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Bishara Backa
Bishara, Beshero, Bechara or Beshara (بشارة) is a common Arabic and Copts, Coptic name in the Middle East. It is most common in Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and Syria. In Arabic, Bishāra means “Good News” an Arabic word which is the equivalent to Greek εὐαγγέλιον ''euangélion'', meaning “The Gospel”. As such, bearers of this surname are predominantly Arab Christians, Christian. It is also a Swahili and Borana name, as it means "Happy tidings". The spelling "Bechara" is more common in South America and Southern Italy. Bishara in its various forms may refer to: Mononym *Bishara (singer) (born 2003), Swedish singer of Syrian origin *Bechara Effendi, real name Manouk Avedissian (1841–1925), Ottoman administrator and the chief engineer of the Vilayet of Syria and later of the Vilayet of Beirut Given name Bishara *Bishara Merhej (born 1946), Lebanese journalist and politician *Bishara Wakim (1890–1949), Egyptian film director and actor Bechara *Béchara Abou Mrad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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] |
Bechara El Khoury
Bechara Khalil El Khoury (; 10 August 1890 – 11 January 1964) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 1st president of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day interruption (11–22 November) in 1943. He had previously served two short terms as Prime Minister, from 5 May 1927 to 10 August 1928, and 9 May to 11 October 1929. Early life and education Khoury was born in Rechmaya, to Lebanese Maronite Christian parents in a town in the Aley district, Mount Lebanon governorate on 10 August 1890. He studied law. Political career Khoury founded the Constitutional Bloc Party and served as a cabinet minister prior to his election as president on 21 September 1943. He was a strong nationalist who opposed the French Mandate, and on 11 November 1943, he was arrested by Free French troops and imprisoned in the Rashaya Tower for eleven days, along with Riad Al Solh (Prime Minister), Camille Chamoun, and numerous other personalitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evanildo Bechara
Evanildo Cavalcante Bechara (26 February 1928 – 22 May 2025) was a Brazilian grammarian and philologist. Life and career Born in Recife, Bechara was a corresponding member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences and the Galician Academy of the Portuguese Language, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Coimbra. He was a full and emeritus professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and the Fluminense Federal University, and also a full professor and the 50th general director of the Instituto Superior de Educação do Rio de Janeiro (ISERJ), in addition to holder of chair number 16 of the Brazilian Academy of Philology and chair 33 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters The Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL; English: ''Brazilian Academy of Letters'') is a Brazilian literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its foundation on Tuesday, .... Bechara was the author of several grammars of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoukry Bishara
Shukri Asaad Shukri Bishara (, also spelled Shoukry Bishara; born 7 October 1948) is a Palestinian economist and politician who has been Minister of Finance of the Palestinian National Authority The Palestinian Authority (PA), officially known as the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a c ... since 2013. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishara, Shoukry Living people 1948 births American University of Beirut alumni Alumni of the University of London Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Government ministers of Palestine Finance ministers of the Palestinian National Authority 21st-century Palestinian politicians Palestinian economists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Bishara
Samir Bishara (October 31, 1935 – October 8, 2010) was an Egyptian orthodontist. Life He was born in Cairo in 1935 to Edward and Georgette Bishara. He obtained his dental degree and his Orthodontic degree from Alexandria University Alexandria University () is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as .... He practiced dentistry in Egypt for 11 years at Moassat Hospital in Alexandria after which he moved to New York City to work as a Pediatric Dentist at the Guggenheim Clinic. He then moved to University of Iowa College of Dentistry where he received his Orthodontic degree a second time. In 1968, he became a faculty at the Orthodontic Program of Iowa University and served there until 2010. Bishara was married to Anne Ghalioungui and had four daughters. Works Bishara has published over 200 scientifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Bishara
Roberto Fabián Bishara Adawi (born August 18, 1981) is a Chilean-Palestinian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Bishara is a product of Universidad Católica. Managerial career He began his managerial career at the Palestino youth ranks. Next, he worked as the assistant coach of both Nicolás Córdova and Omar Toloza. He returned to the youth categories, getting the 2022 Chilean Youth Championship at under-17 level. At the end of 2023, Bishara served as coach for Balong FC in the Legends Cup, a Chilean championship similar to Kings League. Personal life Bishara is a Palestinian Christian (Roman Catholic). Both his father and his grandfather were born in Palestine. Honours Player ;Palestino * Primera División de Chile Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (other), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera, Venezuelan mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwan Bishara
Marwan Bishara () is a Palestinian citizens of Israel, Palestinian Arab author, columnist and senior political analyst for Al Jazeera English, born in Nazareth, Israel in 1969. From 2007 to 2014, Bishara was the editor and host of their flagship programme Empire (Al Jazeera TV series), ''Empire'', which examined global powers and their agendas in a fusion of documentary and debate with politicians, generals, philosophers, academics, novelists, movie directors, and activists from the world over. He has been described as "one of the Arab world's leading public intellectuals" and writes extensively on global politics and is widely considered a leading authority on the Middle East and international affairs. Although he was born in Israel in 1969, Bishara has spent most of his adult life outside the country, including periods of studying, living and working in the United States and France as well as traveling extensively in the course of his career interests, travel which he has descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bishara
Joseph Bishara (born July 26, 1970) is an American composer, music producer, and actor, best known for his work scoring films such as ''Insidious (film), Insidious'', ''11-11-11 (film), 11-11-11'', ''Dark Skies (2013 film), Dark Skies'', and ''The Conjuring''. Although his career began with the 1998 Biblical drama ''Joseph's Gift,'' he composes music for mainly horror and thriller films, and has collaborated several times with director James Wan. Projects by directors John Carpenter and Joseph Zito, and musicians Ray Manzarek and Diamanda Galás have incorporated his work. In addition to composing, he frequently appears in films he is involved in, usually made up as a demon or other supernatural creature. He has also been a producer on ''Repo! The Genetic Opera'' and other projects. Career Early endeavors After an early influence of classical music, Bishara began experimenting with electronic and experimental music, becoming interested in Tangerine Dream. He became engrossed in horr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azmi Bishara
Azmi Bishara ( born 22 July 1956) is an Arab-Israeli public intellectual, political philosopher and author. He is presently the General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. Born in Nazareth, Israel, his political activity began when he founded the National Committee for Arab High School Students in 1974. He later established the Arab Students Union when at university. In 1995 he formed the Balad party and was elected to the Knesset on its list in 1996. He was subsequently re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2006. However, after visiting Lebanon and Syria in the aftermath of the 2006 Lebanon War, Bishara became the subject of a criminal investigation for acts of alleged treason and espionage and was suspected of supplying targeting information to Hezbollah. He fled Israel, denying the allegations and refusing to return, claiming he would not receive a fair trial. Bishara has s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amal Bishara
Amal Bishara () is an Israeli Arab doctor, and the director of Bone Marrow Registry Outreach, Hadassah Medical Center, which is associated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. There she runs the only bone marrow transplant registry in the world for unrelated Arab donors. Dr. Amal has published and presented internationally on her research into immunogenetics. She serves on the Accreditation Committee of the European Federation for Immunogenetics. Early life and education Amal Bishara is an Arab Israeli . She was born in Tarshiha near Ma’alot in the region of Galilee. In 1976, she became a member of the tissue typing lab at Hadassah Medical Center, which is associated with The Hebrew University. There she obtained a post-graduate degree, followed by a doctorate in microbiology and immunology. After post-doctoral work in Boston, she accepted a position at Hadassah Medical Center in 1988. There she enjoys “the combination of clinical practice and clinical research, she pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Bishara
Abdullah Bishara (; born 6 November 1936) is a Kuwaiti diplomat and politician, who was the first secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Early life and education Bishara was born on 6 November 1936. He graduated from Cairo University in 1959. He attended Balliol College, Oxford University, and studied diplomacy and international relations. Later he earned a master's degree in political science from St. John's University in the United States. Career Bishara worked as a teacher from 1959 to 1961. Then he joined foreign ministry and served as second secretary for political affairs at Kuwait's embassy in Tunisia from 1963 to 1964. From 1964 to 1971 he was the director of the office of the minister of foreign affairs in Kuwait. Then he was appointed Kuwait's permanent representative to the United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (; ; born March 19, 1944) is a Palestinian-Jordanian man who assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a younger brother of American president John F. Kennedy and a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1968 United States presidential election, on June 5, 1968. Kennedy died the next day at the Good Samaritan Hospital of Los Angeles. On April 17, 1969, Sirhan was convicted of first-degree murder, among other charges, and subsequently sentenced to death by gas chamber. In 1972, this was commuted to a life sentence in the aftermath of '' Furman v. Georgia''. The circumstances surrounding the attack, which took place five years after President Kennedy's assassination, have led to numerous conspiracy theories. In 1989, Sirhan told British journalist David Frost: "My only connection with Robert Kennedy was his sole support of Israel and his deliberate attempt to send those 50 fighter jets to Israel to obviously do harm to the Palestinians." Some s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
