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DUBAI: Google is celebrating the life of medical pioneer Dr. Saniya Habboub, one of Lebanon’s first female doctors who went on to inspire countless other Lebanese girls and women to seek an education. June 10 marks the day Habboub graduated from medical school in the United States in 1931. (Internet) The doctor received her medical degree in gynecology and obstetrics from the
COLOMBO: A draft bill that would outlaw full-face veils and body coverings for Muslim women in Sri Lanka will be tabled in parliament next month, a government official said on Wednesday, a day after the Cabinet cleared a proposal banning the burqa in public for national security reasons.
“The framework of the Cabinet decision taken on the burqa ban has been sent to the Attorney General’s department, and the bill is likely to be presented in the legislature within a month,” Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara told Arab News.
Last month, Weerasekara sought Cabinet approval to ban the burqa an outer garment worn by some Muslim women to cover the body and face calling it “a sign of religious extremism” with a “direct impact on national security.”
SINGAPORE - Legend has it that the conscientious Ox came in second in the zodiac race only because it let the Rat hitch a ride, just to be overtaken at the last minute.
People born in the Year of the Ox are said to be resilient, honest, strong and dependable. They are believed to make excellent leaders, but may sometimes come across as stubborn, overcautious or unsociable.
Here are some well-known people born in the Year of the Ox.
1. Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
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Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, 96, who became Malaysia s Prime Minister for the second time at the age of 92 in 2018, is nothing if not tenacious.