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Monia (given Name)
Monia is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Monia Ben Jemia (born 1958), Tunisian law professor, academic, feminist * Monia Baccaille (born 1984), Italian professional cyclist * Monia Capelli (born 1969), former Italian female long-distance runner * Monia Chokri (born 1982) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker * Monia Kari (born 1971), Tunisian discus thrower * Monia Mazigh (born 1970), Canadian author and academic best known for her efforts to free her husband Maher Arar * Monia Sjöström Linda ''Monia'' Paulette Sjöström (born 21 December 1973, in Ballingslöv) is a Swedish female dansband singer who has sung with Grönwalls, and was one of the bandmembers who in 1991 formed the band, and in 1992 won the Swedish Dansband Champi ... (born 1973), Swedish female dansband singer See also * Monia (other) * Monja (given name) {{given name, Monia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monia Ben Jemia
Monia Ben Jemia (born 1958) is a Tunisian law professor, academic, feminist and president of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD). Jemia is a professor of law at the University of Carthage The University of Carthage (, ) is a university located in Tunis, Tunisia, and was founded in 1988. Organization University of Carthage is formed by 21 institutions under single-supervision and 12 under joint-supervision. The first category is .... Biography Jemia reports that because she was born into a conservative family, she was immensely inspired by the feminist works of Simone Du Beauvoir as a teenager. Jemia's mother was illiterate and her family stuck to strict gender roles. She was one of the first in her family to complete advanced studies. As soon as the ATFD was created, she joined, and she eventually became president of the organization. ATFD focuses on trying to curb issues of violence against women (such as making incest easier to prosecute and adoptin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monia Baccaille
Monia Baccaille (born 10 April 1984 in Marsciano) is an Italian professional cyclist. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in the Women's road race, but finished over the time limit. Notable results ;2005 * Tour of Flanders for Women (3rd) ;2006 * Coppa de Laghi (1st) * Trophée d'Or Féminin (1 stage, 3rd overall) ;2008 * Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs (1st) ;2009 * Italian National Road Race Championships (1st) ;2010 * Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs (2nd) * Italian National Road Race Championships (1st) * GP Liberazione (1st) ;2011 * Tour of Chongming Island (3rd) * Ladies Tour of Qatar (1st stage 3) * GP de Dottignies (2nd) ;2012 * Tour of Chongming Island (2nd overall, 1st stage 2) * Tour of Chongming Island World Cup (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monia Capelli
Monia Capelli (born 15 December 1969) is a former Italian female long-distance runner who competed at individual senior level at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the In ... (2002). References External links * 1969 births Living people Italian female long-distance runners Italian female cross country runners Sportspeople from Vittorio Veneto Athletes from the Province of Treviso 20th-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monia Chokri
Monia Chokri (born 27 June 1982) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. Life and career Born in Quebec City in 1982, Chokri began her acting career after she completed her studies at Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal in 2005. Her mother is of Scottish descent, while her father is Tunisian with Berber roots. In addition to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, Chokri has received notable roles in films presented at the Cannes Film Festival directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of Canada, namely Denys Arcand and Xavier Dolan. In '' Heartbeats'', she played Marie, a young woman who falls in love with the same man as her gay male best friend Francis, played by Dolan, who also directed. The quality of her acting has been noted by critics, notably in ''Les Inrockuptibles'' and ''Le Monde''. At the end of 2010, the readers of ''Les Inrockuptibles'' named Chokri #4 on their list of the top actresses of the year for her performance in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monia Kari
Monia Kari (born 14 April 1971 in Basel, Basel-Stadt) is a Tunisian discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 61.74 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl .... This is the current African record. Achievements References External links * * * 1971 births Living people Athletes from Basel-Stadt Tunisian female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Tunisia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Tunisia African Games gold medalists for Tunisia African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monia Mazigh
Monia Mazigh () (born 1970) is a Canadian author and academic best known for her efforts to free her husband Maher Arar from a Syrian prison. A resident of Ottawa, Ontario, she was the New Democratic Party candidate for the riding of Ottawa South, a traditionally Liberal riding, in the 2004 federal election. In June 2015 she was appointed National Coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. Early life and education Mazigh was born and raised in Tunisia and emigrated to Canada in 1991, at the age of 21. She has a PhD in financial economics from McGill University and speaks Arabic, English and French fluently. In 2000, she started working for the University of Ottawa as a research assistant and later as a French-language instructor. She has stated that until 2002, her goal was to become a professor instead of a politician. The Maher Arar case and political activism Mazigh first entered the public spotlight when her husband was deported to Syria in 2002 by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monia Sjöström
Linda ''Monia'' Paulette Sjöström (born 21 December 1973, in Ballingslöv) is a Swedish female dansband singer who has sung with Grönwalls, and was one of the bandmembers who in 1991 formed the band, and in 1992 won the Swedish Dansband Championships contest. She also participated at Melodifestivalen 1997 with the song "Nu i dag", ending up 11th. In February 1999, she was appointed "best dansband voice of Sweden" in the " Får jag lov". magazine Some months later, she left Grönwalls to start a country music career with the albums " Monia", recorded in the United States, and " Söderns hjärtas ros"., albums who both entered the Swedish album chart. In mid 2004, she returned to Grönwalls, and in 2006 she was awarded the Guldklaven award in the category "Singer of the year" during the Swedish Dansband Week in Malung Malung is a locality and the seat of Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,126 inhabitants as of 2010. Overview Malung is home to Malun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monia (other)
Monia may refer to: * ''Monia'' (album), the 2000 Monia Sjöström album * Monia (bivalve), genus of bivalves * Monia (given name), female given name * Sergei Monia (born 1983), Russian former professional basketball player See also * Mœnia Mœnia is a Mexican electronic/synthpop/ ambient group. Popular within the Latin club scene while simultaneously pioneering a darker, more experimental, more poetic side of Spanish-language electronica, Mœnia has had three top-20 hits. Mœni ... * Monja (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |