down syndrome
Egypt inaugurates a new project to rehabilitate and integrate people with Down syndrome
Egypt
March 29, 2022
Egypt inaugurates a new project to rehabilitate and integrate people with Down syndrome
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt inaugurated on Tuesday the al-Folk project. It is one of the most important service…
Ibrahim Kholy: first Egyptian with Down syndrome appointed as a teaching assistant
Egypt
October 18, 2019
Ibrahim Kholy: first Egyptian with Down syndrome appointed as a teaching assistant
Ibrahim al-Kholy, an Egyptian who was born with Down syndrome, was appointed as a teaching assistant in the University of…
Swimmer Mohamed al-Husseini is first UN spokesperson with Down Syndrome from Egypt
Life & Style
June 10, 2019
Swimmer Mohamed al-Husseini is first UN spokesperson with Down Syndrome from Egypt
For the first time in Egypt and the Arab world, the “UN-ARTS” committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…
First Egyptian TV host with Down’s Syndrome starts Tuesday on DMC
Cinema/TV
December 11, 2018
First Egyptian TV host with Down’s Syndrome starts Tuesday on DMC
Rahma Khaled, a 22-year-old swimmer and Paralympic gold medalist with Down’s Syndrome expressed happiness over signing a contract with…
First Egyptian with down syndrome to cross English channel
Health & Fitness
August 11, 2017
First Egyptian with down syndrome to cross English channel
Mohamed al-Husseini is training to be the first Egyptian swimmer with down syndrome to cross the English channel, from the…
A model first: woman with Down Syndrome stars in beauty campaign
Culture
April 11, 2016
A model first: woman with Down Syndrome stars in beauty campaign
Hair care line Beauty & Pin-ups is changing the face of beauty with Katie Meade, the first woman with Down…
Down Syndrome model appears in wedding photoshoot
Egypt
March 13, 2016
Down Syndrome model appears in wedding photoshoot
Australian model with Down Syndrome, Madeline Stuart, defied potential ridicule when she published photos on social media of a wedding…
Genome research highlights genetic mutation concerns for region
Environment
May 10, 2012
Genome research highlights genetic mutation concerns for region
Though it’s been almost 10 years since the sequence of the entire human genome ― 23,000 genes ― was completed,…