Lama Hattab
Lama Hattab (born December 31, 1980) is a Middle Eastern ultramarathon runner from Jordan.[1][2] Hattab and her twin sister, Dima Hattab are known for being the first females from the Middle East to run an ultramarathon.[1][3] She is also a leader in "Generation of Peace" in Amman, Jordan.[1]
Early life[change | change source]
Hattab is a twin.[2] She and her sister Dima have many hobbies that they do together.[4] They grew up in Tabarbour, Jordan, near Amman.[4]
Hattab graduated from the University of Amman.[5] She studied Information Technology.[5]
Sports[change | change source]
Hattab and her sister love sports. They like to run and to cycle.[4] They look for new sports to try.[4]
Running[change | change source]
Hattab and her sister run marathons and ultramarathons.[2][1][6][7] She ran in the Marathon de Sables and the Dead Sea ultramarathon.[8] Men were not nice to them at the marathons.[6] Hattab won the Dead Sea Marathon the first time she ran it.[1] Hattab encourages running in the Middle East, especially among young girls. [8] She is also a leader in Generation of Peace an organization in Amman, Jordan.[1] Hattab also ran in the Dead Sea in 1999 where she placed in 3rd.[7]
Hattab and her sister together ran in the national team of Jordan.[1] They were around 17 or 18 years old.[1] She ran distance races, including 800-meter and 1500 meter runs.[1] In her first half marathon, she ran her and her sister did not sign up.[1] They were among the first Jordanian women to run in marathons.[1] Their coach was in the desert but couldn’t make the race she was planning on running with her friends.[1] She changed the names and told the Hattab twins to run slow as part of their training.[1]
Mountaineering[change | change source]
Hattab also loves mountaineering.[9] She and her sister wanted to be the first Arab women to be mountaineers in the Guinness Book of World Records.[4] They hoped to climb the tallest mountain on each continent.[5][9] In 2007, the twins went to Alaska, USA, to train to climb mountains.[2]
First, Hattab and her sister climbed the highest mountain in North Africa's Atlas Mountains.[9] In 2007, Jordan's Prince Faisal Bin Al-Hussein started a "Generations for Peace Initiative."[9] The twins climbed the mountain to get attention for the Generations for Peace Initiative.[9] They liked mountain climbing and want to climb more mountains.[9] The Jordanian Olympics Committee said their climb was good for peace.[9]
Their dream was to climb Mt. Everest.[5] Jordan's King Abdullah's "Development Fund" help pay for their climb.[6] But they could not get enough money to make the climb.[6] They needed US$750,000.[4] Companies did not think women can do sports, so did not give them money.[4]
Career[change | change source]
Hattab worked for the Jodanian Olympic Committee.[10] At work she learned about an organization called Generations for Peace.[10] In 2007, Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan started that organization.[11][12] The organization used sports and art to help young people make peace in places with war or other conflict..[10][1] She volunteered to work with children.[10] She liked it and began to work for Generations for peace in 2009.[10] Hattab is now the Program Director for Generations for Peace. [13][1][14]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Lama Hattab the Program Director for 'Generations for Peace' guest-stars, retrieved 2023-01-17
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Taha, K. (2007, April 11). Twin peaks: Jordan's adventure girls set their sights high. Agence France-Presse. Available from NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current.
- ↑ "Dima and Lama Hattab Jordanian marathoners without peer". The Unlimited Twins. 2006-11-06. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Maayeh, Suha (2008-07-01). "Jordanian sisters set sights high". The National. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Dos jordanas, primeras alpinistas árabes". abc (in Spanish). 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Ürdünlü ikizlerin hedefi Guinness Rekorlar Kitabı'na girmek". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Celebrating Amazing Women". Tumblr. December 31, 2016. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Dima Hattab: ultramaratonista xordana | Biography, Facts, Information, Career, Wiki, Life". peoplepill.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Jordanian twins climb Mount Toubkal in morocco. (2010, Jan 31). Petra Jordan News Agency Retrieved from ProQuest.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Generations for Peace teams with Gary Comer Youth Center to train leaders – Sports Philanthropy Network". Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ "Generations For Peace ranked #1 Social Good Organisation for Peacebuilding in Arab countries and #25 in the world". Jordan Times. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ "About Us". Generations For Peace. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ Saleh, Sawsan Shaikh (2019). "The Jordan Olympic Committee's approach to education". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ "2015-GFP-Bio-Lama-hattab-English-Generations For Peace-NGO-non-profit-Employee-programes-director". Generations For Peace. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
