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Maysoon Al-Eryani
Maysoon (also spelled Maysun) is an Arabic given name for females, meaning "beautiful face and body". Notable persons with that name include: * Maysoon Al-Damluji (born 1962), Iraqi politician * Maysoon al-Eryani (born 1987), Yemeni poet and translator * Maysoon al-Hashemi (1940s–2006), Iraqi politician * Maysoon Pachachi (born 1947), Iraqi film director * Maysoon Zayid Maysoon Zayid () is an American actress and comedian. Of Palestinian descent, she is known as one of America's first Muslim women comedians. Early life Zayid was born in New Jersey in 1974. She described herself in a BBC interview as "a Palesti ... (born 1974), American actress and comedian References {{given name Arabic-language feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...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] |
Maysoon Al-Damluji
Maysoon Salem Al-Damluji (); born 1962) first name also spelt Maysun, is a liberal Iraqi politician and women's rights campaigner. She was Iraq's deputy minister of culture from June 2004 until March 2006 and is a member of the Council of Representatives for the Al-Wataniya national coalition, headed by former Prime Minister and Vice President Iyad Allawi. Al-Damluji is the president of the Iraqi Independent Women's Group (IIWG). Her brother, Omar Al-Farouq Al-Damluji, was Iraq's minister of housing in 2004-5. Her nephew, Hassan Al-Damluji, is a British-Iraqi development strategist. In 2010, Al-Damluji became the official spokesman for the Iraqiya movement, which later dissolved in December 2012. Background and Exile Al-Damluji was born in 1962 in Baghdad to a family of doctors and politicians, and grew up in an upper-middle class society. Her great-uncle, Abdullah Al Damluji, was the first foreign minister of Saudi Arabia in the 1920s, before he returned to Baghdad, becomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maysoon Al-Eryani
Maysoon (also spelled Maysun) is an Arabic given name for females, meaning "beautiful face and body". Notable persons with that name include: * Maysoon Al-Damluji (born 1962), Iraqi politician * Maysoon al-Eryani (born 1987), Yemeni poet and translator * Maysoon al-Hashemi (1940s–2006), Iraqi politician * Maysoon Pachachi (born 1947), Iraqi film director * Maysoon Zayid Maysoon Zayid () is an American actress and comedian. Of Palestinian descent, she is known as one of America's first Muslim women comedians. Early life Zayid was born in New Jersey in 1974. She described herself in a BBC interview as "a Palesti ... (born 1974), American actress and comedian References {{given name Arabic-language feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maysoon Al-Hashemi
Maysoon al-Hashemi (; – 27 April 2006) was the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party's women's department until she was shot dead, along with her driver, at the age of 60. This occurred shortly after she met with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. She was the sister of former Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi Tariq al-Hashimi (; born 1942) is an Iraqi politician who served as the general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) until May 2009. He served as the Vice President of Iraq from 2006 to 2012. As a Sunni, he took the place of fellow Sunni .... References 1940s births 2006 deaths 2006 murders in Iraq Assassinated Iraqi politicians Deaths by firearm in Iraq People murdered in Iraq 21st-century Iraqi women politicians 21st-century Iraqi politicians Assassinations in Iraq Asian politicians assassinated in the 2000s Politicians assassinated in 2006 Iraqi Islamic Party politicians {{iraq-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maysoon Pachachi
Maysoon Pachachi (born 17 September 1947) is a film director, editor and producer of Iraqi origin. She was educated in Iraq, the U.S., Britain and can speak English, Arabic, French and Italian. She studied Philosophy at University College London (BA Hons) and Film under Thorold Dickinson at the Slade School of Art, where visiting lecturers included Jean Renoir and Gillo Pontecorvo. She has made documentaries in Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. Aside from making films, Maysoon has also taught film directing and editing in Britain, Iraq and Palestine (in Jerusalem, Gaza and at Birzeit University). She now lives in Britain where she co-founded Act Together: Women Against Sanctions and War on Iraq, a group of UK-based Iraqi and non-Iraqi women formed in 2000 to campaign against the economic sanctions on Iraq. They also campaigned against the invasion of Iraq. Now the group's focus is on the occupation and the support of independent grassroots women's initiatives in Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maysoon Zayid
Maysoon Zayid () is an American actress and comedian. Of Palestinian descent, she is known as one of America's first Muslim women comedians. Early life Zayid was born in New Jersey in 1974. She described herself in a BBC interview as "a Palestinian Muslim virgin with cerebral palsy, from New Jersey, who is an actress, comedian and activist". Zayid has been a resident of Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Zayid earned her BFA in acting from Arizona State University. Career Zayid started her acting career by appearing on the popular soap opera ''As the World Turns'' for two years, as well as making guest appearances on ''Law & Order'', ''NBC Nightly News'' and ABC's '' 20/20''. During her early acting experiences, she found her disability and ethnicity repeatedly limiting to her advancement. Zayid then turned to stand-up and began appearing at New York's top clubs, including Caroline's, Gotham, and Stand Up NY, where she takes on serious topics such as the Israel-Palestine confl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic-language Feminine Given Names
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic language of the 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 third most widespread official language after English and French, one of six official languages of the United Nations, and the liturgical language of Islam. Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the world and is used to varying degrees in workplaces, governments and the media. During the Middle Ages, Arabic was a major vehicle of culture and learning, especiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
