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Sfeir
Sfeir () is a Maronite Christian clan surname from Lebanon, which appears with the highest density in the mountainous Keserwan District. As a result of the Lebanese diaspora, the name has flourished in North and South America, Western Europe, Australia, the Arabian peninsula, west Africa and South Africa. Many Sfeir trace the origin of the family name to the Levantine word aSfar (Sfeyr could mean yellow-ish, yellow or sulphur), possibly referencing yellow tunics or banners, from the time of the Crusades. Indeed, the flag of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem consisted of a grid work of yellow or gold crosses on a white background. Others suggest As-Safir (ambassador), reflecting a role as mediators. Additionally, a Hebrew connection to Sapir (sapphire) could indicate historical gem traders. Phonetically, the name may relate to the Aramaic Tsipparā (bird) or Syriac Ṣaprā(morning), reflecting shared roots across Semitic languages. Each theory highlights potential cultural and li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly Sfeir Gonzalez
Nelly Sfeir de Gonzalez (Nelly Sfeir Gonzalez) (July 1, 1930 – November 29, 2020) was an American librarian and bibliographer at the University of Illinois. She was a two-time winner of the Jose Toribio Medina International Prize for Latin American bibliographies (for her scholarship about Gabriel Garcia Marquez), a president of Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, and a founder of the ''Bolivian Studies Journal''. In her country of birth, Bolivia, she was a university student leader, women's suffragist and licensed lawyer. Early life and education Sfeir-Gonzalez was born on July 1, 1930, in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Her parents were Emilio Sfeir Sfeir and Maria Cabero Candia. Accordingly, Sfeir-Gonzalez's maiden name was Nelly Esther Sfeir Cabero. Her father was an immigrant from the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon, at the time of his birth part of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. (For background on her paternal family history, see Sfeir.) In contrast, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Sfeir
Antoine Sfeir, (November 25, 1948, Beirut,Lebanon - October 1, 2018, Paris, France), was a journalist and political scientist and author of numerous works on subjects related to the Middle East and the Muslim world. Founder of '' Les Cahiers de l'Orient (Notebooks from the East)'', he chaired the Center for Studies and Reflection on the Near East (Cerpo) and the Free Institute for the Study of International Relations (ILERI), and taught international relations at the CELSA Sorbonne University. Biography Early Life Antoine Sfeir was born on November 25, 1948 in Beirut,Lebanon, in a family of Maronite Christians. At one and a half years old, he contracted polio. From this illness, he kept a slight lip defect (facial paralysis) for the rest of his life. He studied at the Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour then at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut, and began studying medicine. Career Sfeir was the editor of the French journal, Les Cahiers de l'Orient (Notebooks from the East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir ('; ; ; 15 May 1920 – 12 May 2019) was the 76th Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and the Whole Levant and head of the Maronite Church from 1986 to 2011. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1994. Early life and ordination Nasrallah Sfeir was born in Rayfoun, Lebanon, on 15 May 1920. He was educated in Beirut, and at Mar Abda School in Harharaya where he completed his primary and complementary studies, and Ghazir where he completed his secondary studies at St. Maron Seminary. He graduated in philosophy and theology in 1950 at Saint Joseph's University in Beirut. He was ordained to the priesthood in the same year on 7 May. From 1951 to 1955 he served as priest to the parish of Rayfoun. In 1956, he was appointed the secretary of the Maronite Patriarchate, based in Bkerké. In the same year, he became professor of translation in literature and philosophy at the Frères Maristes (Marist Brothers) School in Jounieh. On 23 June 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Sfeir
Salim Georges Sfeir is a Lebanese – Swiss banker and financier. He is the chairman and Chief Executive of Bank of Beirut S.A.L in Beirut, Lebanon since 1993 and the chairman of Association of Banks in Lebanon since June 29, 2019. Early life and education Salim Sfeir was raised in Beirut. He received his B.S.S. degree in economics from the Université de Montréal and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Detroit Mercy. As an educator, Sfeir lectured at Lebanese University, Beirut University College, Haigazian College, l’Université Saint-Joseph and Le Centre d’études bancaires. In the years to follow, he was appointed trustee on the board of directors of the Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut and Byblos; vice-chairman of the board of trustees of the University of the Holy Spirit (USEK); member of the board of trustees AMIDEAST; and vice-chairman of the American Friends of the Middle East, Beirut. Sfeir has been associated with the newly com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Sfair
Pietro Sfair (10 February 1888 - 18 May 1974 ) was a Lebanese Catholic prelate who was the Diocesan Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Church of Antioch in Rome, Italy, where he also served as Rector of the Maronite College. Pope John XXIII appointed Sfair as the titular Archbishop of Nisibis. Sfair was a Council Father at all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council. He was instrumental in making the House of Mary pilgrimage site more widely known. Early life and background Sfair was born in Kleiat, Keserwan, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood on 8 March 1913. After his ordination, he had his graduate studies from 1913 to 1916 at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. The Roman clerical saying "as learned as a Maronite" well-describes Sfair. He spoke eight languages (Hebrew, Syriac, Greek, Latin, Arabic, French, Italian & English), and became a professor of Theology, oriental languages (Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic) and I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andree Sfeir-Semler
Andrée Sfeir-Semler (born 1953 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a German-Lebanese art historian and gallery owner. Her Sfeir-Semler Gallery has branches in Hamburg, Germany and Beirut, Lebanon, and both locations represent artists working in the field of conceptual art with a preference on political subjects. Since 2003, Sfeir-Semler Gallery has focused on contemporary art from the Arab World. Early life and education Sfeir-Semler studied fine art at the American University of Beirut and filmmaking at the "Centre for cinema and television" in Beirut. In 1975 she was awarded a Fulbright Program Scholarship and a DAAD German Academic Exchange Service scholarship to continue her studies as a filmmaker. She opted for the latter. She continued her studies at the universities of Munich, Bielefeld with Wolfgang Mager & Juergen Kocka and at the Sorbonne with Pierre Bourdieu. She finished her PhD in 1980 with a thesis entitled "Die Maler am Pariser Salon: 1791 - 1880" (English: ''The Painters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Sfeir
Alfredo Sfeir Younis (born 1947) is a Chilean economist, spiritual leader and healer, President of the Zambuling Institute for Human Transformation, founded in in Washington, DC. Biography Before opening the institute, Sfeir had a twenty-nine-year career at the World Bank where he was hired as the World Bank's first environmental economist in 1976 and later was appointed Director of the World Bank Office in Geneva, Switzerland. He served as Special Representative to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization from 1996 to 1999. In both institutions Sfeir worked in the general fields of human rights, peace, and social justice; within this broader context he initiated and promoted policy in such areas as poverty eradication, international trade and finance, financing of development, gender and women's issues, trade and development, role of indigenous peoples, sustainable management of forestry and fisheries, water management and irrigation, desertification, biodiversity, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Sfeir
Jacqueline Sfeir (16 April 1956 – 5 April 2013) was a Palestinian expert in early childhood education. Education Sfeir was a student in the first class when Bethlehem University started taking students in 1973. Her doctoral work centered on pre-schooling and education. Career In 1985 Sfeir was a founder of the Early Childhood Resource Centre in Jerusalem; the goal of the group was to improve education for pre-school children. She worked with teachers and parents to change the conditions under which children were educated. In 1989 Sfeir spoke of how drawings by Palestinian children reflected their upbringing during times of regional conflict. In 2005, her presentation in British Columbia was questioned given her opposition to cooperation with Israel. In 2001, she was appointed to a five-year term as a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. In 2005, she founded MaDad, an independent company that uses and develops the Holistic Integrated Approach, also referred to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Sfeir
Paul Sfeir Rubio (born 29 December 1965) is a Chilean politician who served in the Constitutional Council. In 2011, while living in Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ..., he unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a Guinness record for being the broadcaster with the most hours of broadcasting (he reached 40 hours). See also * List of Members of the Constitutional Council (Chile, 2023) References External links BCN Profile 1965 births Living people Members of the Chilean Constitutional Council Republican Party (Chile, 2019) politicians Chilean anti-communists Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela) alumni Andrés Bello Catholic University alumni Central University of Venezuela alumni People from Viña del Mar Lebanese diaspora {{Chile-politician- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Diaspora
Lebanese diaspora refers to Lebanese migrants and their descendants who emigrated from Lebanon and now reside in other countries. There are more people of Lebanese origin (15,4 million) living outside Lebanon than within the country (6 million citizens). The Lebanese diaspora consists of Christians, Muslims, Druze, and Jews. The Christians trace their origin to several waves of emigration, starting with the exodus that followed the 1860 Lebanon conflict during the Ottoman Empire. Under the current Lebanese nationality law, the Lebanese diaspora do not have an automatic right to return to Lebanon. Varying degrees of assimilation and a high degree of inter-ethnic marriages in the Lebanese diaspora communities, regardless of religious affiliation, have caused many of the Lebanese diaspora not to have passed fluency in Arabic to their children, although most still maintain a Lebanese national identity. Several factors have caused Lebanese emigration, including civil war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaco War
The Chaco War (, Mombe’uhára Paraguái ha Boliviaygua Jotopa III, Cháko Ñorairõ rehegua Secretaría Nacional de Cultura de Paraguay) was fought from 1932 to 1935 between and , over the control of the northern part of the Gran Chaco region (known in Spanish as the ''Chaco Boreal'') of |
Dahd Sfeir
Dahd Sfeir (20 July 1932 – 17 August 2015) was a notable Uruguayan actress of Lebanese descent. She was awarded the Helen Hayes Award in 1996. Sfeir Sfeir () is a Maronite Christian clan surname from Lebanon, which appears with the highest density in the mountainous Keserwan District. As a result of the Lebanese diaspora, the name has flourished in North and South America, Western Europe, Austr ... was married to author Carlos María Gutiérrez. References 1932 births 2015 deaths Actresses from Montevideo Uruguayan people of Lebanese descent Uruguayan exiles Uruguayan expatriates in Sweden Uruguayan expatriates in Cuba Uruguayan expatriates in Venezuela Uruguayan stage actresses Lebanese diaspora {{Uruguay-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
