recognised young Emirati scientists. Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed honours Dr Manahel Thabet as Humaid Mohammed Al Qattami looks on during the Emirates Young Scientist Award ceremony in Dubai on Tuesday. — Wam Dubai-based Yemeni economist Dr Manahel Thabet, who won The World Genius Directory 2013 Genius of the Year Award in January, was lauded as a fitting example of what the youngsters should aspire to be. She is the youngest person in the world to earn a PhD in finance engineering, with the honour magna cum laude. Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, presented awards to the winners of Emirates Young Scientist Award in its fourth session in a ceremony on Tuesday, in the presence of Lieutenant-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police and Chairman of the UAE Talent Association; Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qattami, Minister of Education; Dr Ahmed Eid Al Mansoui, Director of the Dubai Education Zone; businessman Mohammed Omer Haider and senior officials . Shaikh Majid praised the efforts exerted by civil society and the UAE Talent Association in building new generation, supporting educational institutions in the UAE and providing encouraging environment for innovation. Dhahi Khalfan lauded the unlimited support of UAE leaders led by the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the patronage of Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed and the special care he shows in promoting the educational standard of UAE nationals. He also congratulated winners of the award in various categories. Dhahi Khalfan added that Arab and Muslim scholars in the past were known for being pioneers in the fields of science and mathematics. He said that Emirates Award for Young Scientists aims at giving opportunities to talented youth and enhancing their scientific capabilities in addition to spreading the culture of applied science and establishing database of talented young students. At the end of the ceremony, Shaikh Majid, Dhahi Khalfan and Humaid Mohammed Al Qattami honoured the students and officials. Humaid Mohammed Al Qattami and Mohammed Omer Haider were also recognised for supporting the award for the past four years. news@khaleejtimes.com Continue reading
Dates Festival gets a spiritual flavour
Dates Festival gets a spiritual flavour (Wam) / 6 June 2013 This year’s Liwa Dates Festival will be held in the Western Region city from July 18 to 25. The ninth edition of the festival, being held under the patronage of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs with total prizes of Dh5 million, coincides for the first time with the Holy Month of Ramadan, which is expected to add a spiritual atmosphere to this cultural event, said the Committee for Festivals, and Cultural and Heritage Programmes in Abu Dhabi. It is anticipated to attract a large number of people, especially since the visiting hours at the venue will be from 9pm to 2am daily. Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Advisor for Culture and Heritage in the Court of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman for the Committee for Festivals and Cultural and Heritage Programmes, expressed his pride in the position the Liwa Dates Festival occupies on the cultural and heritage level in the UAE. He highlighted the festival’s importance of the tradition that has celebrated the date season for generations. The committee manages many festivals as well as cultural and heritage programmes, notably ‘Million’s Poet’, ‘Prince of Poets’, the cultural programme ‘Al Shara’, Liwa Dates Festival, Al Dhafra Festival, Abu Dhabi Poetry Academy and New York Film Academy. The committee also aims to include further activities that add to the cultural inventory, and those that greatly boost promotions for Abu Dhabi and its cultural humanitarian message to the world. Continue reading
‘Maendeleo ya Wanaume’ rescue ends in drama
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