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Al-Mansi (other)
Al-Mansi was a depopulated Palestinian village. Al-Mansi may also refer to: *Mohamed Mansi Qandil (Mohamed al-Mansi Qandil) *Yousef al-Mansi Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ... See also * Ayn al-Mansi, depopulated Palestinian village {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mansi
Al-Mansi ( ar, المنسي, also called 'Arab Baniha ar, عرب بنيها) was a Palestinian village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was occupied on 12 April 1948 by Israeli troops during the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek. Geography Al-Mansi is located on the western side of Marj Ibn 'Amer (Jezreel Valley), and is 30 km southeast of Haifa city. It is situated at an elevation of 125 meters above sea level. The total land area is (12,272 Dunums;12,272,000 m²) History In 1882 the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described it as "a small ruined village, with springs." British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Al-Mansi had a population 72; 68 Muslims and 4 Christians,Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Haifa, p 33/ref> where the Christians were Roman Catholics. This had increased in the 1931 census to 467; 461 Muslims and 6 Christians, in a total of 98 houses. In the 1945 statistics, al-Mansi had 292 houses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Mansi Qandil
Mohamed Mansi Qandil ( ar, محمد المنسي قنديل, born in 1946 in al-Mahalla al-Kubra) is an Egyptian novelist and author. Early life His father was a simple labourer. Qandil went to medical school and worked as a country doctor before turning to writing as a full-time profession. He lived in Kuwait for several years, where he was an editor at the monthly magazine '' Al Arabi''. As of 2015 he was the editor of the Egyptian magazine '' Ibdaa''. He now lives in Canada. Career Qandil's first novel was called ''Breaking of the Spirit'' and dealt with the subject of workers' unrest in the delta region. Another novel ''Moon Over Samarqand'' was inspired by a conversation with a taxi driver he had met in Uzbekistan. This novel won the Sawiris Foundation Award in 2006. An English translation of ''Moon over Samarqand'' by Jennifer Peterson has been published by AUC Press. His 2010 novel ''A Cloudy Day on the West Side'' was shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize. An English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousef Al-Mansi
Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims. It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf and Yusef. Given name Yossef *Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete * Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre Youcef * Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian athlete * Youcef Belaïli, Algerian footballer * Youcef Ghazali, Algerian footballer *Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs * Youcef Touati, Algerian footballer Yousef *Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |