Expo 2020 Dubai: Female Muslim US hip-hopper urges ‘girls to feel powerful’

Muslim American hip-hop dancer, choreographer and activist Amirah Sackett urged women and girls to feel empowered through hip-hop dance, and explore the art form in a way where they are not objectified, she said after a stage performance at the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Sackett explores and embodies her Muslim American identity through hip-hop…

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Britain’s Anne Keast-Butler named as first female cyber spy boss

Britain named Anne Keast-Butler as the first female director of its intelligence communications agency GCHQ on Tuesday, tasked with protecting the country from terrorists, cyber-criminals and malign foreign powers. She will take over the role in May, succeeding Jeremy Fleming who is stepping down after a six-year tenure. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who made the…

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Sweden’s Loreen wins Eurovision 2023 for second time

Sweden’s Loreen won Eurovision 2023 with the song “Tattoo” in Liverpool, northern England, on Saturday, becoming the first woman to triumph twice in the contest. Finland’s Käärijä, a green-bolero-sleeved rapper, came second. He won the viewer vote with “Cha Cha Cha,” but it was not enough to overtake Loreen’s lead after the result from the juries in…

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Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali al-Qarni ready, excited for space journey

Saudi Arabia’s astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi (L) and Ali al-Qarni (R) say they are excited and proud to embark on Kingdom’s mission to outer space. Barnawi and al-Qarni joined their Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) crew members, Peggy Whitson, and John Shoffner, for a news conference earlier this week. They spoke about the mission, its objectives, and their expectations…

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