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Awwad
Awwad (in Arabic language, Arabic عوّاد, In English can be written as Awad)is an Arabic name or surname. People with the name include: Given name *Awwad Al-Sharafat (born 25 December 1993) is a Jordanian middle-distance runner Surname *Ali Abu Awwad (born 1972), Palestinian activist and pacifist *Arabi Awwad (1928–2015), kunya Abu Fahd, Palestinian communist politician *Mohammed al-Awwad (died 2012), Syrian brigadier general *Tawfiq Yusuf 'Awwad (1911–1989), Lebanese writer and diplomat *Tayseer Qala Awwad (born 1943), Syrian politician and minister See also *Awad (and Aouad) {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Abu Awwad
Ali Abu Awwad (, born 1972) is a prominent Palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence. He is the founder of ''Taghyeer'' (Change), a Palestinian national movement promoting nonviolence to achieve and guarantee a nonviolent solution to the conflict. Awwad's story and efforts have been featured in over twelve documentaries including two award-winning films, '' Encounter Point'' and Forbidden Childhood'. Furthermore, he was honored by the global nonprofit thinktank Synergos as the Arab World Social Innovator in Palestine for "introducing non-violence, reconciliation, and civic participation to Palestinians as a means of empowering citizens to seek social change and find a more equitable solution to conflict." Awwad is currently finishing his memoir called ''Painful Hope'', an account of his experiences as well as his strategy and vision for the Palestinian future. He lives in Beit Ummar, near Hebron. Biography Refugees from Al-Qubayba near Bayt Jibrin, Awwad's family w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tawfiq Yusuf 'Awwad
Tawfiq Yusuf 'Awwad (; 28 November 1911 – 16 April 1989) was a Lebanese writer and diplomat. His 1939 novel , inspired by Arab resistance to the Turks in World War I, "was quickly recognized as a landmark in the literary expression of Arab nationalism". His only other novel, '' Death In Beirut'', was similarly well-regarded. 'Awwad also wrote poetry, essays, and plays. He was killed in a bombing in 1989 during the Lebanese Civil War.جبر، ج. (2006)، ''توفيق يوسف عواد: في سيرته وأدبه''. بيروت، لبنان: نوفل. Early life 'Awwad was born in Bharsaf, a village in Matn District, the second of seven children. His father worked as a real estate expert and building contractor, and his mother was born into a conservative village. 'Awwad's early life and childhood was heavily affected by World War I, which began when he was around three years old. The 1916 famine in Mount Lebanon forced Tawfiq and his family to leave their hometown and move t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabi Awwad
Arabi Musa Awwad (1928 – 20 March 2015) (), kunya Abu Fahd, was a Palestinian communist politician. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Palestinian National Liberation League and later the Jordanian Communist Party. Awwad was designated as secretary of the West Bank section of the Jordanian Communist Party after the Six-Day War in 1967 and emerged as a key leader of the Palestinian National Front. He spent over a decade in Jordanian and Israeli prisons and detention centers and was deported to Jordan in 1973. Awwad was elected to the Palestinian National Council and included in the Palestinian Central Council. In 1982, he founded the Revolutionary Palestinian Communist Party and became its general secretary. Awwad died in Amman, Jordan, in 2015.''Bayane al-Yaoume''عربي موسى عواد ..ثمانية عقود من النضال الصلب في سبيل حرية واستقلال وطنه وشعبه وأمته/ref>SANAالحزب الشيوعي الفلسطيني ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tayseer Qala Awwad
Judge Tayseer Qala Awwad (born 1943) is one of the former ministers of justice of Syria. Early life and education Awwad was born in Damascus in 1943. He earned a law degree from the University of Damascus School of Law in 1974. Career Awwad is a military judge, the former president of a military court, the president of the judicial inspection department at the ministry of justice, and a member of the Supreme Judicial Council. He was chairman of the commission of inquiry into crimes committed in the shield. Awwad was appointed justice minister to the cabinet headed by then prime minister Adel Safar in April 2011. Awwad's term ended on 16 August 2012, and Najm Hamad Al Ahmad succeeded him as justice minister. The reason for his removal was not stated. Sanctions On 23 September 2011, the European Council sanctioned him, arguing that he was "associated with the Syrian regime, including by supporting its policies and practices of arbitrary arrest and detention Arbitrary arrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Al-Awwad
Mohammed Abdul-Hamid al-Awwad (Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...:محمد عبد الحميد العواد) was a Syrian brigadier general who was assassinated in Damascus during the Syrian Civil War. The official Syrian government news agency disclosed that he was killed by armed men, who also wounded his driver in the attack. Assassination General al-Awwad's car was ambushed when he was heading to the unit he commanded in the eastern Al-Ghouta area of Damascus. The driver testified that a taxi had passed their car, while four gunmen shot al-Awwad in the head. He was from the Damascus Countryside. References 1958 births People from Rif Dimashq Governorate Syrian military personnel killed in action Deaths by firearm in Syria 2012 deaths Terrori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awwad Al-Sharafat
Awwad Mohammad Al-Sharafat (; born 25 December 1993) is a Jordanian middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. His personal best in the 1500 metres is 3:57.71 set in Gwangju in 2015. Al-Sharafat is from Al-Saada, Mafraq Governorate, and he began training in athletics around 2006. He was noticed at age 14 by former runner Khaled Al-Sharafat, and he won gold medals in regional district championships early on. His successes came despite only training three or four months per year, and he went on to win 63 medals and 11 cups in regional competitions. His performance at the 2015 Summer Universiade qualified him to represent Jordan at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in China, though the short turnaround and a late injury due to running on asphalt hindered his performance there. After the World Championships, Al-Sharafat built his own track on farmland in his hometown to avoid more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awad
Awad or Aouad or Awwad () is an Arabic given name and surname. People with the name include: Given name ;of the origin عوّاد * Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi, former Director General of Saudi Arabian Border Guards, Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia * Awad Hamad al-Bandar (1945–2007), Iraqi chief judge under Saddam Hussein's presidency * Awad Khleifat (born 1945), Jordanian politician Surname ;of the origin عوض * Gamal Awad, Egyptian squash player * Jacqueline Cabaj Awad, Swedish tennis player * Krayem Awad, Austrian painter, sculptor and poet * Mira Awad, Israeli Arab musician * Mohammed Awad (politician), Iraqi politician * Mubarak Awad, Palestinian-American psychologist * Nihad Awad, American activist * Ramzi Aouad, Australian murderer * Saad Awad, American mixed martial artist * Samer Awad, Syrian footballer * Sumaya Awad, Palestinian American writer and activist ;of the origin عوّاد * Ahmed El Aouad, French-Moroccan footballer * Awwad Alawwad (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic Language
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply ' (). Arabic is the List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language, third most widespread official language after English and French, one of six official languages of the United Nations, and the Sacred language, liturgical language of Islam. Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
