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Waddah Sari
Waddah sometimes Wadah (in Arabic وضاح) is a name. It may refer to: *Waddah al-Yaman Waddah al-Yaman ( ar, وضّاح اليمن), born Abdul Rahman bin Isma’il al-Khawlani ( ar, عبدالرحمن بن اسماعيل الخولاني) (died 708), was an Arab poet. Biography Al-Yaman was born in Yemen in the second half of the ..., born Abdul Rahman bin Isma’il al-Khawlani (died 708), an Arab poet * Wadah Khanfar (born 1969), President of Al Sharq Forum, formerly Director General of Al Jazeera Media Network See also * Nu'aym ibn al-Waddah al-Azdi, ninth century military commander and governor of the Yemen for the Abbasid Caliphate {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic Language
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waddah Al-Yaman
Waddah al-Yaman ( ar, وضّاح اليمن), born Abdul Rahman bin Isma’il al-Khawlani ( ar, عبدالرحمن بن اسماعيل الخولاني) (died 708), was an Arab poet. Biography Al-Yaman was born in Yemen in the second half of the seventh century. He was famous for his erotic and romantic poems. He was executed by the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I, allegedly due to his over familiarity with his wife. Al-Yaman is now regarded as the national poet of Yemen. Poetry Excerpt of one of Al-Yaman's poems: :: ''She said: "Don’t come to our home, my father is deadly jealous."'' ::: ''I said: "I’ll pluck you before he knows it, my sword is razor sharp."'' :: ''She said: "There’s a whole castle between us."'' ::: ''I said: "I’ll fly my flag over the castle."'' :: ''She said: "There’s a whole sea between us."'' ::: ''I said: "I’m a strong swimmer."'' :: ''She said: "My seven brothers keep an eye on me."'' ::: ''I said: "I’m a match for them all."'' :: ''She said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadah Khanfar
Wadah Khanfar ( ar, وضاح خنفر; born 20 September 1968) is the President of Al Sharq Forum, an independent network dedicated to developing long-term strategies for political development, social justice and economic prosperity of the people of the Middle East. He previously served as the Director General of Al Jazeera Media Network. He has been ranked by ''Foreign Policy Magazine'' in 2011 as the first in The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers, and in ''Fast Company'' as the first in the 100 Most Creative People in Business (2011) and as one of the most 'Powerful People in the World' by ''Forbes'' magazine (2009)., in 2008 ''World Economic Forum'' named Khanfar as one of the 'Young Global Leaders'. During his tenure Al Jazeera went from a single channel to a media network with multiple properties including the Al Jazeera Arabic channel, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Documentary, Al Jazeera Sport, Al Jazeera's news websites, the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Center, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
