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Jabbour
Jabbour is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Alan Jabbour (born 1942), American musician and folklorist * Brahim Jabbour (born 1970), Moroccan long-distance runner *Gabriel Jabbour (1922–1987), French actor *Nabeel Jabbour (born 1941), American academic and writer *Zeke Jabbour Xique "Zeke" Jabbour is a professional American bridge player and writer from Boca Raton, Florida. Bridge accomplishments Awards * Fishbein Trophy (1) 1989 * Barry Crane Top 500 (1) 1989 Wins * North American Bridge Championships (8) ** Trusco ..., American bridge player Given name: * Jabbour Douaihy (1949–2021), Lebanese writer {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabeel Jabbour
Nabeel T. Jabbour is an author, lecturer, and expert on Muslim culture. Jabbour's background includes two perspectives—that of the Arab/ Muslim world and of the Western/Christian world. He frequently speaks at churches and teaches at seminaries, interpreting the phenomenon of Islamic Fundamentalism and other Middle Eastern issues to Westerners and especially to Christians. Academic career Jabbour taught high school for two years in Tripoli, Lebanon, then taught Psychology and Cultural Studies (History of Civilizations) for two years at Haigazian University in Beirut. From 1973 to 1975, he worked with university students in Beirut with The Navigators. From 1975 to 1990, he lived and worked in Cairo, Egypt. Currently, Jabbour teaches courses on "Islam and Current Events" and "Radical Islam and a Christian Response" at: * Columbia International University - Columbia, South Carolina * Denver Seminary - Denver, Colorado * Fuller Theological Seminary - Colorado Springs, Colorad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Jabbour
Alan Jabbour (June 21, 1942 – January 13, 2017) was an American musician and folklorist, and the founding director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Life and career Jabbour was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His grandfather had immigrated to the United States from Syria, and his father later joined him. He was educated in the Jacksonville public schools and at the Bolles School, where he graduated from high school in 1959. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami in 1963 and received his M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1968) from Duke University. A violinist from the age of seven, Alan Jabbour was a member of the Jacksonville Symphony, the Brevard Music Festival Orchestra, the Miami Symphony, and the University of Miami String Quartet. While a graduate student, he became interested in American fiddle styles and traveled in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia to record instrumental folk music, folksong, and folklore on tape. This co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahim Jabbour
Brahim Jabbour (born 2 October 1970) is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner. He specialized in the 5000 metres. Jabbour finished sixth in the 5000 metres at the 1993 World Championships, won the bronze medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the bronze medal in 3000 metres at the 1995 World Indoor Championships. At the ''Jeux de la Francophonie'', Jabbour finished behind countryfellows Salah Hissou and Brahim Lahlafi; this was one of three all-Moroccan podiums in this event at the Jeux de la Francophonie (the other being 1989: Saïd Aouita, Khalid Skah, Mohamed Issangar and 2001: Mohamed Amine, Abderrahim Goumri, Mohamed Saïd El Wardi). Jabbour benefited from the breadth in Moroccan running at the 1998 World Cross Country Championships, when he finished fifteenth in the short race and won a silver medal in the team competition. He also competed at the 1999 World Championships, but failed to reach the 5000 metres final. His personal best times were 7:35.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Jabbour
Gabriel Jabbour (Arabic: غبريال جبّور) (7 November 1922 - 20 September 1987) was a French actor. He made his debut in acting in 1957 in L'affaire Sarret-Schmidt on television. Between then and 1987 he made almost 70 appearances in film and TV with his career at its peak in the 1970s. In 1981 Jabbour appeared in the thriller series Affaire Labricole, L. He retired from acting in 1987. Partial filmography * ''Goha'' (1958) - Sayed Khamis * ''Suivez-moi jeune homme'' (1958) - Chauffeur de taxi * '' The Burning Court'' (1962) - Le Bijoutier * ''La Poupée'' (1962) - Joachim * ''Trafics dans l'ombre'' (1964) - Lamorie * ''Les pieds dans le plâtre'' (1965) - M. Gaby * ''Mazel Tov ou le Mariage'' (1968) - M. Avram * '' Z'' (1969) - Bozzini (uncredited) * ''Jeff'' (1969) - Zucci * ''Et qu'ça saute!'' (1970) * '' Donkey Skin'' (1970) - Le chef des tailleurs * '' Le Viager'' (1972) - M. Levasseur, le patron de Martinet * '' The Bar at the Crossing'' (1972) - Mosé * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeke Jabbour
Xique "Zeke" Jabbour is a professional American bridge player and writer from Boca Raton, Florida. Bridge accomplishments Awards * Fishbein Trophy (1) 1989 * Barry Crane Top 500 (1) 1989 Wins * North American Bridge Championships (8) ** Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (2) 1998, 2001 ** Senior Knockout Teams (6) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1979 ** Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (1) 2002 ** Senior Knockout Teams (2) 1997, 2007 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships, North American Bridge Championship (NABC). It is an open four session board-a-match event ... (1) 1979 References External links * Living people American contract bridge players Contract bridge writers Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |