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Bitter Orange (film)
''The Bitter Orange'' () is a 2007 Moroccan film directed by Bouchra Ijork starring Houda Rihani and Youssef El Joundi, Youssef Joundy set in Asilah in the 1980s. The film was first aired on television during Ramadan of 2007 on 2M (TV channel), 2M. Plot The story of the film revolves around a girl who falls in love with a police officer who catches her picking bitter oranges. The officer's marriage to someone else causes her much suffering. Cast * Houda Rihani * Youssef El Joundi, Youssef Joundy * Abdellah Lamrani * Fadila Benmoussa * Rim Chemaou * Nouria Benbrahim * Souad Saber * Soumaya Amghar * Farida Bouaazaoui * Kenza Fridou Production Bouchra Ijork cites the support she received from Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi as vital. Ijork sought to present authentic Moroccanness in all details of the film: clothing, decoration, makeup, and music. She also cited criticisms of Moroccan love stories as lacking emotional expression as a driving source of inspiration to prove the opposite ...
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Bouchra Ijork
Bouchra Ijork (born 1976 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan filmmaker, screenwriter, dramatist and actress. She studied dramatic arts in Morocco, graduating from the ISADAC in 1998. She then had a brief stint playing a few roles in theater and television before she went to France and studied at La Fémis La Fémis (French: ''École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l'Image et du Son''; "National Superior School for the Professions of Image and Sound", formerly known as the '' Institut des hautes études cinématographiques'', IDHEC) is a Fre .... Works Filmography (as director) Television films * 2007: ''The Bitter Orange'' * 2004: ''Al Bahja'' Short films * 2004: ''Karawane, The Lebanese Bird'' Theater * 1996: ''Parlons de la mort'' * 1998: ''Le pain nu'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ijork, Bouchra 1976 births Living people ...
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Souad Saber
Suad ( Arabic: سعاد ''su‘ad'') and the variants Souad, Soad, stems from the Arabic verb ''sa‘ada'' (سَعَدَ - 'to be happy, fortunate or lucky') which the name means "good luck, good fortune, happiness, auspicious, prosperous, favorable". Suad is another variant from the Arabic given name Saad. Generally, the name is originally a female given name, however, men also use it as a given name. ''Suad'' is also the name of a tribe and the Arabic name of an ancient deity. The name which may refer to: Given name Souad * Souad, the author of '' Burned Alive'' * Souad Abderrahim, Tunisian politician * Souad Abdullah (born 1950), Kuwaiti actress * Souad Aït Salem (born 1979), Algerian long-distance runner * Souad Amidou (born 1959), French actress * Souad Bendjaballah, Algerian lawyer, activist for women's rights and politician * Souad Cherouati (born 1989), Algerian swimmer * Souad Dibi, Moroccan feminist activist * Souad Dinar (born 1977), French weightlifter * Souad F ...
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Moroccan Drama Films
Moroccan may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to the country of Morocco * Moroccan people * Moroccan Arabic, spoken in Morocco * Moroccan Jews See also * Morocco leather Morocco leather (also known as Levant, the French Maroquin, or German Saffian from Safi, Morocco, Safi, a Moroccan town famous for leather) is a Vegetable tanning, vegetable-tanned leather known for its softness, pliability, and ability to take c ... * * {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Fayçal Azizi
Fayçal Azizi (; born 26 February 1986 in Tetuan) is a Moroccan actor and singer-songwriter. He's known for his song "''Werda ala Werda''" in the 2006 film '' The Bitter Orange'', his songs with the band K'lma, and his 2015 cover of the Judeo-Moroccan folk song "''Hak A Mama''." Life Fayçal Azizi started as a stage comedian after gaining admission to the Superior School of Dramatic Arts and Cultural Entertainment in Rabat. He created the music group K'lma in 2004, then joined the troupe Dabateatr in 2007, performing in several theater pieces such as ''Il/Houwa'' and Driss Ksikes's''180 degrés''. He also appeared as Habib in the series Kaboul Kitchen broadcast on the French TV channel Canal+. Filmography * 2010: Nassim Abassi's ''Majid'' * 2012: Mohamed Zineddaine's ''Colère'', as Fouad * 2012- 2017: Kaboul Kitchen (TV series) on Canal+ * 2014: ''Super Market'' (TV series) on Al Aoula * 2015: Karim Boukhari's ''The Wig'' (short film) * 2017: Maha Eltaîb's ''W'' (''D ...
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Sakina Lafdaili
Sakinah ( ar, سكينة ) is a word derived from ''sukun'' ( ar, سـكـن, "peace", "serenity" or "tranquility"). It appears in the Qur'an. Usage in the Qur’an ''Sakina'' is the Spirit of Tranquility, or Peace of Reassurance. It is a derivative of the original word "Sakina" which is mentioned in the Qur'an as having descended upon the Islamic Prophet ( ar, نَـبِي, ''nabi'') Muhammad and the believers as they made an unarmed pilgrimage to Mecca, and were faced with an opposing military force of the Quraysh, with whom Muhammad struck the Treaty of Hudaybiyah. "He it is Who sent down the ''sakina'' into the hearts of the believers that they might add faith unto their faith" (48:4). Another Qur'anic association with the concord of dwellings in peace coincides with the attribution of the ''Shekhinah'' to matrimonial concord under the tent of Sarah: "And God gave you your houses as a quiescent place ( ar, سَـكَـنًـا, ''sakanan'') (16:80). ''Sakinah'' is furthe ...
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Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi
Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi (; born 3 July 1942), is a Moroccan filmmaker, screenwriter and cinematographer. One of the most revered artists in Morocco, Tazi has made several critically acclaimed films including ''6 et 12'', ''Le Grand Voyage'', ''Les voisins d'Abou Moussa'' and ''Al Bayra, la vieille jeune fille''. Apart from direction, he is also a producer, writer and cinematographer. Personal life He was born on 3 July 1942 in Fez, Morocco. In 1963, he graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris. Then in 1974, he studied communication at the Syracuse University, New York. Career In 1964, he produced the documentary ''Sunab'' and then the short film ''Tarfaya, ou la marche d’un poète'' in 1966. Then in 1967, he worked as the director of photography in the film ''Quaraouyne'' and then in 1968 film ''Du côté de la Tassaout''. In 1968, he directed his maiden film ''6 et 12''. In 1979, he created the production company "Arts et Technique ...
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Kenza Fridou
Kenza may refer to: People * Kenza al-Awrabiya, mother of Idris II of Morocco and spouse of Idris I. * Kenza Morsli (born 1990), Algerian singer. * Kenza Zouiten Kenza Zouiten (Arabic: كنزة زويتن) was born on 21 April 1991 in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and Moroccan father. She is a fashion model, blogger and actress. Career Kenza was born in Sweden. Kenza's father is from Morocco and her moth ... (born 1991), Swedish fashion model. * Kenza, South African DJ and music producer. Other uses * ''Kenza'' (album), a 1999 studio album by Khaled. {{disambiguation, given name ...
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Farida Bouaazaoui
Farida may refer to: * Farida (given name) * Farida Force, an ad hoc Australian Army unit formed in World War II * Farida Group, a leather manufacturing company in Chennai, India * Farida Guitars Farida Guitars is a Chinese musical instruments brand. Farida, launched in 2004, seems to be a copy of Marina guitars and is part of the Grand Reward Education & Entertainment (GREE) portfolio of brands. GREE was founded in 1995, and is based in ...
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Soumaya Amghar
Soumaya may refer to: * Museo Soumaya, a private museum of Mexico City * Sumaya (given name), an Arabic name occasionally spelled Soumaya See also * Soumya Soumya (), is an Indian name. It is unisexual in nature and is more common as a masculine name in North and East India and as a feminine name in South India. Can also be spelled as Saumya, and Somya in South where it is given to girls , In West Be ...
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Nouria Benbrahim
Nouria is a female given name. Notable people with this given name include: * Nouria Benghabrit-Remaoun (born 1952), Algerian sociologist * Nouria Hernandez, Swiss biologist * Nouria Kazdarli (1921–2020), stage name of Algerian actress Khadidja Benaïda * Nouria Mérah-Benida (born 1970), Algerian athlete * Nouria Newman (born 1991), French slalom canoeist * Nouria Salehi, Afghan-Australian nuclear physicist and humanitarian * Nouria Yamina Zerhouni Nouria Yamina Zerhouni is an Algerian politician who served as governor of Boumerdès Province between 2015 and 2018. Career Zerhouni was appointed Minister of Tourism by president Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد ا ..., Algerian politician {{given name Feminine given names ...
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2M (TV Channel)
2M is a Moroccan free-to-air television network. It was established by the royal-owned conglomerate, ONA, before being partly sold to the Moroccan state. Of 2M, 45.3% is owned by Atlas Benjelloun's holding company SNI, while approximately 32.5% is controlled by the Moroccan state. It is based in Casablanca. The channel is available free-to-air locally on digital signal with national coverage, and on satellite television via Globecast, Nilesat and Arabsat. 2M offers services in Arabic, French, and Berber. Background 2M was set up as a second national television channel with the aim of promoting competition and diversity in Moroccan audio-visual broadcasting. 2M started its programmes officially on 4 March 1989. It used to be a cable channel broadcasting unscrambled twice a day. After 7 years of activity, SOREAD (ONA group), the major shareholder, withdrew from the management of this TV channel due to financial reasons. The Moroccan state took over the control of 2M with a ...
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Rim Chemaou
Rim may refer to: *Rim (basketball), the hoop through which the ball must pass ** Breakaway rim, a sprung basketball rim * Rim (coin), the raised edge which surrounds the coin design *Rim (crater), extending above the local surface * Rim (firearms), a projection machined into the bottom of a firearms cartridge * ''Rim'' (novel), by Alexander Besher *Rim (wheel), the outer part of a wheel on which the tire is mounted *Slang term for analingus *"Rim", a song by Brooke Candy featuring Violet Chachki and Aquaria from the album '' Sexorcism'' RIM may stand for: *Rapid Interim Measures proposed by the Review Body on Bid Challenges under the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Government Procurement * Reaction injection molding, a type of processing for network polymers * Recording Industry Association of Malaysia *Red Island Minerals, Australia coal company *Reference Information Model, in Health Level Standards 7 * Remote Infrastructure Management of computer systems *Research in M ...
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