‘Takreem’ the Arab achievement awards
Takreem annual awards ceremony was recently held in Marrakesh where 11 Arab pioneers were awarded.
The jury board of Takreem this year include of Queen Noor Al Hussein, Albandari bent. Abdul Rahman Al-Faisal, Sheikha Paula Al-Sabah, Sheikha Mai Al Khalifa, Issa Abu Issa, Moataz Al Alfi, Sheikh Saleh Al-Turki , Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, the royal adviser “Andre Azoulay”, industrial “Carlos Ghosn”, “Anis Haggar” , “Nora Jumblatt”, Dr. “Suad Juffali”, “Samer Khoury”, novelist “Marc Levy”, “Lady Hayat Marwa Palumbo “and “Raja Sidawi”.
The Takreem also honored the leading Lebanese and Arab press late “Ghassan Tueni”, editor of Lebanon’s An-Nahar newspaper, which was a prominent contributor to the history of the United Nations Resolution 425, which was through the establishment of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, “Takreem” initiative was also awarded to the Young Entrepreneurs Jordanian Kamal Alasmer anniversary of volunteerism and development network, the first in the Arab world, and the scientific and technological innovation to the Iraqi “Award Gazali” for their valuable contributions in the field of clinical genetics and pediatrics, and got Yemeni Amal Albasha to honor General of the Arab woman Prize, which devoted itself to the defense of human rights in country, while went innovation Award in the field of education for the entire Egyptian ‘Azat Kamel for its hard work on the development of skills, values and principles of needy children through experiential learning, and using art as a tool upscale social development.
And received the Moroccan Amina Slaoui on human and civil service award to support the rights of persons with special needs, and the outstanding leadership Prize has been awarded to the Jordanian Samih Toukan foundation of the Maktoob E-Mail website and its the first Arabic webmail on the Internet, which has succeeded in selling it to Yahoo Inc. in a deal that is the largest in history of the region, and was awarded “Takreem” initiative Award for Lifetime Achievement Ambassador “Gilbert Hagura” His footprint in the areas of business and human services.
And awarded the Cultural Innovation Award to Edward Said National Conservatory of Music and thanks to whom glow dream of thousands of Palestinian children and youth to learn to play an instrument and singing in the choirs refugee camps, and went sustainable environmental development award of the Institute for Applied Research in Jerusalem in order to strengthen the confidence of all Palestinians to live in an independent Palestinian state has full sovereignty, while that got Palestine Relief society, based in the United States to exceptional international contribution in the Arab community to for doing Prize for its leading role in providing scientific care for the children of Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
Speaking at the awards ceremony the founder of “Takreem” “Ricardo Karam”, who said: Our world is witnessing many, especially in the Middle East region riven by violence and bloodshed and pictures of refugees and displaced disorders, remind us how far-fetched that the peace we yearn for, a world of disappointments and frustration and ideas and extremist acts. He added: We will not surrender and we will work hard through these success stories that we send a message that the Arab world is a reservoir of creativity, positive thinking, and launch projects, and the sanctity of youth. And had the “Takreem” was granted the supported of: Renault - Nissan Alliance, AMEC company, Consolidated Contractors Company, Salam International Investment, and Total.