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Sahrawi Human Rights Activists
Sahrawi or Saharawi (also transliterated into Spanish as or French as ), is an Arabic term meaning 'from the Sahara', or more specifically the Western Sahara. It can also mean 'from the desert' in general. Sahrawi may also refer to: People *the Sahrawi people, a Hassaniya-speaking ethnic group in the Maghreb region of Africa **the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, the state of the Sahrawi people ***holders of Sahrawi passports (see Sahrawi nationality law) *** Women in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic **residents of Western Sahara, the Tekna Zone or the Sahrawi refugee camps *persons from the Sahara desert Surname * Abdelbaki Sahraoui (1910–1995), Algerian imam * Cheb Sahraoui (born 1961), Algerian musician and rai singer * Djamila Sahraoui (born 1950), Algerian filmmaker * Samira Sahraoui, Algerian actress * Nabil Sahraoui (1969–2004), Algerian militant * Youcef Sahraoui, director of cinematographic photography in Algeria * Saâd Sahraoui (born 1985), Algerian prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Sahara
Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), while the remaining 80% of the territory is military occupation, occupied and administered by neighboring Morocco. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density, most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. The population is estimated at just over 500,000, of which nearly 40% live in Laayoune, the largest city in Western Sahara. Occupied by Spain until 1975, Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories since 1963 after a Moroccan demand. It is the most populous territory on that list, and by far the largest in area. In 1965, the United Nations General Assembly adopted its first resolution on Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djamila Sahraoui
Djamila Sahraoui (born 1950) is an Algerian filmmaker. Djamila Sahraoui was born in Algiers on 23 October 1950. She studied literature before attending the renowned Parisian film school IDHEC (Institut des hautes études cinématographiques), specialising in scriptwriting and direction. Sahraoui moved to France in 1975 where she began her career as a documentary filmmaker. She made her first short film, ''Houria'' in 1980, then worked as an editor and assistant, before going on to make her own documentaries from the 1990s. Her 1995 documentary, ''La moitié du ciel d'Allah'', featured interviews with Algerian women about work and their struggles for equality and freedom. In 1997, she was named the laureate of la Villa Medicis due to her success. While Sahraoui is best known for her documentaries, she has also achieved success with her fiction films ''Barakat!'' (2006) and ''Yema'' (2013). Films Short films *''Houria'' (1980), 26 min. Documentaries *''Avoir 2000 ans dans les Aur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osame Sahraoui
Osame Sahraoui (born 11 June 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Vålerenga. Club career Growing up in Hauketo IF, he joined Vålerenga's youth system in 2014. Steadily advancing in the junior ranks, he made his senior debut in June 2020 against Stabæk, where he provoked a penalty kick that equalised the match. International career Born in Norway, Sahraoui is of Moroccan descent. He has been called up to a training camp for Morocco youth national teams. On 8 October 2021, Sahraoui gained his first cap for the Norway U21 in a match against Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Career statistics References 2001 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Norwegian footballers Norway under-21 international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mourad Sahraoui
Mourad Sahraoui ( ar, مراد الصحراوي) (born January 12, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Tunisia best known to win Gold in the heavyweight division at the 2007 All-African Games. Career Sahraoui failed to qualify for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in third place at the 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana. He won the 2005 Africa Championships. At the World Championships in 2005 he competed at light heavyweight and defeated Yusiel Napoles and two other opponents, but lost in the quarterfinal to eventual winner Yerdos Dzhanabergenov. At the Arab Championships 2007 he defeated Abdelhafid Benchebla, but lost the final to Egyptian Ramadan Yasser 13:14. At the 2007 All-Africa Games he fought at heavyweight and defeated David Assiene of Cameroon and Abdelaziz Toulbini of Algeria in the first rounds and then Lateef Kayode of Nigeria in the final. At the PanArab Games he once again fought at light heavy and again was edged out by Yass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Sahraoui
Mohammed Sahraoui (born 23 February 1978) is a Tunisian boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References 1978 births Living people Tunisian male boxers Olympic boxers of Tunisia Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Middleweight boxers {{Tunisia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marouane Sahraoui
Marouane Sahraoui ( ar, مروان الصحراوي; born 9 January 1996) is a French-born Tunisian football player who plays for Ismaily SC. He also holds French citizenship. Club career He made his professional debut in the Belgian First Division B for RFC Seraing on 26 September 2015 in a game against Dessel. International He represented Tunisia at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was called up to the main Tunisia national football team The Tunisia national football team ( ar, منتخب تونس لكرة القدم; ) represents Tunisia in men's international association football. The team is a member of both FIFA and CAF, the Confederation of African Football. It is governe ... on one occasion in 2016, but is yet to make his on-field debut. References 1996 births Footballers from Marseille French sportspeople of Tunisian descent Living people Tunisian footballers Espérance Sportive de Tunis players R.F.C. Seraing (1922) players Tunisian expatriate footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saâd Sahraoui
Saâd Sahraoui (born 1 July 1985 in Sidi Aïssa) is an Algerian professional football player who currently plays as a forward for Algerian Ligue 1 club CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a (Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is a .... Statistics References External links 1985 births Living people People from Sidi Aïssa Algerian footballers Olympique de Médéa players Algerian Ligue 2 players CR Belouizdad players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Association football forwards 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youcef Sahraoui
Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims. It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf and Yusef. Given name Yossef *Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete *Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre Youcef * Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian athlete *Youcef Belaïli, Algerian footballer *Youcef Ghazali, Algerian footballer *Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs *Youcef Touati, Algerian footballer Yousef *Youse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabil Sahraoui
Nabil Sahraoui (26 September 1969 – 20 June 2004), alias Mustapha Abou Ibrahim, was an Algerian Islamist militant, and the head of the radical ''Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat'' (GSPC, later renamed Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb) from August 2003 until his death the following year. Early life Sahraoui was born in Batna, Algeria, on 26 September 1966. GSPC In 2003, Sahraoui replaced Hassan Hattab as the leader of the GSPC, since the latter was removed from the post due to his view that reconciliation with the government should be encouraged. In October 2003, Sahraoui pledged allegiance as GSPC leader to both Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda organization and to the Taliban leader Mohammed Omar. Death Sahraoui was killed in a shootout with the Algerian army in the Kabylie region on 20 June 2004 at age 34. His top aides were also killed in the military sweep. Sahraoui was replaced as head of the GSPC by Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud Abdelmalek Droukd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samira Sahraoui
Samira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, and Sameerah /sæˈmiːrə/, ar, سميرة is an Arabic female given name. It is derived from the root s-m-r ('to spend the night in talking'), ultimately meaning ''night-companion'', ''entertaining companion'', ''the one with lively conversation''. The masculine version of this name is Samir. In Sanskrit, Sameera (IAST: samīraḥ, Sanskrit: समीरः) is a masculine name, meaning "breeze, wind", or "the god of wind".https://sanskritdictionary.com/sam%C4%ABra/252695/1 Many people with the name deriving from Sanskrit shorten their name to Samir or Sameer. People Samira * Samira Ahmed (born 1968), British television reporter * Samira Asghari (born 1994), Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee * Samira Awad (born 2000), Lebanese footballer * Samira Bellil (1972–2004), French feminist working for the rights of women in traditional Muslim settings * Samira Besic, German of singer of Bosnian origin of the Eurodance g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheb Sahraoui
Cheb Sahraoui (born Mohamed Sahraoui, Tlemcen, Algeria, 1 April 1961) is an Algerian raï musician, the first to tour North America and the first to incorporate electronic synthesizers into his arrangements. Early life As a pianist, he studied music at the conservatory of music in Oran, and launched his musical career by singing raï classics and Beatles tunes in the city's nightclubs. His first hit, "Ana Mahlali Noum", was released in 1978. Career In 1983 he married singer Fadela Zalmat, known as Chaba Fadela, and the pair began recording as a duo. Their first record together, "N'sel Fik", became an international hit, and was followed by further record successes and tours, including tours of the USA in 1990 and 1993. While in New York they recorded the album "Walli" with producer and multi-instrumentalist Bill Laswell William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahrawi People
The Sahrawi, or Saharawi people ( ar, صحراويون '; es, Saharaui), are an ethnic group and nation native to the western part of the Sahara desert, which includes the Western Sahara, southern Morocco, much of Mauritania, and along the southwestern border of Algeria. They are of mixed Berber, Arab and Black African descent. As with most peoples living in the Sahara, the Sahrawi culture is a mix of Arab and indigenous African elements. The modern Sahrawi culture consists of a Berber core and considerable Arab influences. Sahrawis are composed of many tribes and are largely speakers of the Hassaniya dialect of Arabic. Etymology The Arabic word ' literally means "Inhabitant of the Desert". The word Sahrawi is derived from the Arabic word ' (), meaning desert. A man is called a "Sahrawi", and a woman is called a "Sahrawiya". In other languages it is pronounced in similar or different ways: * Berber: ''Aseḥrawi'' or ''Aneẓrofan'' * English: ''Sahrawi'' or ''Sahar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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