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Wahida Amiri (born in 1990) is an Afghan librarian and an activist for women’s rights. Amiri runs a library. Since 2017, her library of over 5,000 books is open in Kabul to motivate women to read. But in August 2021, Amiri returned to Kabul to see the Taliban stopping girls and women from going to work and school. She gathered a group of women and started a movement called “"Spontaneous Movement of Afghan Women Fighters"”. In December 2021, Amiri made it on BBC’s list of the 100 most inspiring women.  Early Life. Amiri was born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan and temporarily moved to Pakistan and came back to Kabul at 15. When she moved to Pakistan she had to do many of the chores like cooking, cleaning, and scrubbing the floors. After the Taliban was defeated, Amiri returned home. Women and girls could now go to school and work. Even though education was important to Amiri, her family thought taking care of the house and guests was more important. Five years later, she was able to enroll into school with the help of her cousin. Career. Amiri didn’t learn how to read until she was 20 years old. She took her exams while taking care of her home. She took them over and over until she finally passed. Finally, she was welcomed into a university where she studied law. Amiri discovered the English author Virginia Woolf and finally realized she held power in her voice. When the Taliban took power again in Afghanistan, Amiri lost her job. Activism. The Taliban said girls cannot go to school. They said women cannot have jobs. Amiri organized women to protest.
Saeeda Etebari is an Afghani jewelry artist. Etebari had meningitis when she was one, causing her to be deaf. She joined the Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture and trained in jewelry-making. She was chosen to have an exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.  Early life. Etebari was born in a Pakistani refugee camp. She was the third of nine children. When she was only one years old, she developed meningitis. Meningitis is a disease that, for Etebari, resulted in hearing loss and not being able to speak. Etebari couldn’t go to school, so her dad founded a deaf school for her to learn. Etebari speaks sign language. Etebari signs about the struggle of accepting that she was deaf and mute, but now she thinks of it somewhat as a blessing. Schooling. After graduating, Etebari’s brother suggested she apply to Turquoise Mountain Institute. At Turquoise Mountain, she studied handmade jewelry design. Etebari’s talents were noticed there, as she excelled in her work. Etebari considers being deaf a blessing for her, for when she goes to work on jewelry, the loud noises of tools don’t affect her concentration. Smithsonian Exhibition. Etebari was chosen with Abdul Matin Malekzadah and Sughra Hussainy, to have an exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum. Etebari’s work is inspired by the culture of where she grew up in Afghanistan. One of Etebari’s more famous pieces is an emerald and gold necklace that she designed with British jeweler Pippa Small. This piece was displayed at the Smithsonian.
Aiko Doden is a Senior Commentator at NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation. She is also chief producer at NHK World. Doden is a commentator about Asia and the world. She knows the most about South East Asia and United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.  She used to be a reporter in NHK’s ASEAN, where she focused on Myanmar. She was also based in Thailand where she reported on security.  She is on “NHK World Newsline In Depth.” She used to be on “NHK News at 9 PM”, “NHK World Network” and “NHK Asian Voices.” Doden went to Columbia University for graduate school. She has a Master's degree in international relations. When she was little, Doden lived in London, England.
Junko Shimada (Japanese: 島田順子, born in 1941) is a Japanese fashion designer who created her own clothing brand. She designs clothes for Lady Gaga. Shimada also designed the Japanese team's outfits for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Shimada's brand is called "Junko Shimada."  Early life. Shimada was born in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, in 1941. She liked painting. Her mother told her to learn a skill that would let her earn money. Growing up, she also dreamed of working for Levi’s, an American clothing company known for their denim clothing. So she studied at Sugino Gakuen Dressmaker Jogakuin, a fashion designing/dressmaker school.  In school, she started watching French movies. Shimada moved to Paris in 1966.  Career. After moving to Paris, Shimada worked as a stylist and with famous fashion companies. She worked for Mafia Design Studio. She then moved to Cacharel. She first designed children's clothes, then men's clothes.  In 1981 she started the "Junko Shimada Design Studio." She has many shops in France. She also makes luggage, eyeglasses, kimonos, and other items. Shimada combined French history and Japanese culture in her work. Ever since she started her brand, Shimada has been featured in the Paris Fashion Week. In 2012, Shimada was awarded with the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government for her outstanding work in the fashion industry. She is a member of the "Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode." Awards and honors. Shimada received the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012.
Amelia Goldberg (1862-1950) known as Nadage Doree (also spelled Nadege) was a Jewish American activist, actress, and writer. She fought for justice for Jews. Goldberg wrote books called: "Gèlta, Or, The Czar and the Songstress” and “Did Jesus Change? The Answer of the Jew to the Question of the Ages.” Goldberg was also a singer. She wrote patriotic songs. She is best known for being arrested while trying to speak to United States' President Theodore Roosevelt about violence against Jewish people in Russia. Career. Goldberg was an activist and author. She wrote her two books, “Gèlta, Or, The Czar and the Songstress” and “Did Jesus Change? The Answer of the Jew to the Question of the Ages.” She also wrote for "The American Israelite" newspaper.Goldberg was also an opera singer and actress. She started writing patriotic songs, and producing plays. She was a model for Duke cigarette cards. She had a race horse named after her. She was an activist who fought against anti-semitism. Activism. In 1905 during President Roosevelt's church service, she interrupted to try to convince Roosevelt to help Russia’s Jews. She got arrested. She sued Roosevelt’s secretary (William Loeb Jr.) 50,000 for a false arrest.
Naomi Faik-Simet (b. 1977) is a Papua New Guinean dance researcher at the Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies. She is the first PhD from Papua New Guinea to graduate from a dance studies program. Fail-Simet is also the first dance research her country's government ever employed. She works to preserve and create cultural traditions. Papua New Guinea is working to be modern. Sometimes people do not like traditional ideas. Faik-Simet wants people from Papua New Guinea to remember their culture and not just adopt other cultural traditions. She teaches people about traditional and contemporary dance and music. She shows people traditional and new arts can go together. She represents Papua New Guinea for UNESCO's Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre, the International Council for Traditional Music, World Dance Alliance, and World Alliance for Arts Education.  Early life. Faik-Simet was born in Papua New Guinea. She grew up during the period after Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia.  Career. In 2001, Faik-Simet started working for the Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies. In 2003 she returned to University of Papua New Guinea to complete her undergraduate college degree. She completed her degree in 2005. Soon, Faik-Simet realized she needed more education. First, she connected with experts who lived in New Zealand, Nicholas Rowe and Ralph Buck. In 2010 she got a scholarship from the University of Auckland to study a traditional dance called "gunge takwaku." Faik-Simet graduated from University of Auckland in New Zealand with a PhD in dance studies in November, 2021. She studied in New Zealand from. April 28, 2017 until Dec 29, 2020. She studied the impact of colonialism on dance education in Papua New Guinea. Faik-Simet studied how to use dance to pass down culture and knowledge. She is now the assistant director at the Institute of Papua New Guinea. Faik-Simet is the only dance researcher in Papua New Guinea.  Faik-Simet helps organize conferences, like the 8th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Music and Dance of Oceania. She received the Mineral Resource Development Co (MRDC) award in 2011 for making an impact in decolonising dance in Papua New Guinea. The award is a Westpac Public Sector award. It is part of the Westpac Outstanding Women Award. Personal life. Faik-Simet and her husband have two children.
Elsa Renee Flores is an American biologist and chemist. She is a member of the editorial board of Cancer Research"," a very prestigious research journal. She is the leader of the Cancer Molecular Pathobiology study section at the United State's National Institutes of Health. Before this, she served as the co-director of the Metastasis Research Center. She was also the director of the Genes and Development Ph.D. program at "The University of Texas" "MD Anderson Cancer Center." Early life. Flores grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. Her father studied biology and chemistry which sparked her love for science. However, when she had to make a decision for college, she was stuck between science and liberal arts. In the end, she enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and majored in chemical engineering. Later, she came back as a postdoctoral fellow. As a postdoc she worked in Tyler Jacks's lab. Flores was a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Career. Flores’ maternal grandmother and aunt were both diagnosed with cancer. Her family members' health inspired Flores to study cancer. Flores was a member of the editorial board of "Cancer Research". Flores discovered many ways to tackle cancer that can be used as possible cancer treatments in the future. She studied causes of breast cancer with Helmut Zarbl. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she worked in "Paul Lambert's" Lab. She dissected the life cycle of the human papillomavirus- a major cause of cervical cancer. Flores discovered cancerous tumors could regress with a protein called amylin. This discovery helped her continue her search for the cure for cancer. Flores holds several patents for inventions to help fight cancer.
Anna Alida Theresia Nilsson (April 27,1869 – December 11, 1947) was a Malmö drawing teacher, suffragist, peace activist, and women's rights activist. Nilsson became a drawing teacher in 1890. In 1914, Nilsson committed suffrage to be a role model for other women, and fight for women’s rights. After the First World War, Nilsson joined the women’s peace movement. Nilsson was elected to the board of the “International Women’s League for Peace and Freedom” when it was started in 1919 In 1929 Nilsson retired, and began traveling around Europe by train and bus. In 1934 Nilsson started collected history textbooks from different countries to compare.  Early life. Nilsson was born at Toarp manor house in Södra Säm, Västergötland. She was born into a Swedish family. Her dad was Hans Petter Nilsson, who was a textile cottage industry promoter. Her mother was Albertina Juliana. In 1885, Nilsson’s father died and was replaced by a guardian. Her mother then remarried to a relative. Nilsson was the fourth child out of her five siblings, and she was especially close with her older sister Ada Nilsson. Career. Nilsson attended the Lyceum school with her sister and received her qualifications to be a drawing instructor in 1890. Nilsson worked as a junior teacher at the Stockholm Tekniska professional school for two years. During this time she also gained her penmanship qualifications. After, she moved to Malmö, where she spent eight years at “Tekniska Afternoon- and Evening-School” working as a drawing instructor. For six months in 1900 she worked as a pattern designer in Stockholm. Nisson was a peace activist. She was a delegate to the International Women’s Peace Congress, The Hague, in 1915. Nilsson was an author of books about peace. She wrote four books:
Lavenia Yalovi is a Fijian sports commentator. Sports journalist Aaron Kearney recruited her to learn to be a sports commentator. He asked Yalovi to join the "Commentary for Good" program. That program worked with Women in news and sport. One of the goals of the program was to get more women reporting on sports. Yalovi is one of the first female Pacific Islander to be a sports commentator. She worked during the Women's World Cup and commentated in Fijian. Yalovi was also on three national sports teams.  Early life. Yalovi plays many different sports. She grew up in Kadavu Island. As a child, she was not allowed to play soccer because she was a girl. Soccer was seem as a sport for boys. As a girl, she could play softball and netball.  Yalovi's family moved to Suva for secondary and tertiary education.  Career. Yalovi became a social science teacher. She was asked be a sports coach at her school. She started learning soccer so she could coach girls to play it. She became really good at soccer. In one year she was on Fiji's national football team.  Yalovi was on three of Fiji's national teams. She played football. Yalovi also played hockey and rugby. She participated in the Pacific Women’s Sports Leadership Program in Papua New Guinea. Yalovi is the national coordinator for the Get into Rugby PLUS program in Fiji. She works for the Fiji Football Association. She is in Australian government videos about international cooperation using sports.  Yalovi commentates with Adele Willie and Jennesa Hinge Moli of Vanuatu. Kearney recruited them together. Willie and Moli have worked in media. Yalovi knows about sports. Together they can comment on games. Their first job together was at the Oceania Nations Cup. FIFA liked their work. FIFA invited them to come to France to work at the Women's World Cup.
Riley J. Silverman is an American author, writer, and comedian. She has a best selling comedy album called “Intimate Apparel”. Career. Silverman is an author of StarWars books. She made an appearance in the “Too Late” comedy horror film.  Television. Silverman was on Comedy Central's "Not Safe with Nikki Glaser." She was also in the STARZ TV series "Take My Wife", as Regan”.  Podcasts. Silverman is also head writer for the quiz show podcast, "International Waters" (renamed "Troubled Waters)." She has a science fiction podcast called "Bubble." She did SyFy channel's limited podcast "Forgotten Women of Genre." Stand-up comedy. She headlined at Portland's Queer Comedy Festival. Silverman inspired the creation of HoliDames, an all-female comedy show that is performed every December in her hometown, Columbus, Ohio. Personal Life. Silverman grew up in rural Ohio, near Columbus. As a child, Silverman wanted to be an inventor. Silverman is a transgender woman. She lives in Los Angeles, California. She is a life-long Star Wars fan. She likes cosplay.
Esmeralda Soria is an American politician. She is currently serving as a California State Assembly member. She represents California District 27. Soria's district covers Fresno, Madera, and Merced counties. Soria won the election on Tuesday, November 8th, 2021. She was sworn in on Monday, December 5th, 2022. Soria is a member of the Democratic Party. Early life and family. Soria was born and raised in Visalia, Tulare County, a county in Central California. She is a first generation American. Her parents came to the United States from Michoacán, Mexico. She grew up working on a farm with her parents. Soria’s parents valued education and giving back to their community. She became interested in politics and law at a young age. Soria went to University of California, Berkeley for her undergraduate degree. She studied Political Science and Chicano/a Studies. She later attended University of California, Davis for a Juris Doctor. A Juris Doctor is a degree you need to be a lawyer. Soria was one of the sixty people accepted into Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Executive Leadership Program. Soria is one of five children. One sister is on the Lindsay City Council, in Tulare County, California. Another sister is on the board of directors of the Lindsay Unified School District. Soria's youngest sister is on the board of directors of the local hospital. She also has one brother. Career. After graduating from University of California, Berkeley, Soria began to work at the Sacramento State Capitol. She focused on women’s health, education, and public safety. She went to law school two years later. During her time in law school at University of California, Davis, she interned at the White House. Soria worked as a legal clerk for California Rural Legal Assistance. She became Policy Advisor for California Assemblyman Henry T. Perea. She was District Director for State Senator Michael Rubio. She then became an adjunct professor at Fresno City College. Fresno Council. Soria was elected to the Fresno City Council in 2014. She was on the city council eight years. She was the
Adriana Cerezo Iglesias (born November 24, 2003) is a Spanish taekwondo artist. At only the age of 17, Cerezo had won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, making her one of the youngest Spanish olympic athletes to ever compete in taekwondo.  Early life. Cerezo was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. At the age of 4, she decided that she wanted to learn taekwondo. She quickly moved her way up through the ranks, and ended up winning a gold medal during her first time at the European Taekwondo Championships.  Career. Cerezo attended the Hankuk school and competed for their team. In 2020, she won a gold medal during her first time at the European Taekwondo Championships. Shortly after, Cerezo qualified to compete for Spain in the Tokyo Olympics. In 2021, Cerezo had won gold medals at the Turkish and Spanish open. In addition to this, she had also won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics which had been moved due to the COVID pandemic. Cerezo still competes in Taekwondo and is working towards the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ariane 6 is a European expendable launch system. In 2023, it was being developed. It has been in development since the early 2010s by ArianeGroup. They were creating it for the European Space Agency (ESA). The system was being built to replace the Ariane 5. The stated reason for Ariane 6 was that is was half the cost of Ariane 5. The new system would also increase the maximum number of launches each year from six or seven to up to eleven. Ariane 6 is designed with two core stages. They are both powered by liquid hydrogen-liquid oxygen (hydrolox) engines. The first stage has a version of the Vulcain engine that is used on the Ariane 5. The second stage has a new design of the Vinci engine. Most of the lift-off thrust comes from solid rocket boosters attached to the first stage. There are two P120s on the Ariane 62 and four on the Ariane 64 variants. These are larger versions of the P80s used on the Vega rocket. Description. Two versions of Ariane 6 are being created:
Greater Lagos Fiesta is an annual New Year's Eve event organized by the Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture. History. The Greater Lagos Fiesta was established in the year 2012. The event was formerly known as Lagos countdown which was later renamed One Lagos Fiesta by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in the year 2015 which is now known as Greater Lagos Fiesta.  Activities. Greater Lagos Fiesta is usually a fun-filled entertainment event for people living in Lagos. According to the Lagos State Government, part of the reason for the event is to bring Lagosians together to have fun because activities of the event will be taken to them through the five major divisions of Lagos. The five locations and venues are, Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, Badagry Grammar School, Badagry, Agege Stadium, Agege, Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu, and Epe Youth Center, Epe all in Lagos State. It is also an opportunity for business owners to showcase their businesses and make a profit. No doubt, the fiesta has added also the economic growth of Lagos in terms of Tourism and Entertainment and other related sectors. In 2013, about 200,000 people celebrated the during ten-day nonstop activities of the fiesta and the city of Lagos earned about one billion naira.
Fighting in southern Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War has been going on since 2014. The war between Russia and Ukraine became bigger in February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. Fighting is still going on in southern Ukraine, as of 2023's fourth quarter. The 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive started in June. Battles and taking control of land. Ended in 2014. During the Offensive on Mariupol, Russian and Russian-backed separatist troops supporting the Donetsk People's Republic moved towards the city of Mariupol. Fighting started in the outskirts of the city on September 6, 2014. Other fighting. Ukrainian soldiers attacked (during the counteroffensive)
Vincent Boot (24 April 1945 – 17 January 2022) was a Dutch judoka. Boot was active as competitive judoka during the 1960s and 1970s. He became five times Dutch national champion. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at international competitions, including for the 1973 World Judo Championships and 1974 European Judo Championships. After his active career he founded his own judo school "Budo Stichting Boot" where he gave for many years judo lessons. In 2020 he received an Order of Orange-Nassau. Boot died in Zwolle on 17 January 2022, at the age of 76. His funeral was on 24 January and included a guard of honor of many martial artists.
Marinus Johannes Christiaan "Joop" Worrell (18 June 1938 – 17 January 2022) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party. He served as a alderman of Woudrichem from 1971 to 1974 and as a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 1974 to 1989. Afterwards he became mayor of Woudrichem between 1989 and 2001. Worrell died in Woudrichem on 17 January 2022, at the age of 83.
Albert "Ab" Blokker (1945 – 15 January 2022) was a Dutch businessman. He was owner of Dutch retail chain . Blokker built "Blokker Holding" together with his brother Jaap Blokker, with a series of important acquisitions in the 1980s and 1990s, including Bart Smit (1985), Leen Bakker, Casa (1988), Xenos (1989), Intertoys, Marskramer (1993) and Maxi Toys (1997). After the death of Jaap Blokker in July 2011, Ab remained the sole active family shareholder the Blokker group. However, he could not prevent the further decline of the chain and clashed with the innovative director Roland Palmer, who had to resign in 2015. In 2017, Ab Blokker stepped down as a member of the Supervisory Board. In 2021 he sold his interest in decoration chain Casa International to the management and investment company Globitas. Blokker died on 15 January 2022, at the age of 76.
James Edward Banks (born July 16, 1979) is an American politician who is the junior United States Senator from Indiana since 2025. He was a member of the U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2025. He is a Republican. In January 2023, Banks announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election. He won the election in November 2024.