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Reza (other)
Reza ( fa, رضا, translit=Rezâ) is the Iranian Persian version of the Arabic name Rida, which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". It is one of the most widely used names in Iran. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. In Islam, rida is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree". Given name Religion * Ali Reza, the Iranian Persian name for Ali al-Rida, eighth Twelver Shi'a Imam Academics * Reza Afshari, Iranian historian * Reza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopher * Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist * Reza Iravani, Iranian academic * Reza Malekzadeh, Iranian physician * Reza Mansouri, Iranian physicist * Reza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticist * Reza Aslan, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist * Reza Moridi, Canadian politician * Reza Negarestani, Iranian-American Philosopher * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aza (given Name)
Aza is a given name in several parts of the world. In English, the usual pronunciation is azā (ah-zah). The name is a modern form of the name Reza. Given name * Aza of Mannea, king, reigned c. 710–700 BC * Aza Gazgireyeva (1954–2009), Ingush supreme court justice * Aza Habalova (born 1958), South Ossetian politician * Aza Petrović (born 1959), Croatian basketball coach * Aza Rakhmanova (1932–2015), Russian AIDS and hepatitis expert * Aza Raskin Aza Raskin (born February 1, 1984) is the co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and of the Earth Species Project. He is also a writer, entrepreneur, inventor, and interface designer. He is the son of Jef Raskin, a human–computer inter ... (born 1984), American writer, entrepreneur, inventor References Persian masculine given names {{given-name-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Afshari
Reza Afshari is professor of history at Pace University. He received his Ph.D. at Temple University. His studies center on human rights in Iran, Islamic politics, and Islamic cultural relativism in particular. Representative Publications * “On Historiography of Human Rights Discourse,” Human Rights Quarterly, 29 (February 2007) 1-67. * “Discourse and Practice of Human Rights Violations of Iranians of the Baha’i Faith in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” a chapter in a book, edited by Dominic Brookshaw of McGill University, Routledge, London, 2007. * Human Rights in Iran: the Abuse of Cultural Relativism, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001. Hardcover, pp. 359 Professional affiliations Middle East Studies Association of America, Committee for Academic Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa External links Homepagewith Pace University University of Pennsylvania Press The University of Pennsylvania Press (or Penn Press) is a university press affiliated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Abedini
Reza Abedini ( fa, رضا عابدینی , born 1967 in Tehran) is an Iranian graphic designer and a professor. His works keep a modern theme as he blends traditional Islamic patterns, calligraphy and culture. He combines simple illustrations with poetic typography and elegant layouts, exploring the beauty of the Persian language. He is also an art critic, independent art director with ''Reza Abedini Studio'' and the editor-in-chief of Manzar magazine in Iran. Early life He graduated in 1985 from the School of Fine Arts in Tehran, majoring in graphic design. He went on to get a second degree and majored in painting from the Tehran University of Art and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992. Upon graduating until 1993 he was the Editor of the visual section of Sureh Monthly Magazine. In 1993, he founded Reza Abedini Studio an independent design consultancy and art direction studio. Design His design influences include Aleksander Rodchenko, Ikko Tanaka, Sani'ol Molk Gha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Abdoh
Reza is a Persian name, originating from the Arabic word , ''Riḍā'', which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In religious context, this name is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree". The name is neutral and not one used only by a particular sect, and is used widely by Iranians, Arab Christians and Arab Druze. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. Given name Religion * Ali al-Ridha, Eighth Shia Ithna Ashari Imam. * Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Academics * Reza Afshari, Iranian historian * Reza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopher * Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist * Reza Iravani, Iranian academic * Rida Khawaldeh, Jordanian academic * Reza Malekzadeh, Iranian physician * Reza Mansouri, Iranian physicist * Reza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticist * Rida Said, Syrian physician * Rı ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Abbasi
Reza Abbasi, Riza yi-Abbasi or Reza-e Abbasi, رضا عباسی in Persian, usually Reza Abbasi also Aqa Reza (see below) or Āqā Riżā Kāshānī ( – 1635) was the leading Persian miniaturist of the Isfahan School during the later Safavid period, spending most of his career working for Shah Abbas I. He is considered to be the last great master of the Persian miniature, best known for his single miniatures for '' muraqqa'' or albums, especially single figures of beautiful youths. Life and art Riza was possibly born in Kashan, as Āqā Riżā Kāshānī is one of the versions of his name; it has also been suggested that he was born in Mashad, where his father, the miniature artist Ali Asghar, is recorded as having worked in the atelier of the governor, Prince Ibrahim Mirza. After Ibrahim's murder, Ali Asghar joined Shah Ismail II's workshop in the capital Qasvin. Riza probably received his training from his father and joined the workshop of Shah Abbas I at a young age. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Zadeh
Reza Zadeh is an American-Canadian-Iranian computer scientist and technology executive working on machine learning. He is adjunct professor at Stanford University and CEO of Matroid. He has served on the technical advisory boards of Databricks and Microsoft. His work focuses on machine learning, distributed computing, and discrete applied mathematics. In Industry, to evaluate new ventures formed at the University of Toronto, Reza serves as a chief scientist of Machine Learning at the Rotman School of Management. His awards include a KDD Best Paper Award and the Gene Golub Outstanding Thesis Award at Stanford. Work Computer Vision The Princeton University ModelNet challenge is an object recognition competition to classify 3D Computer-aided design models into object categories. In 2016, Matroid was a leader in this competition and the relevant neural networks were integrated into the Matroid product. In a collaboration with his own doctor at Stanford hospital, Reza's res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Negarestani
Reza Negarestani (born 1977) is an Iranian philosopher and writer, known for "pioneering the genre of 'theory-fiction' with his book" ''Cyclonopedia'' which was published in 2008. It was listed in Artforum as one of the best books of 2009. Negarestani directs the critical philosophy programme at The New Centre for Research & Practice. Philosophical work Negarestani has been a regular contributor to '' Collapse'', as well as other print and web publications such as '' Ctheory''. On March 11, 2011, faculty from Brooklyn College and The New School organized a symposium to discuss Cyclonopedia titled Leper Creativity. Later on in the year, Punctum books published a book with the same title that included essays, articles, artworks, and documents from or related to the symposium. In 2011, he co-edited Collapse's issue VII with Robin Mackay titled "Culinary Materialism". In 2012, Negarestani collaborated with Florian Hecker on an artwork titled "Chimerization" that was included in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Moridi
Reza Moridi ( fa, رضا مریدی; born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2018 who represented the riding of Richmond Hill. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Kathleen Wynne. He was the first Iranian-Canadian elected to legislature and appointed as a Cabinet minister in Canada. Background Moridi was born in Urmia, capital of West Azerbaijan Province in northwest Iran. He grew up in Urmia, attended Alborz High School in Tehran and graduated from Tehran University with BSc and MSc degrees in Physics. He continued his education in the UK and obtained MTech and PhD degrees from Brunel University in London. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Odlar Yurdu University, Baku, Azerbaijan. For his contributions to physics and engineering, Moridi was elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology of the UK. In recognit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan ( fa, رضا اصلان, ; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of sociology of religion, writer, and television host. A convert to evangelical Christianity from Shia Islam as a youth, Aslan eventually reverted to Islam but continued to write about Christianity. He has written four books on religion: '' No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam'', ''Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization'', '' Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth'', and ''God: A Human History''. Aslan has worked for television, including a documentary series exploring world religions on CNN called ''Believer'', and serving as an executive producer on the HBO drama series '' The Leftovers''. Aslan is a member of the American Academy of Religion and the International Qur'anic Studies Association. He is a professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside and a board member of the National Iranian Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Olfati-Saber
Reza Olfati-Saber is an Iranian roboticist and Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Olfati-Saber is an internationally renowned expert in the control and coordination of multi-robot formations. He has also worked in mobile sensor networks, and innovative educational and outreach activities in robotics for disaster management and rescue operations. Early life and education Olfati-Saber was born in Iran. He received his B.S. degree in 1994 in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. He received S.M. degree in 1997 and Ph.D. degree in 2001 in both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 2001 until 2004. Awards and honors * 2010 – Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), National Science Foundation The National Science Foundat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Mansouri
Reza Mansouri ( fa, رضا منصوری, born 1948) is an Iranian physicist and a retired professor of physics at Sharif University of Technology. Biography Reza Mansouri received his Ph.D. in 1972 from the University of Vienna under the supervision of Roman Ulrich Sexl. He also spent five years as an Assistant Professor there. He served as Deputy Science Minister from 2001 to 2005, and is one of Iran's influential scientific policymakers. Without his efforts, Iran would not have been able to participate in international scientific collaborations such as SESAME (Middle-East Synchrotron) and the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at CERN in Geneva. Mansouri has a number of publications focusing on scientific development in Iran. He has received scientific honors, including the prestigious Abdus Salam prize. He is presently a visiting professor at McGill University. Mansouri has served as the president of The Physical Society of Iran The Physical Society of Iran (PSI) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Malekzadeh
Reza Malekzadeh ( fa, رضا ملکزاده; born 1952 in Kazerun, Fars province, Iran) is an Iranian medical scientist and gastroenterologist. Career Malekzadeh studied medicine at Shiraz University. He continued his studies to become specialized in Internal Medicine in Shiraz University where he did as well his fellowship in gastroenterology. In 1985, he joined the department of gastroenterology at Free Royal Hospital in London. After his return to Iran, he got a faculty position at Shiraz University and later on at Tehran University of Medical Sciencesbr>where he is currently a full professor of internal medicine. He is also an Honorary Professor at University of Birmingham, UK. Reza Malekzadeh was the Minister of Health of Iran's government from 1991-1993. From 2000-2004, Malekzadeh was the secretary of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciencesbr> and since 2005, the Academy's Vice-President for Research. He is the director of Digestive Disease Research Cente and was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
