dossal , auch: dossel

The main figure is sitting (possibly on a throne) under a dossal.

Altar screen is sometimes used as a synonym for the Dossal.

Since joining the United Nations in 1985, Dossal has led a number of new initiatives.

Beverley Shore Bennett both designed and made the dossal, which took her three years to complete.

In fact, Mr. Dossal looks forward to doing the same next summer, pointing up the biggest common denominator among these workers.

He is married to Tas Dossal, and the couple has one son, Zecki.

Amir A. Dossal (born September 29, 1950), is a British chartered accountant and a social innovator.

Until September 2010, Dossal was the United Nations' Chief Liaison for Partnerships.

In 2012 Dossal helped to establish the Foundation for a Digital UN, one the latest initiatives of the United Nations.

The Office, headed by Amir Dossal, reports to the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.

The sanctuary was raised up one metre and a new altar of Ancaster stone backed by an oak dossal and damask hangings was installed.

Amir Dossal is today an Ambassador for Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization, with the goal of serving peace in the world through sport.

Of particular interest are the works of Mariam Dossal, Pankaj Joshi, Theresa Albuquerque and Fleur de Souza.

"The greatest thing about the Turner gift was that it built a network for us," said Amir A. Dossal, executive director of the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships.

A Dossal of the Virgin and Child with four saints (accession No. 7) in the Siena Pinacoteca has an identical inscription, but unfortunately the name before "de Senis" has been cut off.

Including Senator Birch Bayh II, former U.S. Senator for Indiana, and Amir Dossal, Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships.

Dossal is also co-initiator of the Pearl Initiative, which promotes transparency in the Gulf Region, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union for Global Partnerships.

In October 2010 Amir Dossal, together with Feike Sijbesma, CEO of manufacturing company DSM, received the Humanitarian Award of the United Nations Association of New York for their accomplishments in partnerships to end poverty and world hunger.

Zecki Dossal, a Columbia University student from Scarsdale, who, in the name of birthday parties and corporate events, spent this summer, as he has the last five, zipped into Mickey Mouse, Winnie-the-Pooh and other costumes where "the heat is unbearable," didn't want the summer to end either.

The dossal at the back of the high altar - the word dossal is French and refers specifically to an altar hanging - was put up in 1990 and is yet another dramatic work of art created for the Cathedral by Beverley Shore Bennett.