▁of ▁their ▁fame , ▁the ▁H att ab ▁tw ins ▁are ▁facing ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁difficulties ▁in ▁taking ▁their ▁career ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁level , ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁spons or ship ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁for ▁such ▁end urance ▁sports , ▁especially ▁for ▁women . ▁Sometimes ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁depend ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁financial ▁resources , ▁and ▁other ▁times ▁they ▁were ▁luck y ▁to ▁get ▁an ▁unlikely ▁spons or ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute . ▁ ▁Both ▁L ama ▁and ▁D ima ▁hold ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Information ▁Technology ▁and ▁a ▁certificate ▁of ▁mar athon ▁training ▁from ▁WH M F . ▁ ▁Category : J ord an ian ▁female ▁long - distance ▁run ners ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : T win ▁sports people ▁Category : T win ▁people ▁from ▁Jordan ▁Category : F em ale ▁ul tr amar athon ▁run ners <0x0A> </s> ▁Dr . ▁George ▁Sim kins ▁Jr . ▁( August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁dent ist , ▁community ▁leader ▁in ▁Gre ens bor o , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁won ▁several ▁significant ▁des eg reg ation ▁law su its ▁and ▁was , ▁for ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁a ▁century , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ens bor o ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁National