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Arabic 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 ...

نضال meaning warrior in Arabic) is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

in Arabic. It may refer to: * Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar (born 1956), Syrian politician and government minister *

Abou Nidal Abou Nidal de Genève is the stage name of Aboubakar Doumbia born on December 29, 1974, in Divo (Ivory Coast), Ivorian composer, performer and producer. His pseudonym is linked to the fact that he lived for many years in Geneva, Switzerland. His nic ...

, Côte d'Ivoirian singer * Umm Nidal (1948–2013), Palestinian politician *

Abu Nidal Sabri Khalil al-Banna (May 1937 – 16 August 2002), known by his '' nom de guerre'' Abu Nidal, was the founder of Fatah: The Revolutionary Council, a militant Palestinian splinter group more commonly known as the Abu Nidal Organization ...

(1937–2002), founder of the militant Palestinian splinter group Fatah – The Revolutionary Council

People with the given name

* Nidal Algafari (born 1965), Bulgaria-based director * Nidal A. Ayyad, one of the convicted perpetrators of 1993 World Trade Center bombing * Nidal Baba (born 1972), U.S. football (soccer) player / midfielder *

Nidal Fat'hi Rabah Farahat ''Nidal Fat’hi Rabah Farahat ( ar, نضال فتحي رباح فرحات, ) (8 April 197116 February 2003) created the Qassam rocket, a homemade weapon produced by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. After the Intifada, Farahat was arrested foll ...

(1971–2003), creator of the Qassam rocket * Nidal Malik Hasan (born 1970), former US Army major who perpetrated the 2009 Fort Hood shooting {{disambiguation, given name