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Nabil Najjar, Conservative Party Councillor in Wiltshire. Photographed for a feature in The National (UAE)

English gent with an Arab heart: Nabil Najjar’s humanitarian passion

British-Jordanian is a Conservative Wiltshire councillor and Middle East consultant attached to the land his family left when his grandparents fled Palestine in 1948

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AI captain! Rana el Kaliouby's bold mission to humanise tech

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Me, myself and identity: Artist Zineb Sedira likes to get up close and political

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How Somali pop star Aar Maanta's music bands the diaspora together

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Scottish-Egyptian musical duo The Ayoub Sisters are not just doing it for themselves

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Co-op CEO draws on family ties to run a business based on values

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Coronation pride for royal architect Khaled Azzam

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Hafida Latta. Amy McConaghy / The National

A moveable feast: Hafida Latta's diplomatic road less travelled

After giving up a career in government service, the Tunisian-born wife of a British diplomat achieved more than she could possibly have imagined, one spoonful of couscous at a time

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Refugee to MBE: England's first black female Muslim football referee

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How football-loving Amer Ghalib reached his political goal

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The accidental pharmacist: How Dr Atheer Awad found her calling in the laboratory

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Mohamed Mansour, the billionaire who doesn't measure success in zeroes

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Compelling tale of London's oldest Arabic bookstore as Al Saqi closes

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The Yemeni child bride activist leading fight against early marriage

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Mohamed Mansour, billionaire businessman and philanthropist: 'I have found new inspiration from investing in a not-for-profit sporting organisation called Right to Dream, which operates amazing academies in some of the poorest parts of Africa. In 2022, we intend to open a new academy in Egypt where we are determined to discover the next Mo Salah!' Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mohamed Mansour, the billionaire who doesn't measure success in zeroes

In our series of inspiring life stories across continents, the Egyptian businessman reveals that the legacy left by his indomitable father is beyond price

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Compelling tale of London's oldest Arabic bookstore as Al Saqi closes

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The Yemeni child bride activist leading fight against early marriage

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The root cause: Camilla Fayed eats shoots and believes

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