NEWS
Lujain Returns Home After almost three weeks in hospital, Loujain Hussain finally returned home to her family last Thursday. Loujain was hospitalized on April 19th after her and a friend accidentally bumped into a Grade 4 boy in the playground of Al Ma’ali International Private School in Abu Dhabi. The boy retaliated, with three others, by kicking and pushing Loujain to the ground. Loujain’s father, Hussain Abdullah, was called and, upon seeing his daughter’s worsening condition, rushed her to hospital where a scan showed she had suffered a brain hemorrhage and she underwent a six-hour surgery which, though successful, forced her into a coma. Although now back home, Loujain is still struggling with involuntary tremors, eyesight and balance problems, and is a shadow of her former bubbly self. Doctors have said the family must “wait and see” if Loujain will go on to make a full recovery.
SPORTS
TES Summit Urges Improved Conditions The inaugural Transformation Education Summit (TES) held at Emirates Palace Hotel, May 7-9, was hosted by Abu Dhabi Educational Council (ADEC) in partnership with the Directorate of Education of the Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD), leading global management consulting firm Booz & Company and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC). Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nayhan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of ADEC, the summit centered around the need for relevant education in a rapidly changing global society as world leaders, business advisers and academic speakers shared lessons from their home countries.
Her parents have vowed never to send her back to Al Ma’ali School, instead looking at ways to home school their daughter. ADEC is currently investigating the incident in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Police.
First Public Nuclear Forum The first public forum by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Radiation (FANR) was held on Monday at the Cultural Center of Zayed City in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi. The forum aimed to demonstrate open and transparent communication with the public in relation to nuclear matters. It also introduced them to the role of the FANR, as an independent government body, charged with ensuring the safety and security of the UAE’s peaceful nuclear 6
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The conference attracted over 150 education specialists from around the world and consisted of keynote speakers, panel talks and brainstorming sessions. Abu Dhabi’s educational system is currently in a phase of intensive transformation and ADEC is keen to share its strategies while learning from others. Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, ADEC’s Director General, in his opening speech added “At the transformation summit, we look forward to sharing our experiences with you, our international counterparts, and we are very eager to hear about different education transformations that have been implemented across the globe.” In the first keynote address, Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister, devoted a large part of his speech to the Millennium Goal of universal primary education. He advised that a global fund for education should be established with a “single focus for fast-tracking support to where it is most needed, in the same fashion as the global fund for health.” The final day of the summit commenced with a speech from Tarja Halonen, former president of Finland, who urged educators to “bring back ‘the joy of learning’ not only in primary education but also in vocational training.” Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyidden Yaasin also addressed the audience.
Gordon Brown gives his keynote speech at summit
program and the use of radioactive materials. According to Al Khaleej Times, Dr. William D. Travers, Director-General of the authority said, “In carrying out its responsibilities, the FANR puts public communication as a priority and constantly strives to keep its communication channels open. Through the open forum, we will introduce FANR’s role and respond to the public’s questions on FANR responsibilities.”
Man City Clinch League Title
One of the attendees, Mr Fred van Leeuwen, General Secretary Educational International, suggested that the conference was only focused on transformation to “meet the demands of globalization” and perhaps overlooked “that it’s also an instrument to ensure social cohesion.” As the summit came to an end, some of the recommendations included continuous teacher training and improved trust between educational stakeholders as well as improving teacher’s pay and offering more prestige for educational positions.
Rangers and the title looked set to go to Alex Ferguson’s red side of Manchester.
Greg Thompson from the UAE makes his break away from the Kazakhstan pack
But City was not out yet. Substitute Edin Dzeko headed in an equalizer in the first minute of injury time. This gave the boys in blue the boost they needed and Serigo Aguero fired the winning shot home just three minutes later, sending the Blues fans into ecstasy. City Manager, Roberto Mancini said “To win like this is incredible, I have never seen a finish like it.” Rangers’s boss, Mark Hughes, congratulated Mancini and his team and warned that this was just the beginning for the Manchester team. “I congratulate City…the new order is here, the City order…and not even Fergie [Manchester United’s boss Alex Ferguson] may be able to hold back the tide.”
Roberto Mancini, City’s Manager, has unleashed the Blue Fury
Manchester City was crowned Premier League Champions on Sunday after narrowly clinching a 3-2 victory over Queen’s Park Rangers in the dying minutes of the game at the Etihad Stadium. The match will go down in history as one of the most exciting moments in premier league history as City trailed behind
Al Ain U15 Celebrate Victory Al Ain’s Under15- football team followed in the footsteps of the city’s senior team by clinching first place in the junior championship. After a stunning 5-1 win over Emirates last weekend, club sports manager, Khalifa Sulaiman, could only praise the dedication and talent of his coaching staff and young players. Sulaiman insisted that the aim of the young squads was “to raise young players to join the first team” and was proud of the progress being made in the coaching
The win will see Abu Dhabi’s link with the English Premiership boosted and Manchester City, under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, benefit financially. His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Representative of the President, passed his congratulations to HH Sheikh Mansour, the management and the players of Manchester City on their triumphant victory.
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academy. He paid special thanks to his coaching staff and commended their innovative training methods. This latest win is a double whammy for the Al Ain Club after the seniors grabbed the top spot in the Etisalat pro league last week. Meanwhile, the Under-17 squad could make it a triple celebration if they can grab two wins in their next two fixtures.
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UAE Rugby Triumph The United Arab Emirates rugby squad won the HSBC Asian 5 Nations tournament, held in Dubai last weekend, after defeating Kazakhstan 46 to 31. The dramatic game saw the UAE squad dominate from the start, racking up 29 points to the Kazakhstani’s zero in the first half. Tries by Tim Fletcher, Flanker Brett Williams, full back Imad Reyal and scrum-half Pat Hegarty, as well as three tries and a penalty from fly half Murray Strang, sent the team triumphantly to the changing rooms as the half time whistle blew. Kazakhstan came out fighting in the second half immediately putting themselves on the scoreboard with a try from flanker Nikita Trofimove. They further narrowed the gap to 34-19 with just twenty minutes game time left. A further push by Anton Makarenko brought the visitors closer to an amazing comeback and saw the team gain its first point of the tournament for matching the UAE’s four tries in a match level. The UAE clawed back to increase their lead to 46-24, before Romanov scooted one more over for Kazakhstan just before the final whistle, but it was the home team who were to remain victorious. The victory saw the UAE secure their spot in the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations Tournament.
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