Maghrebiscript refers to a loosely related family of Arabic scripts that developed in the Maghreb, al-Andalus (Iberia), and Biled as-Sudan. Maghrebi script is influenced by Kufic letters, and is traditionally written with a pointed tip, producing a line of even thickness.
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was the eldest son of the United Arab Emirates vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum. Rashid died at 33 years old by a heart attack on 19 September 2015.
Mohamed Adel Mohamed Emam is an Egyptian actor. He comes from an artistic family as his father is actor Adel Emam. His brother is the director Ramy Imam.
Naft Al-Basra SC is a football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, Iraq, that plays in Iraqi Premier League.
Qassim Haddad is a Bahraini poet, particularly notable within the Arab world for his free verse poetry. His poems have been translated in several languages including German, English and French.
Al Malaz, formerly al-Riyadh al-Jadidah, is an urban baladiyah, commercial and residential neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which consists of 15 other neighbourhoods and sub-districts, including az-Zahra, al-Faruq, ad-Dhubat, Jarir and ar-Rabwah. Built between 1953 and 1957 as housing project for government employees by King Saud, it was the very first modern neighbourhood with 750 villas in the Kingdom's capital which replaced the traditional Arab architecture with a modern one. The area is also popular for several iconic landmarks, supermarkets and streets.
Abdul-Aziz bin Marzouq at-Turayfi is a Saudi Arabian Ikhwani scholar.
Abdulkarim Baderkhan is a Syrian poet, translator and critic. Starting his career in February 2006, he published three poetry collections, and translated seven books from English into Arabic. Also, he published articles, critical studies and translations in several Arabic newspapers and magazines.
The 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2019–20 Mohammed VI Champions Cup after Mohammed VI of Morocco, where the final was hosted, was the 29th season of the Arab World's inter-club football tournament organised by UAFA.
Fiorenzo Manganiello is an Italian banker and expert in field of blockchain technologies who was awarded as Blockchain Expert Switzerland for 2018 by Acquisition International.
Salha Ghabish is an Emirati writer and poet. She published four collections of poetry, one novel, and numerous short-story collections and books. She was awarded the "Distinguished Arab Women in Literature Award" from Sheikha Jawaher bint Muhammad Al Qasimi in 2008.
Samar George Al Dayyoub is a Syrian critic, writer, and professor of Arabic, born in 1970. She received her higher education from Al-Baath University in Homs from 1993 to 2002. Al Dayyoub has been a member of both Arab Writers Union and Arab Union for Internet Writers since 2015. She has published several books on Arabic literary criticism, a notable example is ‘Al Khetab Tholathy A Ab’aad: Derasat Fe Al Adab Al Mo’aser’ which was nominated for 13th edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the ‘Literary & Art Criticism’ category. Al Dayyoub was also awarded the 2016 Merit prize of the ‘Naji Naaman Literary Prizes’ and the 2016 State Award from the Syrian Ministry of Culture.
Mohammed Said Hjiouij Sahli is a Moroccan Novelist and blogger. He is known for his short novel "By Night In Tangier," which won the Inaugural Ismail Fahd Ismail Prize, and his book "ABC Blogging ." An excerpt from his novella "Kafka In Tangier" have been translated into Hebrew. He is the founder of Zajil tech blog and Arabisk award, and headed the Moroccan Center of Modern Technology.
Faleh Nassif Al-Hajiyah Al-Kilani is an Iraqi scholar, poet, and writer.
Yasmine El-Mehairy is an Egyptian entrepreneur and founder of the parenting website SuperMama, which reaches about 4 million mothers monthly. She was included in a 2014 volume compiled by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania which featured 35 women who brought significant change to their chosen field.
Abdullah Abu Dahesh Saudi historian and researcher, born in Tanomah Bani Shehr in Asir province in 1950. He was highly interested in literature history of the southern Saudi Arabia Kingdom. He has established Habaasha magazine which is a scientific yearbook magazine specialized in studies of the history and literature of the Arabian Peninsula and its intellectual heritage. He has many publications that vary between authoring and investigating Arab heritage.
King Abdullah Park, formerly Al-Malaz Square, is an urban park and former horse racecourse in al-Malaz, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located adjacent to Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Covering an area of 31.8 hectares, the square served as an equestrian field from the early days of the country's unification till 2002, before being reopened as the largest public park in the Kingdom in 2013. Popular for its 12-meter wide pedestrian corridor, 110-meter giant laser fountains and an artificial lake, the park gets flooded by visitors during festive seasons of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and publicly organized events such as the Saudi National Day where the park also displays fireworks before midnight.
Raed Al-Jishi a poet and a translator from Saudi Arabia. He was born in Al-Qatif Governorate in 1396 AH. He published books that vary between poetry, novel and literary translations. His poems have been translated into English, Italian, French, and other languages. Some of his notable works are the novel (Gulf Snake) and Diwan (Fragments of Love). He won several literary prizes, including the Golden Cup award for the best poetry book translated into Italian, in the competition in southern Italy in 2018.
Moatasem Al-Nahar is a Syrian actor.
Alaa Najjar is a physician, Wikipedian and internet activist, who was named the Wikimedian of the Year at Wikimania in August 2021 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales for his pioneering role in the development of the Arab and medical communities as well as for his role in the development of COVID-19 topics.
