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United Nations official site,
Saudi Arabian female researcher Hayat Sindi to be appointed UNESCO advocate.
UNESCO's official site, Dr Hayat Sindi, Saudi medical researcher,
to be named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
Sindi is a visiting scholar at Harvard University;
as such, she travels often between Jeddah, Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In 2010, Sindi was the winner of the Mekkah Al Mukaramah
prize for scientific innovation, given by HRH Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud.
In January 2013, Sindi again broke new ground by becoming part of the first group of women to serve in Saudi Arabia's Consultative Council.
Dr. Hayat bint Sulaiman bin Hassan Sindi(Arabic: حياة سندي) is a Saudi Arabian
medical scientist and one of the first female members of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia.
Along with her scientific activities, Sindi participated in numerous events aimed at raising
the awareness of science amongst females, particularly in Saudi Arabia and the Muslim World in general.
On October 1, 2012, Sindi was appointed by UNESCO head Irina
Bokova as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for her efforts in promoting science education in the Middle East, especially for girls.
Sindi, who wears the traditional Muslim headscarf,
was pressured to abandon her religious and cultural beliefs while at university; she persisted, holding the view that a person's religion, color or gender has no bearing on scientific contributions.
Sindi's laboratory work at Harvard earned her a spot with four
other scientists in a documentary film supported by the Executive Office of the President of the United States in order to promote science education among young people.