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Zohra (DJ)
Zohra (Arabic: زهرة, Persian: زهره) may refer to: People Given name *Zohra Mama (1961–1995), Algerian Kabyle singer-songwriter *Zohra Aïssaoui (born 1950), Algerian Chaoui singer, known professionally as Dihya * Zohra Al Fassiya (1905–1994), Moroccan singer and poet * Zohra Begum Kazi (1912–2007), Bangladeshi physician and activist *Zohra Bensalem (born 1990), Algerian volleyball player * Zohra Daoud (born 1954), American TV celebrity and model * Zohra Drif (born 1934), Algerian politician and lawyer *Zohra Lampert (born 1937), American actress *Zehra Nigah (born 1937), Urdu poet from Pakistan * Zohra Sarwari, Muslim American author, business coach, entrepreneur *Zohra Sehgal (born 1912), Indian stage and film actress *Zohra Aghamirova (born 2001), Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast Middle name * Fatima Zohra Karadja (born 1949), Algerian Vice-President for the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council for Northern Africa * Fatima-Zohra Oukazi (born 1984), Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dihya (singer)
Dihya (real name Zohra Aïssaoui) is an Algerian singer of Chaoui music. Early life Dihya was born in 1950 the village of Taghit near Tighanimine to Amar Aïssaoui Taghit and Ourida Meghamri of T'kout. She moved to France in 1958 at the age of eight. Discography *Badala Zamana 7" (1977) *''Ekker d! Ekker d!'' (1981) *''Usin d! Usin d!'' (1982) *''Setta Frank'' (1987) *''Dzaïr essa'' (2005) There have also been many unofficial uploads of her music on the YouTube platform. References *Nadia Bouseloua, Azeddine Guerfi, Rachid Mokhtari, Philippe Thiriez, ''Aurès, Vivre La Terre Chaouie - La cantatrice invisible'', Chihab Éditions, Alger, 2011. ; p. 211 1950 births Living people 20th-century Algerian women singers 21st-century French women singers 21st-century Algerian people {{Africa-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Aghamirova
Zohra Aghamirova (; born 8 August 2001) is an Azerbaijani retired rhythmic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics. Personal life Aghamirova began gymnastics when she was three and started rhythmic gymnastics when she was four. She joined the national school for gymnasts in 2015. In 2018, she started studying at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport. Career Junior Aghamirova started the 2016 season at Miss Valentine in Tartu, where she won the bronze medal in the all-around and qualified to three finals. She won a silver medal with clubs and bronze medals with rope and ball. She won the all-around at the 2016 Azerbaijani Junior National Championships. In the apparatus finals, she also won gold with rope, silver with ball and bronze with clubs. She competed at the 2016 European Championships in Holon, Israel, where she and her teammates Ilaha Mammadova and Veronika Hudis won 8th place in the junior team competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahra (other)
Zahra or Zehra may refer to: Buildings and institutions * Alzahra University, female-only university in Tehran, Iran * Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy, school in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada * Al-Zahra Mosque, Sydney, Australia * Behesht-e Zahra, cemetery in Tehran, Iran * Ennejma Ezzahra ("Star of Zahra"), palace at Sidi Bou Said, northern Tunisia People * Zahra (name), female given name and surname, also spelt Zehra, Zohra, and other variants * Abd al-Zahra, male given name Places * Zahra, Ardabil, village in Iran * Zahra, Kuwait, an area in Kuwait * Žehra, village and municipality in Slovakia Other uses *'' Zahra'', film by Mohammad Bakri (2007) * Zahra Foundation Australia, anti-domestic violence organisation in Adelaide, South Australia *Zahrah, title character of Nnedi Okorafor's children's novel '' Zahrah the Windseeker'' See also * Al Zahra, neighborhood of Mecca, Saudi Arabia * Az Zahrah, village in San‘a’ Governorate, Yemen * Az Zuhrah District, in Al Hudaydah Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus In Culture
Venus, as one of the brightest objects in the sky, has been known since prehistoric times and has been a major fixture in human culture for as long as records have existed. As such, it has a prominent position in human culture, religion, and myth. It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures, and has been a prime inspiration for writers and poets as the ''morning star'' and ''evening star''. Background and name What is now known as the planet Venus has long been an object of fascination for cultures worldwide. It is the second brightest object in the night sky, and follows a synodic cycle by which it seems to disappear for several days due to its proximity to the Sun, then re-appear on the opposite side of the Sun and on the other horizon. Depending on the point in its cycle, Venus may appear before sunrise in the morning, or after sunset in the evening, but it never appears to reach the apex of the sky. Therefore, many cultures have recognized it with two names, even if the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Orchestra
The Zohra Orchestra, also known as the Afghan Women's Orchestra and Ensemble Zohra, is Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra, named after the music goddess in Persian writings. Founded in 2015, it has been in exile since the 2021 seizure of Kabul by the Taliban. History The Zohra Orchestra was formed in 2015 in Kabul by the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and its founder Dr Ahmad Sarmast. The institute was formed in 2008 with the goal of bringing a musical education to young Afghans in the wake of liberation from the Taliban, under whom women's rights in Afghanistan were severely curtailed. It is Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra, named after the music goddess in Persian writings, and also known as the Afghan Women's Orchestra and Ensemble Zohra. Tours The Zohra Orchestra has completed several high-profile tours since 2017. They have performed at the World Economic Forum and toured the United Kingdom in 2019, visiting the British Museum in London and the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra (film)
''Zohra'' is a 1922 silent 35mm movie film, 35 mm short film from Tunisia by Albert Samama ('Chikly'). It was the first indigenous North African film production. The movie script was written by Chikly's daughter, Haydée Tamzali, Haydée Chikly, who also edited and starred as the key female protagonist in the film. Plot The plot of the movie evolves around a shipwrecked young French woman, who is rescued by Beduins. She lives with the Beduin tribe for a time. She is later abducted by bandits, but is rescued by a French aviator and reunites with her family. Tribal customs are displayed in detail in the film. The movie is seen as an example of the 'mysterious Orient' genre. Reception The film was screened at the Omnia Pathé cinema in Tunis, and enjoyed a degree of success. References External links * 1922 in Tunisia 1922 films Tunisian short films {{short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalla Fatima Zohra
Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra (29 June 1929 – 10 August 2014) was the eldest daughter of Mohammed V of Morocco and his first wife, Lalla Hanila bint Mamoun. Biography Lalla Fatima Zahra was born at the Royal Palace of Rabat, her parents Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Youssef and Princess Lalla Hanila bint Mamoun divorced shortly after her birth. She is the eldest of her father's children. Young, during the summer holidays she would join her father, the Sultan, at the royal palace of Oualidia and spend there the holidays with her half-siblings. On 16 August 1961 (in a triple ceremony with her sisters, Aisha, Malika and their husbands) she was married at the Dar al-Makhzen in Rabat to her cousin, Prince Moulay Ali Alaoui (1924–1988), ambassador of Morocco to France (1964–1966). The couple have one daughter and two sons: * Princess Lalla Joumala (born 1962), former ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom and ambassador of Morocco to the United States since 2016. * Sharif M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima-Zohra Oukazi
Fatima-Zohra Oukazi (born 18 January 1984 in Chlef) is an Algerian international volleyball player and Algeria women's national volleyball team captain (2010-2012), playing as setter. At club level she made her debut for GS Chlef, based in her home city of Chlef Chlef () is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria. Located in the north of Algeria, west of the capital, Algiers, it was founded in 1843, as Orléansville, on the ruins of Roman ''Castellum Tingitanum''. In 1962, it was renamed al-Asnam, but .... She now plays for Algiers' based GS Petroliers. Club information Current club : 2007-current GSP (ex MCA) Debut club : 1998-2007 Ghalia Sportif de Chlef GSC References External links Profileat ''FIVB.org'' 1984 births Living people People from Chlef Sportspeople from Chlef Province Algerian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Algeria Volleyball players at the 2009 Mediterranean Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Zohra Karadja
Fatima Zohra Karadja (born 1949) is a Vice-President for the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council for Northern Africa. Ms Karadja was born on April 20, 1949, in Algiers, Algeria. She is a child therapist, holding a PhD in psychology and specialising in working with children affected by trauma. As a member of the African Women Committee for Peace and Development (AWCPD), she has actively engaged civil society organisations in Algeria. She established a national network of local NGOs for sensitisation and the dissemination of information on sustainable development and peace building, and a coordinating body, comprising six organisations and six prominent Algerian women, to promote the different mandates of the AWCPD. She is also in constant communication with her President for his support of AWCPD objectives and activities. Ms Karadja is the President of the ''Association Nationale de Soutien aux Enfants en Difficulté en Institution'' (ANSEDI). ANSEDI has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Sehgal
Zohra Mumtaz Sehgal (born Sahibzadi Zohra Mumtazullah Khan Begum; 27 April 1912 – 10 July 2014) was an Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer. Having begun her career as a member of a contemporary dance troupe, she transitioned into acting roles beginning in the 1940s. Sehgal appeared in several British films, television shows, and Bollywood productions in a career that spanned over eight decades. Sehgal's most notable films include '' Neecha Nagar'', ''Afsar'' (1946), '' Bhaji on the Beach'' (1992), '' The Mystic Masseur'' (2001), ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002), '' Dil Se..'' (1998), '' Saaya'' (2003), '' Veer-Zaara'' (2004) '' Saawariya'' and '' Cheeni Kum'' (2007); and the TV serials '' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984), '' Tandoori Nights'' (1985–87) and ''Amma and Family'' (1996). At the age of 90, she played the central character in the 2002 film '' Chalo Ishq Ladaaye''. Considered the doyenne of Indian theatre, she acted with the Indian People's Theatre Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Al Fassiya
Zohra Al Fassiya (, ) was a Moroccan singer and poet. Considered as the queen of the melhoun and gharnati genres, and one of the pioneers of modern Arabic music, she was the first female recording artist in Morocco, and her songs were widely celebrated throughout Morocco and Algeria, where she collaborated with lyricists and musicians from Oran and Tlemcen. Although her songs were mostly secular in nature (being the popular music of the time in Morocco), many of the melodies have later been modified to be fit religious Jewish liturgical songs (called piyyutim) as well. Born in Sefrou, near Fez, at the feet of the mountains of Atlas in a modest Moroccan Jewish family, she started to sing at a very early age when she performed religious songs at her synagogue. During her youth, she started to sing in coffee houses and cabarets near towns and in Casablanca. Her songs were mostly secular gharnati songs (Andalusian Arabic songs originally from Granada, Spain, and very popular amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Sarwari
Zohra Sarwari is an Afghan Muslim author, life and business coach, entrepreneur, and international speaker living in Orlando, Florida, United States. She is the author of more than 16 books and many E-books. Early life Sarwari was born in Afghanistan and moved to America at the age of 6 with her parents. Her family spoke little English when they first arrived and started out working in low-paying jobs to make ends meet. She later attended public schools in New York, Virginia and California. In print and electronic media * In a ''Southern California InFocus'' interview she was exemplified as a working mother; homeschooling her three children while also pursuing her career. Her workload includes both running her own website offering life and business coaching services, and studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Islam. * She has participated in the ''Meet the Author Program'' of '' ISNA'' She has been interviewed on Ariana International, Noor TV, and Payame Afghan TV * Her bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
