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Al Maktab Raqam 19
Al Maktab Raqam 19 () (''Office Number 19'') is a series of novels by Sherif Shawki. It tells the story of a fictional department, called the "Special Operations Department," or "Al Maktab Raqam 19," meaning "Office Number 19." The author writes that the members of this office have obtained the highest level of training that any officer of the police, army, or intelligence anywhere in the world can receive. Among these is the narrator and hero of the series, Mamdouh 'abd al-Wahab. The head of the department is Major General Marad Hamdi, a man well-known for his firmness and determination. The first stories in the series were published in 1984 along with two other series, Ragol Al Mostaheel “The Man of the Impossible” and Malaf Al Mostakbal Malaf Al Mostakbal () (also transliterated as Malaf al Mustaqbal) (''The Future File'') has been the title of an Egyptian science fiction series of novels written by Nabil FaroukAsmaa al-GhoulDo Gaza’s melting-pot markets reflect identi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Example
Example may refer to: * '' exempli gratia'' (e.g.), usually read out in English as "for example" * .example, reserved as a domain name that may not be installed as a top-level domain of the Internet ** example.com, example.net, example.org, example.edu, second-level domain names reserved for use in documentation as examples * HMS ''Example'' (P165), an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the Royal Navy Arts * ''The Example'', a 1634 play by James Shirley * ''The Example'' (comics), a 2009 graphic novel by Tom Taylor and Colin Wilson * Example (musician), the British dance musician Elliot John Gleave (born 1982) * ''Example'' (album), a 1995 album by American rock band For Squirrels See also * * Exemplar (other), a prototype or model which others can use to understand a topic better * Exemplum, medieval collections of short stories to be told in sermons * Eixample The Eixample (; ) is a district of Barcelona between the old city ( Ciutat Vella) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherif Shawki
Sherif, also spelled Sharif (and, in countries where Francophone Romanisation is the norm, Cherif or Charif), is a proper name derived from the Arabic word (, 'noble', 'highborn', 'honorable'), originally a title designating a person descended from the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. More broadly, the title was historically applied to anyone of noble ancestry or political preeminence in Islamic countries. The name has no etymological connection with the English term ''sheriff'', which comes from the Old English word ''scīrgerefa'', meaning "shire-reeve", the local reeve (enforcement agent) of the king in the shire (county). Given name * Sherif Abdel-Fadil (born 1983), Egyptian footballer *Sherif Ahmeti (1920 – 1998), commentator and translator of the Quran into Albanian *Sherif Alaa, Egyptian footballer *Sherif Arafa (born 1960), Egyptian director, writer and producer *Sherif Ashraf (born 1987), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Boubaghla (1820 – 1854), Algerian militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action (fiction)
Action fiction is a literary genre that focuses on stories that involve high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of sub-genres, such as spy novels, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue ("cloak and dagger") and mysteries. This kind of story utilizes suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or what the solution to the puzzle of a thriller is. Genre fiction Action fiction is a form of genre fiction whose subject matter is characterized by emphasis on exciting action sequences. This does not always mean they exclude character development or story-telling. Action fiction is related to other forms of fiction, including action films, action games and analogous media in other formats such as manga and anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence. The term is most commonly associated with the police forces of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. Police forces are often defined as being separate from the military and other organizations involved in the defense of the state against foreign aggressors; however, gendarmerie are military units charged with civil policing. Police forces are usually public sector services, funded through taxes. Law enforcement is only part of policing activity. Policing has included an array of activities in different situations, but the predominant ones are concerned with the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Arab Association
The Modern Arab Association (Arabic: المؤسسة العربية الحديثة, Al-Muʾassasa al-ʿArabiyya al-Ḥadītha; The Modern Arabic Institute) is an Egyptian publishing house. Established by Hamdi Mustafa in 1960, it published reference and revision school books for Egyptian school children, including the Silāḥ al-Tilmīdh (The Student's Weapon) series. Basilius Bawardi and Alif FaraneshNon-canonical "Arabic Detective Fiction: The Beginnings of the Genre" '' Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies'', 18(2018):30ff. Retrieved 11 March 2022. In 1984 it started publishing several book series in the Arabic language under the name ''Rewayat Rewayāt Masreyya Lel Gēb (Egyptian Pocket Novels) (روايات مصرية للجيب), aka Rewayat is an Arabic series of stories and books published in Egypt by the Modern Arab Association and distributed worldwide by the same publishing hous ...'' (Egyptian Pocket Novels). That series was particularly popular "during the 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragol Al Mostaheel
Ragol Al Mostaheel () (also transliterated as Rajul al Mustaheel) (The Man of the Impossible) is an action series of books written by Egyptian author Nabil Farouk and published by Modern Arab Association as a part of Rewayat. 160 titles were published from 1984 to 2009. The novels' main protagonist, Adham Sabry Muhammad Al Masry, is a highly trained military commando,Ghada Abdel Aal, ''I Want to Get Married!'', The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2010. Translated by Nora Eltahawy. p. 50. employing mixed martial art techniques into his style, and is often involved in espionage missions that would be deemed impossible. He is also in love with his military colleague Mona Tawfeek and is in a constant struggle against his nemesis Sonia David Graham, who is also in love with Adham. Adham's portrait and all other's Ragol Al Mostaheel characters were inspired by the renowned Egyptian artist Ismail Diab. Among the most famous literary figures in the Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaf Al Mostakbal
Malaf Al Mostakbal () (also transliterated as Malaf al Mustaqbal) (''The Future File'') has been the title of an Egyptian science fiction series of novels written by Nabil FaroukAsmaa al-GhoulDo Gaza’s melting-pot markets reflect identity crisis? al-monitor.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017. and published by Modern Arab Association as a part of Rewayat since the year 1984. 160 titles were published from 1984 to 2009. Plot summary The events of the series happen in the not so distant future. Starting December 28, 2000 as stated vaguely in the very first issue, ''The Death Ray'' (أشعة الموت), which was published in 1984. In that era a fictional ''Egyptian Scientific Intelligence Agency'' (ESIA) (المخابرات العلمية المصرية) is protecting Egypt from numerous threats. The series begins when the main character, Nour El Deen Mahmoud (then a Lieutenant (ملازم)), is summoned by the High Commander of Scientific Intelligence for a secret mission to locate a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Novels
Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of recorded history ** Egyptian cuisine, the local culinary traditions of Egypt * Egypt, the modern country in northeastern Africa ** Egyptian Arabic, the language spoken in contemporary Egypt ** A citizen of Egypt; see Demographics of Egypt * Ancient Egypt, a civilization from c. 3200 BC to 343 BC ** Ancient Egyptians, ethnic people of ancient Egypt ** Ancient Egyptian architecture, the architectural structure style ** Ancient Egyptian cuisine, the cuisine of ancient Egypt ** Egyptian language, the oldest known language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family * Copts, the ethnic Egyptian Christian minority ** Coptic language or Coptic Egyptian, the latest stage of the Egyptian language, spoken in Egypt until the 17th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
