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Hourani
Hourani also written Hawrani, Horani, Horany, Haurani, Howrani and Hurani (in Arabic حوراني) is a common Levantine Arabic surname. Haurani is also a reference to inhabitants of Hauran, a region in southwestern Syria. Notable people with the surname include: Hourani * Ahmed Al-Hourani (born 1991), Jordanian football player * Albert Hourani (1915–1993), British historian of Lebanese descent * Dominique Hourani (born 1985), Lebanese recording artist, actress, beauty queen, and former model * Eid Hourany (1940–2008), Lebanese nuclear physicist * Farid Hourani (1928–2014), Lebanese-American physician and author * George Hourani (1913–1984), British philosopher, historian, and classicist of Lebanese descent * Hasan Hourani (1974–2003), Palestinian artist * Husam Hourani, Syrian football player * Rad Hourani (born 1982), Canadian French designer, photographer and artist * Youssef Hourany (1931–2019), Lebanese writer, archeologist and historian Hawrani * Akr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akram Al-Hawrani
Akram Al-Hourani ( ar, أَكْرَم الْحَوْرَانِي, ʾAkram al-Ḥawrānī, also transcribed El-Hourani, Howrani or Hurani) (November 1911 – 24 February 1996), was a Syrian politician who played a prominent role during the democratic era of Syria in the 1950s, he established and led the Arab Socialist Party. He was a highly influential figure in the Syrian politics from the beginning of the 1940s until his departure into exile in 1963, during this period he was able to introduce significant reforms towards more just and fairer society especially in relation to the agricultural sector and land redistribution against the feudal system. Al-Hourani held various positions as a member of the Syrian parliament, the head of the parliament, minister of agriculture, minister of defence, and the vice-president of the United Arab Republic. He is the grandfather of Akram Al-Hourani (born 1983), a lecturer and researcher in wireless network engineering and signal processing at RMI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Hourani
Albert Habib Hourani ( ar, ألبرت حبيب حوراني ''Albart Ḥabīb Ḥūrānī''; 31 March 1915 – 17 January 1993) was a Lebanese British historian, specialising in the history of the Middle East and Middle Eastern studies. Background and education Hourani was born in Manchester, England, the son of Soumaya Rassi and Fadlo Hourani, immigrants from Marjeyoun in what is now South Lebanon (see Lebanese diaspora). Fadlo had studied at what later became the American University of Beirut and settled in Manchester as a cotton merchant. Albert's brothers were George Hourani, philosopher, historian, and classicist, and Cecil Hourani, economic adviser to President of Tunisia Habib Bourguiba. His family had converted from Eastern Orthodoxy to Scottish Presbyterianism and his father became an elder of the local church in Manchester. Hourani himself, in turn, converted to Catholicism in adulthood. Fadlo had extensive business contacts with the Levantine community both in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Hourani
Dominique Hourani ( ar, دومينيك حوراني; born 7 August 1985) is a Lebanese recording artist, actress, beauty queen, and former model. Personal life In 2007, Hourani married her second husband, an Iranian-Dutch businessman named Alireza Almass Nokiani. Together they have a daughter, Delara Sue Almassi (born in 2009). The couple have been officially separated since 2012. She currently lives in the UAE. Modeling She won a competition with contestants from over 80 countries and was awarded the Miss Intercontinental 2003 title. Acting Hourani first appeared on the television series, ''Oyoun Kha'ena'' (The eyes of the deceiver), alongside famous TV presenter, Tony Khalife. The series was broadcast in Lebanon and the Arab world on LBC LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) is a British phone-in and talk radio station owned and operated by Global and based in its headquarters in London. It was the UK's first licensed commercial radio station, and began to br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Hourani
Farid I. Hourani (also spelled Farid I. Haurani) was a Lebanese-American physician and author of ''Olinda's Dream''. Dr. Hourani was born in 1928 in Gaza, Palestine to Iskander Hourani, MD and Olinda Negeim. His father was born in Judaidet Merjayoun, Lebanon, educated at Syrian Protestant College, now, known as American University of Beirut, Lebanon. After First World War, Dr. Iskander Hourani, serving with the Ottomans in Palestine and imprisoned by the British, he became physician and public health officer with the British Mandate Government of Palestine (1918–1948). His mother was born, raised and educated in Jerusalem. She worked for the British government as secretary (1918–20). Both parents got married in 1920 and started their married life in Gaza. Dr. Hourani took his early education at the American Ramallah Friends Schools, Palestine and his BA and MD degrees at the American University of Beirut. Immediately after graduation, Dr. Hourani came to the United States in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rad Hourani
Rad Hourani (born 1982) is a Canadian fashion designer and artist known for his neutral, genderless creations. Career He created his unisex brand ''Rad Hourani'' in 2007 along with a unisex gender-neutral ready-to-wear collection. Two years later, he presented his first photo and video exhibition at the Jardins du Palais-Royal in Paris and continues exhibiting his photographic work around the world, including a film projection at Centre Pompidou in Paris, a solo show in Montreal at the PHI Centre, an interactive installation at Tate Modern in London, as well as different installations at the FIT Museum in New York, MU Art Center in the Netherlands, the Herning Museum of Contemporary Art in Denmark and the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York. His most recent multidisciplinary exhibitions were presented at Arsenal Contemporary Art Center in Montreal, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a film installation at the Guggenheim Museum The Guggenheim Museums are a group of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hourani
George Fadlo Hourani (3 June 1913 – 19 September 1984) was a British philosopher, historian, and classicist. He is best known for his work in Islamic philosophy, which focused on classical Islamic rationalism and ethics. Biography George Hourani was born into a prosperous British family of Lebanese Christian extraction in Didsbury, Manchester. He was the fourth of six children, having three older sisters and two younger brothers. His brothers were Albert Hourani and Cecil Hourani. George spent his early years studying Greek and Latin language and literature, winning successive scholarships at the Mill Hill School and Balliol College, Oxford, and developing an interest in philosophy and international affairs. A subsequent trip to the Near East influenced his decision to pursue a doctoral degree in Oriental Studies at Princeton University, where Philip Hitti would first suggest a focus on Islamic philosophy. Upon completing his dissertation on 9th and 10th century Arab sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Al-Hourani
Ahmed Mufleh Nawaf Al-Hourani ( ar, أحمد مفلح مواف الحوراني) is a Jordanian footballer who plays for Al-Ahli. Ahmed has a younger brother named Mahmoud who also plays football. References External links * 1991 births Living people Jordanian men's footballers Jordan men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Al-Ramtha SC players Ittihad Al-Ramtha SC players Al-Faisaly SC players Mansheyat Bani Hasan SC players Kufrsoum SC players Al-Baqa'a SC players Al-Sareeh SC players Al-Ahli SC (Amman) players Jordanian Pro League players {{Jordan-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Hourani
Hasan (Hassan) Hourani ( ar, حسن حوراني, 1974 – August 6, 2003) was a Palestinian artist, born in Hebron, Palestine. He attended the College of Fine Art in Baghdad, Iraq from 1993-97. In 2001 he presented his one-man show "One Day, One Night" in the UN building in New York City. He then studied at the Art Students League of New York and continued to live in the city for several years. His work has been exhibited in Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, South Korea, New York and Houston. In 2003, he returned home for a visit. Like nearly all West Bank Palestinians, he had been barred from traveling across the Green Line to see the sea for many years; but during this trip home, he was able to visit the Mediterranean shore. On August 6, 2003 he went swimming with his young nephew Samer Abu Ajamieh and their girlfriends from Ramallah, and both drowned near the Port of Jaffa. ''Hassan Everywhere'' At the time of his death, Hourani had completed only 10 of the 40 drawing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youssef Hourany
Youssef Hourany (1931 – 19 October 2019) was a Lebanese writer, archeologist and historian. Hourany received his diploma in philosophy, from the Lebanese University, and his PhD on the ancient philosophy of history from The Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik ( ar, جامعة الروح القدس – الكسليك). Hourany taught ancient history in the Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik from 1970 to 1977, and from 1977 to 1995 he taught philosophy and archeology in the Lebanese University, then he retired with professor grade. He kept writing books and publishing research until 2017. Family Hourany had five children: Monique, Dominique "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bo ..., Marwan, Dania and Lotof. Bibliography ;Books Published in Arabic: * ''Man is not a Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eid Hourany
Dr. Eid Hourany (18 March 1940 – 17 November 2008) was a French and Lebanese nuclear physicist. He studied in the Science Faculty in the Lebanese University ( ar, كلية العلوم، الجامعة اللبنانية) at Hadath Beirut. He achieved his State PhD in France at the Institut of Nuclear Physics (french: Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay) at Orsay where he was coached by Dr Toshiko Yuasa. From 1971 until 1982, he was Professor in Physics and finally Head of the Physics department at Hadath University (Beyrouth). He joined French National Research Centre (CNRS) in 1982. From 1982 until 2006 he pursued several research activities and contributed to more than 80 scientific publications. He officially retired from CNRS in 2006 with the grade of "Directeur de Recherche". He continued his research activity until 2008 (year of death) Family Eid Hourany was born in Yaroun (South Lebanon) in March 1940. His parents were Lotof and Jamila Hourany. He had two sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic Language
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a 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 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 language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as 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 the language of literature, official documents, and formal written m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauran
The Hauran ( ar, حَوْرَان, ''Ḥawrān''; also spelled ''Hawran'' or ''Houran'') is a region that spans parts of southern Syria and northern Jordan. It is bound in the north by the Ghouta oasis, eastwards by the al-Safa (Syria), al-Safa field, to the south by Jordan's desert steppe and to the west by the Golan Heights. Traditionally, the Hauran consists of three subregions: the Nuqrah and Jaydur plains, the Jabal al-Druze massif, and the Lajat volcanic field. The population of the Hauran is largely Arab, but religiously heterogeneous; most inhabitants of the plains are Sunni Muslims belonging to large agrarian clans, while Druze form the majority in the eponymous Jabal al-Druze and a significant Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox and Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Greek Catholic minority inhabit the western foothills of Jabal al-Druze. The region's largest towns are Daraa, Ar Ramtha, al-Ramtha and al-Suwayda. From the mid-1st century BCE, the region was governed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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