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Dervish (other)
A dervish is a Sufi Muslim ascetic. Dervish or darvish may also refer to: Movements * Dervish movement (Somali), the polity of Diiriye Guure * Sudanese Dervish or Muhammad Ahmad, mahdists Music * Dervish (band), an Irish folk band * Sufi whirling, a type of dance ** Whirling Dervishes People * Dervish Ali Astrakhani (died 1558), Khan of the Astrakhan Khanate * Dervish Bejah (1862–1957), Australian camel driver * Dervish Cara, Albanian revolutionary leader * Dervish Grady, a character in the ''Demonata'' series by Darren Shan * Dervish Hima (1872–1928), Albanian politician * Kamal Derwish (1973–2002), American citizen killed by the CIA * Yu Darvish (born 1986), Japanese baseball player Video games * An early name in development for Arbiter (Halo), The Arbiter in the ''Halo'' video game series * A profession in ''Guild Wars Nightfall'' * A type of cat in the ''Postal 2'', expansion ''Apocalypse Weekend'' * A car in the racing game ''Death Rally'' * A heavy fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dervish
Dervish, Darvesh, or Darwīsh (from fa, درویش, ''Darvīsh'') in Islam can refer broadly to members of a Sufi fraternity A fraternity (from Latin language, Latin ''wiktionary:frater, frater'': "brother (Christian), brother"; whence, "wiktionary:brotherhood, brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club (organization), club or fraternal ... (''tariqah''), or more narrowly to a religious mendicant, who chose or accepted material poverty. The latter usage is found particularly in Persian and Turkish language, Turkish (''derviş'') as well as in Berber languages, Amazigh (''Aderwish''), corresponding to the Arabic term ''Fakir, faqīr''. Their focus is on the universal values of love and service, deserting the illusions of ego (''nafs'') to reach God in Islam, God. In most Sufi orders, a dervish is known to practice ''dhikr'' through physical exertions or religious practices to attain the ecstatic trance to reach God. Their most popular practic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Darvish
, more commonly known as Yu Darvish (ダルビッシュ 有), is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Darvish has also played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. In international play, Darvish pitched in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2009 World Baseball Classic as a member of the Japanese national team. He was considered by many to be the best pitcher in Japanese professional baseball prior to his arrival in Major League Baseball in 2012. In his first MLB season, Darvish finished third in the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year balloting. The next season, he finished second in the AL Cy Young Award vote as he led the Major Leagues in strikeouts with 277 and finished fourth in the AL in earned run average (ERA) at 2.83. On 6 April 2014, Darvish reached the 500 strikeout mark in fewer innings pitched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwish
Darwish and Darvish (and in French more prominently Darwich and Darwiche) are alternate transliterations of the Persian word "dervish", used in ar, درويش, referring to a Sufi aspirant. There is no v sound in most Modern Arabic dialects and so the originally Persian word is usually pronounced with a w sound in Arabic. The word appears as a surname in the Levant or for people descended from Levantine communities, particularly in Lebanon, Syria, Israel Afghanistan and the Palestinian territories. In Iraq, the surname, which in Arabic means "wandering, roaming", has been borne by people of Jewish descent as well. An etymology for the name is given in the Oxford Dictionary of American Family Names: Notable people ;Darvish :''Refer to Darvish'' ;Darwish * Abdullah Nimar Darwish (1948-2017), Arab-Israeli politician, founder of the Islamic Movement in Israel * Adel Darwish, British political journalist, author, historian, broadcaster, and political commentator of Egyptian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derviş
Derviş is the Turkish and Bosnian (''Derviš'') spelling of the Persian and Arabic word " " (), referring to a Sufi aspirant. The word appears as a given name and surname in various forms throughout Arabic, Bosnian (a Slavic language), Persian, and Turkish-speaking communities. An etymology for the name is given in the Oxford Dictionary of American Family Names: Given name Derviş * Derviş Ali (died 1673), Ottoman calligrapher * Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu (1924-1965), Turkish Cypriot politician assassinated by Turkish paramilitary group TMT. * Derviş Eroğlu (born 1938), Turkish Cypriot former president of Northern Cyprus. * Derviş Kemal Deniz (born 1954), Turkish Cypriot politician * Dervis Konuralp (born 1980), British Paralympic swimmer of Turkish-Cypriot descent * Derviş Turhan (1919–2010), Turkish jurist and former president of the Supreme Court * Derviş Vahdeti (1870–1909), Cyprus-born Ottoman religious figure and journalist * Derviş Zaim (born 1964), Turkish Cypr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dervish Convoy
Operation Dervish was the first of the Arctic Convoys of the Second World War by which the Western Allies of World War II, Allies supplied material to the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. Included in the convoy was the personnel and equipment of an RAF Wing (military aviation unit), Wing, for the air defence of the Russian ports, several civilians and diplomatic missions. The convoy sailed from Liverpool on 12 August 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 31 August 1941. There were no attempts by the or the to intercept the convoy and neither side suffered casualties. Co-incident with the Dervish convoy, civilians in the Spitzbergen archipelago were evacuated in Operation Gauntlet (25 August – 3 September 1941) and Dervish was followed by Operation Strength (1941), Operation Strength (30 August – 14 September 1941) to transport aircraft for No. 151 Wing RAF at Archangel; both operations succeeded. Background On 22 June 1941, the Soviet Union was invaded by Nazi Germany and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dervish (rocket)
Dervish was an unguided air-to-air and air-to-surface rocket developed by the Northrop Corporation for use by the United States Navy and United States Army during the early 1950s. Originally intended as an air-to-air rocket to replace the Mighty Mouse rocket, it was later expanded in role to also operate in an air-to-surface capacity. Spin-stabilized, in diameter, and powered by a Thiokol TRX-126B solid fuel rocket A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses Rocket propellant#Solid chemical propellants, solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder; they were u ..., in 1958 development of Dervish was resumed as a solely Army project, but no production ever emerged.Jacobs and Whitney 1962, p.46 References Citations Bibliography * * {{Northrop aircraft Air-to-air rockets of the United States Air-to-ground rockets of the United States Cold War rockets of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlanetSide 2
''PlanetSide 2'' is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online first-person shooter developed by Rogue Planet Games and published by Daybreak Game Company. The game supports battles with thousands of players (up to 2,000 on a single map) and incorporates modern first-person shooter mechanics. Six different infantry classes and over 18 ground and air vehicles are available to players and interact on the battlefield to simulate combined arms warfare. As a "re-imagining" of ''PlanetSide'', ''PlanetSide 2'' chronicles the efforts of three factions fighting for territorial control of the planet Auraxis. Along with its prequel, ''PlanetSide 2'' is one of the very few massively multiplayer online first-person shooters to have ever released, and is presently considered one of the most successful titles in the genre. The game uses ForgeLight, a proprietary game engine which supports high player counts while retaining performance and graphical fidelity. ''PlanetSide 2'' operates on a games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Rally
''Death Rally'' is a vehicular combat racing video game developed by Remedy Entertainment, published by Apogee Software and distributed by GT Interactive. Originally known as ''HiSpeed'' during development, it was released on 7 September 1996 for MS-DOS. In the game, the player starts with $495 and a weak car named ''Vagabond'' (based on the VW Beetle), and must compete in deadly races where all cars are armed (although a game without guns is an option). The player wins money by finishing in front positions, collecting money bonuses during the race, fulfilling missions and destroying other cars. The ultimate goal of the game is defeating the "Adversary", the undisputed king of ''Death Rally'', in a one-on-one race. In October 2009, Remedy updated ''Death Rally'' with compatibility for Microsoft Windows and re-released the game as freeware. A remake of the game was developed by Remedy in cooperation with Mountain Sheep and Cornfox & Brothers. The remake was released for iOS in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal 2
''Postal 2'' is a 2003 first-person shooter developed by Running with Scissors. It is the sequel to the 1997 game '' Postal'' and was released for Microsoft Windows in April 2003, macOS in April 2004 and Linux in April 2005. ''Postal 2'', as well as its predecessor, have received notoriety for their high levels of violence, stereotyping, and black comedy. Unlike the first game, ''Postal 2'' is played from a first-person perspective. Set in the fictional town of Paradise, based on the real-world Bisbee, ''Postal 2'' follows the life of "The Postal Dude", who must carry out mundane tasks throughout an in-game week, with the player deciding how violently or passively he will react to various situations. The player navigates the open world to carry out his chores, with player choice having an effect on the setting. The game received a mixed reception from critics upon its release. The game has received several expansion packs, and in December 2003, a multiplayer expansion was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guild Wars Nightfall
''Guild Wars Nightfall'' is a fantasy action role-playing game and the third stand-alone campaign in the ''Guild Wars'' series developed by ArenaNet, a subsidiary of NCSOFT corporation. ''Nightfall'' was released worldwide on October 27, 2006 after, having been in development alongside ''Guild Wars Factions'' since November 2005. ''Nightfall'' takes place in the continent of Elona in the ''Guild Wars'' universe. It follows the player's character as they join the Order of the Sunspears and uncover the desire of Warmarshal Varesh to return a long forgotten god to the world through an event called Nightfall. The players, assisted by their hero allies, fight through civil war, ignorant Vabbi princes and Varesh's demon allies as they attempt to prevent the coming of Nightfall. Gameplay ''Nightfall'' is a continuation of the ''Guild Wars'' franchise and so follows the same gameplay principles. ''Guild Wars'' in previous releases attempted a marriage of Player versus Environment (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbiter (Halo)
In the ''Halo'' science fiction universe, an Arbiter is a ceremonial, religious, and political rank bestowed upon Covenant Elites. In the 2004 video game ''Halo 2'', the rank is given to a disgraced commander named Thel 'Vadamee as a way to atone for his failures. Although the Arbiter is intended to die serving the Covenant leadership, the High Prophets, he survives his missions and the Prophets' subsequent betrayal of his kind. When he learns that the Prophets' plans would doom all sentient life in the galaxy, the Arbiter allies with the Covenant's enemies (humans) and stops the ringworld Halo from being activated. The Arbiter is a playable character in ''Halo 2'' and its 2007 sequel ''Halo 3.'' The character also appears in '' Halo 5: Guardians'' and additional expanded universe material. A different Arbiter, Ripa 'Moramee appears in the 2009 real-time strategy game ''Halo Wars'', which takes place 20 years before the events of the main trilogy. The appearance of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Derwish
Kamal Derwish ( ar, كمال درويش; 1973 – November 3, 2002) was an American citizen killed by the CIA as part of a covert targeted killing mission in Yemen on November 3, 2002. The CIA used an RQ-1 Predator drone to shoot a Hellfire missile, destroying the vehicle in which he was driving with five others. Derwish had been closely linked to the growing religious fundamentalism of the Lackawanna Six, a group of Muslim-Americans who had attended lectures in his apartment near Buffalo, New York. That an American citizen had been killed by the CIA without trial drew criticism.Temple-Raston, Dina. "The Jihad Next Door: The Lackawanna Six and Rough Justice in the Age of Terror", 2007 American authorities quickly back-pedaled on their stories celebrating the death of Derwish, instead noting they had been unaware he was in the car which they said had been targeted for its other occupants, including Abu Ali al-Harithi, believed to have played some role in the USS ''Cole'' bombing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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