DUBLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - Betting giant Flutter made major management changes at its U.S. FanDuel brand on Wednesday, saying FanDuel CEO Amy Howe had left the company and that Flutter veteran Dan Taylor would oversee the U.S. business in a new, beefed-up role.
The image was part of a series Shaweesh released in 2013 that blenda American pop culture with historic Arab scenes. - photo courtesy of Abdullah Al Shehri IT'S MAY - which means it is Star Wars month .
Many things are planned for the fans, including Star Wars exhibitions, new TV series and movies as well as fan gatherings. Some would wish that images of their favourite characters would appear in school textbooks, so that kids would study about the Jedi Order or about the Siths. But is it true that there was a school textbook which had an 'image of a Star Wars character seated with their leader'?
The image was of Star Wars character Yoda, which was superimposed on a photograph of Saudi Arabia's late King Faisal, and the image was found printed in the country's school textbook in September 2017. The image, which shows the small but powerful Jedi Master sitting beside the late king as he signs the United Nations Charter in 1945, was created by the Saudi artist Shaweesh.
When the issue was brought to light, Saudi Arabia's then education minister Ahmed al-Issa apologised for the production of a school textbook with the image, adding that said a committee was looking into the"unintended mistake". A few days later, Saudi authorities fired a senior education official and other supervisors over the incident. According to Reuters, the dismissal was also prompted by other errors in various textbooks, including history, chemistry, English language and religious education.
Shaweesh's 2013 artwork, entitled United Nation , is part of a series in which symbols of American pop culture - ranging from Captain America to Darth Vader - are superimposed onto archive photos of historical events. Shaweesh said his initial inspiration was a photograph of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat standing beside Mickey Mouse during a visit to Disneyland.
However, Shaweesh stressed that he had meant no offence to the king, who helped transform Saudi Arabia into a modern state and an actor on the world stage. While we might not see images of our own state leaders with Star Wars characters in school textbooks anytime soon, fret not.
Fans can still celebrate the month and read more about how the original movie, which was released in 1977, has continued to shape today's technology (QuickCheck: Does taking antibiotics for a cold actually help you recover faster? QuickCheck: Are oranges not naturally orange in colour? QuickCheck: Was the viral Subang Jaya crash caused by a car evading a police inspection?
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