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Zaydan
Zaydan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Banu Zaydan, Arab clan that dominated the Galilee late 17th-early 18th centuries *Amina Zaydan (born 1966), Egyptian novelist * Hasan Zaydan, Iraqi politician *Ibn Zaydan (1878–1946), Moroccan historian and literary author *Jurji Zaydan Jurji Zaydan ( ar, جرجي زيدان, ; December 14, 1861 – July 21, 1914) was a prolific Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor and teacher, most noted for his creation of the magazine '' Al-Hilal'', which he used to serialize his twenty thr ... (1861–1914), Lebanese novelist {{surname Arabic-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurji Zaydan
Jurji Zaydan ( ar, جرجي زيدان, ; December 14, 1861 – July 21, 1914) was a prolific Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor and teacher, most noted for his creation of the magazine '' Al-Hilal'', which he used to serialize his twenty three historical novels. His primary goal, as a writer and intellectual during the Nahda, was to make the common Arabic population know their own history through the entertaining medium of the novel. He has enjoyed a widespread popularity. He is also considered to have been one of the first thinkers to help formulate the theory of Arab nationalism. Early life Jurji Zaydan was born on December 14, 1861 in Beirut to an Eastern Orthodox Christian family of limited means. His father owned a restaurant and, being illiterate and uneducated himself, placed little importance on education. Zaydan dropped out of school after he completed an elementary education to help his father run the business. However, he maintained a desire to educate himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banu Zaydan
Al-Zayadina (singular: Zaydani or Zidany, also called the Banu Zaydan) were an Arab clan based in the Galilee. They were best known after one of their sheikhs (chiefs) Zahir al-Umar, who, through his tax farms, economic monopolies, popular support, and military strength ruled a semi-autonomous sheikhdom in northern Palestine and adjacent regions in the 18th century.Joudah, 1987, p. 19. History Origins According to the historian Ahmad Hasan Joudah, the origins of the Zayadina are obscure, but that they were certainly of Arab tribal stock. Members of the clan claim descent from Zayd, the son of Hasan ibn Ali and grandson of Ali, the fourth caliph of Islam. However, the historians Mikha'il Sabbagh and Isa al-Ma'luf assert that the clan's ancestor was rather a man named Zaydan, hence their name 'anuZaydan' (plural: 'Zayadina'). Several historians believe the clan was originally from the Hejaz (western Arabia), and that they migrated to the Levant during Saladin's conquest of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibn Zaydan
Abd al-Rahman ibn Zaydan () (June 1873 – 1946) was a Moroccan historian and literary author.E. J. van Donzel, ''Islamic Desk Reference: Compiled from the Encyclopaedia of Islam'', ed. BRILL, 1994 , p. 163 "His works may be considered as the best source for the history of Meknes and for the history of the Sharifs of Morocco." He was a member of the ruling 'Alawi dynasty and is considered one of the best sources on the history of his native city Meknes, but also on the 'Alawi dynasty. After the installation of the French protectorate he accepted the function of vice-director of the military school of Dâr al-Bayda in Meknes, today's military academy of the city. The ''Ithaf'', his main work of eight volumes, comprehends hundreds of biographies, like those of the sultans Abderrahman and Hassan I. Notes Bibliography *Abderrahman Ibn Zaydan's masterpiece on the city of Meknes: ''A Presentation of Luminous Men with the most beautiful Reports of the City of Meknes'' n Arabic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amina Zaydan
Amina Zaydan (born 1966) is an Egyptian novelist and short story writer. She was born in 1966 in Suez and now lives in Cairo where she works as a civil servant. Zaydan is known for her strong stand on gender inequality in her writings. In 1994, her short story collection entitled ''It Happened Secretly'' won first prize in a literary competition held by Gamal al-Ghitani's ''Akhbar al-Adab'' weekly newspaper. It also won the prize for Best Short Story Collection at the Cairo International Book Fair the following year. She has since published a further volume of short stories called ''Fawda'' and several novels. Her second novel ''Red Wine'' won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal in 2007. An English translation of ''Red Wine'' by Sally Gomaa was published by the AUC Press The American University in Cairo Press (AUCP, AUC Press) is the leading English-language publisher in the Middle East. The largest translator of Arabic literature in the world, AUC Press has a reputation for carefully s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Zaydan
Hasan Zaydan is an Iraqi politician and a former member of the Iraqi National Assembly with the Iraqi National Dialogue Front. He led the National Front for a Free and United Iraq, which joined with other Sunni Arab parties to form the Iraqi National Dialogue Front The Iraqi Front for National Dialogue ( Arabic: الجبهة العراقية للحوار الوطني ''al-Jabha al-Iraqia li al-Hiwar al-Watani'') also known as Hiwar is a Sunni Arab-led Iraqi political party. Originally formed to contest ... prior to the December 2005 elections. References Political Parties (Re)Align For December Elections Members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Iraqi politicians {{Iraq-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
