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Hadid (personal Name)
Hadid is an Arabic given name literally meaning " iron"; Hadid and Al-Hadid are also Arabic surnames. Hadid may refer to: * Mohamed Hadid, Palestinian-American real estate developer * Mohammed Hadid, Iraqi-British politician and father of Foulath Hadid and Zaha Hadid * Foulath Hadid, Iraqi writer, accountant and expert on Arab affairs * Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-British architect * Gigi Hadid, model * Bella Hadid, model * Tala Hadid, American film director and daughter of Foulath Hadid * Yolanda Hadid, Dutch American television personality and former model * Izz bin Hibat Allah Al Hadid, 13th-century Islamic scholar * Diana al-Hadid, Syrian American artist * Fahad Hadeed, Emirati footballer Hadid is also part of a patronymic name. When Hadid appeared after the proper name (in Arabic: ''ism''), it usually meant the "son of Hadid", although in modern times the omission of ''Al'' makes the patronymic mixed up with the surname: * Ahmed Hadid Al Mukhaini Ahmed Hadid Thuwaini Al-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron
Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in front of oxygen (32.1% and 30.1%, respectively), forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust. In its metallic state, iron is rare in the Earth's crust, limited mainly to deposition by meteorites. Iron ores, by contrast, are among the most abundant in the Earth's crust, although extracting usable metal from them requires kilns or furnaces capable of reaching or higher, about higher than that required to smelt copper. Humans started to master that process in Eurasia during the 2nd millennium BCE and the use of iron tools and weapons began to displace copper alloys, in some regions, only around 1200 BCE. That event is considered the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Al-Hadid
Diana al-Hadid (born 1981) is a Syrian-born American contemporary artist who creates sculptures, installations, and drawings using various media. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Early life and education Al-Hadid was born in Aleppo, Syria. When she was five, her family immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, but she grew up mostly in North Canton, Ohio. She grew up in an Islamic household.Reisenfeld, Robin. “The Labyrinth in the Tower: A Conversation with Diana Al-Hadid.” Sculpture 28, no. 2 (April 2009): 24–31. Al-Hadid decided at the age of 11 that she wanted to be an artist. She was inspired by family vacations to the middle east, visiting the Jeita Grotto in Lebanon and experiencing Islamic architecture. In 2003, Al-Hadid received a BA in art history and a BFA in sculpture from Kent State University in Ohio. In 2005, she received an MFA in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. In 2007, she attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Scul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
