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Bella Hadid never shies away from sharing her pride to be Palestinian, but the supermodel recently made a more permanent move to pay tribute to her heritage.
The 24-year-old has inked herself with two new tattoos in Arabic script which acknowledges her Palestinian background, which is where her father, Mohamed Hadid, was born.
The supermodel recruited celebrity tattoo artist Dr. Woo to complete the new tattoos, which were done in a very minimal design.
The artist shared the new inkings on Instagram saying, “Some writings for the always kind and lovely @bellahadid.”
The Arabic script which can be seen on the model’s shoulders translates in English to “my love” and “I love you”.
Hadid’s father recently publicly reflected on having to leave Palestine when he was just a newborn baby, becoming a refugee along with his other family members.
Sharing a picture from his younger years, the 72-year-old explained that he doesn’t have “a single picture of me [as] when I was a baby I was just about 9 days old when I and my family were refugees to the refugee camps in Syria from Palestine”.
He shared his thanks to Syria, Lebanon and Tunisia and most of all Jordan, where he and his family received Jordanian citizenship many years ago.
He also shared his gratitude for being able to relocate to the USA with his family.
While the model’s father is Palestinian, her mother, Yolanda Hadid, is from The Netherlands, making her Palestinian-Dutch., which she states in her Instagram bio.
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Back in August, it was confirmed that Hande Erçel had split from her longtime partner Murat Dalkılıç five months after they became engaged at the beginning of this year.
Now, three months on, the Turkish actress is rumoured to be dating her current co-star, Kerem Bürsin.
Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported that the pair have recently been spotted out and about together, but alluded to the fact it may be in promotion of their show Sen Çal Kapımı (You Knock on My Door).
As the pair were seen out and about together, they discussed the coronavirus pandemic and the need for people to wear masks.
“These are sad images,” Bürsin told the outlet. “People should be more sensitive and they should wear their masks.”
Erçel, 26, also admitted she found it “sad” that people weren’t wearing masks.
“People have to respect their own lives, of course, but when there is such a mourning, we are all torn, I wish we were more sensitive,” she said.
Erçel confirmed her split from ex Dalkılıç on social media a few months ago. The now-former couple began dating in 2017 and after three years together Dalkılıç popped the question at the beginning of 2020.
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Since she welcomed her daughter a little over two months ago, Gigi Hadid has largely kept the newborn under wraps only sharing a few images of the baby here and there.
However, the supermodel has now given the most candid insight to date into her life as a new mum with baby Hadid-Malik.
Taking to Instagram, Hadid shared a rare photo with her baby girl and also showed off her Christmas decorations after getting in the festive spirit early.
“A whole new kind of busy & tired,” the 25-year-old admitted in the caption of the post. “But she’s da bestie so she got Christmas decorations early.”
Clearly tugging at heartstrings with her series of photos, the model’s father, Mohamed Hadid, commented saying, “Need to be close to her. Love you and her so much.”
It’s not the first snap Hadid has shared of her baby girl. In celebration of Halloween, the model shared the first Hadid-Malik family photo complete with herself, baby girl Hadid-Malik and new dad Zayn Malik in celebration of Halloween.
While it’s the first family photo she has shared, Hadid kept her daughter’s face hidden and prior to this only photos of the newborn’s hand had been shown.
Similarly, to date, the name of baby Hadid-Malik has been kept private, but according to E! News, the newborn’s moniker is “unique”.
Regardless, the model appears to be taking to motherhood naturally and enjoying every minute of it.
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It’s been quite a year for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
In January 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they would be stepping down from their roles as senior royals and would be splitting their time between North America and the United Kingdom.
The couple have been back to the UK once together, and Harry a further time alone, but given the ongoing pandemic the pair have stayed put in California for the last six months with their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.
It appears the pair don’t have any plans to return to the UK permanently either, given that they recently offered up their Windsor home to Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank.
According to ITV, the couple are “delighted to be able to open up their home to Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank as they start their own family.”
However, this doesn’t mean Harry and Meghan won’t be staying away from the UK permanently. In fact, when the pair travel to the UK they will “share the property” with Eugenie and Jack.
But this latest move from the Sussexes does make it evermore likely they will not be returning to their roles as senior royals, as their formal royal roles are subject to a twelve-month review period which will be approaching in March 2021.
What remains in store for the couple as senior royals remains to be seen.
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A new Dhs600 million project is underway to create a new floating hotel in Dubai.
Set to be located in the waters of Dubai Marina, the new resort will be known as the Sea Palace Floating Resort, developed by Seagate Shipyard and El Bahrawy Group.
Discussing the new project, Mohamed El Bahrawy of El Bahrawy Group explained that the construction is nearing completion.
As well as the resort, the new development features six luxury homes, all of which are 95 per cent complete.
“The remaining work will be finished in a month, while the whole project is around 65 per cent complete,” El Bahrawy says.
The lavish homes are currently on the market for Dhs20 million. One has even already been purchased by a Dubai-based entrepreneur.
The villas are the epitome of luxury featuring a private swimming pool, lavish kitchen, rooftop and more, and the interiors were all designed by Aston Martin, luxury sports car brand.
However, the most amazing part of all is that the villas don’t need to stay put in one place, they can quite literally turn into yachts. So, if you get bored of the Dubai Marina view, you can easily switch things up and set sail as you see fit.
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World-renowned barrister and human rights activist Amal Clooney has been recognised for her work in defending the rights of journalists and freedom of the press, receiving a prestigious award.
During the virtual ceremony for the 2020 CPJ International Press Freedom Award which took place on November 19, Clooney was awarded the Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award for her legal work defending journalists.
Presenting the award was Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. During her acceptance speech, Clooney joked about Streep’s connection with her husband George Clooney, pointing out the fact they were “married”.
“I regret missing the opportunity to share a stage with the brilliant Meryl Streep,” Clooney said at the start of her speech.
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“Meryl, thank you for your kind words while introducing me. You are an inspiration as a woman, as an artist, as a press freedom advocate,” she continued. “I know I can’t ever hope to win the number of awards that you’ve won, but it does occur to me that we have something special in common, which is that we’ve both been married to my husband.
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“And honestly, the fact that you did it as Mr. and Mrs. Fantastic Fox just makes that so much less awkward.”
The actors starred together in the 2009 animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox.
While she was able to make some lighthearted comments, Clooney also noted the importance the award and the Committee to Protect Journalists had for “shining a light on the importance of press freedom at a time when many of our fundamental freedoms have been under threat”.
“It is true that hope springs eternal and this is a time for optimism,” she continued. “But, optimism should not mean complacency…What we see happening in the world should remind us that rights should not only be secured, but jealously guarded.
“Democracy must constantly be defended and journalists vigilantly protected.”
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Welcome to EW‘s weekly series ‘How I got my job as…’ where we speak to some incredible entrepreneurs and businesswomen both based in the UAE and globally to find out about their career paths led them to where they are now; what their daily routines look like; the advice they’d give to those starting out; and the hurdles they’ve had to overcome.
The week we chat to Jana Khoury, who was previously Communications Director for Christian Loubiton and is now co-founder of sustainable brand Anaskela. As staycation and outdoor season kicks off in the UAE, the brand offers the most beautiful pieces for fabulous days at the beach. Inspired by their endless summers on the beaches of Greece during childhood, the founders of Anaskela wanted to create a towel that was more conducive to travel. Style and function aside, each towel’s unique textile composition is made using fibres made from recycled PET bottles. Each Anaskela towel removes plastic bottles from a landfill or the ocean and re-purposes them into your towel.
EW sat down with Khoury to find out more about the brand, her career and what made her want to enter the realm of ethical luxury.
What was your favourite subject at school?
Art and maths – I’m a typical Virgo.
What was your first job?
An internship at Men’s Health magazine in London, working with the Style Editor. My first ‘real’ job was in PR at Hugo Boss in London.
What inspired you to launch Anaskela?
The idea came from my business partner Melissa, when she was travelling around the Greek Islands with her family. Lugging around 4 bulky beach towels felt laborious, so she searched for an alternative. She came across microfibre gym towels and wanted to create a better version for the beach and for travel in general. We always wanted to work on something together so she brought the idea to me and I loved it… the rest is history!
Can you talk us through the sustainable focus of your brand?
We never wanted to create more ‘things’ to put out into the world, so from the start we knew that whatever we ended up creating had to already exist materially. We researched for months and discovered that there was a way to create the yarn used to make the towels from repurposed PET bottles, which not only meant recycling single-use plastics into long-term use products, but it also meant keeping plastic out of landfills and the ocean. We also love the idea that you buy one qualitative item that is made to last, and that is what we aim for with our towels.
What are the key elements of your role?
Melissa and I work together on absolutely everything, from design to logistics. The joy and pain of being a small team! Luckily we’ve been friends for most of our lives and it just works.
How do you design the product?
We set aside some time when we are in Greece together, usually by a beautiful beach, and work on the new collections. We usually start with a concept or an idea, and build on that.
What advice do you have for anyone looking to follow in the same footsteps, looking to enter the world of ethical luxury?
I think ‘ethical’ and ‘sustainable’ are going to become essential for any consumer brand. If you’re launching a brand, incorporate these elements from the start, not only because customers will soon demand it, but because we all need to work to create a better world and a cleaner planet.
What is the best piece of advice you ever received?
If you try and be or do something that doesn’t reflect you as a person, it will appear inauthentic and won’t work anyway.
And what is the worst?
Bad advice is only bad if you take it… and so far so good!
What has been the biggest challenge you had to overcome with Anaskela – it must have been tough through the pandemic?
When the pandemic hit at the start of our season, we were concerned but acted quickly and decided to focus our efforts on markets like Greece where cases were relatively low and people still went on local trips throughout the spring and summer months. Our quick action paid off and so we got through the last few months relatively unscathed. We’ve learned quickly that it’s important to be flexible, especially in uncharted waters like these!
What is to come from this exciting new brand?
We’re excited to now be shipping to many countries in the Middle East! Apart from that we’ve often been told that the towels make great gifts, so we’ve just launched an illustrated gift box! Although travel is not on the agenda right now, we love the idea of gifting ‘the promise’ of travel. Everyone is looking forward to being able to holiday freely again. Also, we are donating 10% of profits from the boxes to WWF Greece who have been focusing much of their efforts on preventing ocean waste due to discarded PPE as a result of the pandemic. Finally, we’re launching a new collection in the new year!
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