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Jamil Makkawi
Jamil ( ar, جميل) is an Arabic given name. It means "handsome" in Arabic as well as "beautiful". The Latin spelling variants include Gamil (used mainly in Egypt), Cemil (in Turkish), Djemil or Djamel (mainly in North African countries influenced by French spelling), Djamil and Jameel (mainly among African Americans influenced by English spelling). Yamil, which is the Spanish variant of the name Jamil, has the same pronunciation in Spanish, but different spelling. The feminine equivalent is Jamila (also Gamila, Cemila, Djemila, Djamila, Jameela, Yamila, Jamyla, and Jamily ). Notable people with the given name Jamil * Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (nee Hubert Gerold Brown, b. 1943), American civil rights activist and convicted murderer * Jamil Adam (b. 1991), English soccer player * Jamil Ahmed Said Nassir, Yemeni detainee held at Guantanamo Bay detention camp * Jamil Ali Al Kabi, Saudi detainee held at Guantanamo Bay detention camp *Jamil al-Assad (1932–2004), Syrian politician ... [...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] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Mahuad
Jorge Jamil Mahuad Witt (born 29 July 1949) is an Ecuadorian lawyer, academic and former politician. He was the 41st president of Ecuador from 10 August 1998, to 21 January 2000. Early life Mahuad was born in Loja, Ecuador. He is of Lebanese and German descent. Mahuad attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and received a Master of Public Administration in 1989. He was a US State Department-sponsored Fulbright Fellow. Presidency Mahuad initially ran in the presidential election of 1988, coming in a distant fifth place. He then served as Mayor of Quito from 1992 to 1998. Ten years after his first presidential run, he won the presidential election by a very close margin. Álvaro Noboa, the defeated candidate, asked for a vote recount, which was denied by the authority responsible. There was a severe economic crisis in Ecuador (including the 1998–99 Ecuador banking crisis), which had led to a 60% cut in the armed forces budget. Mahuad's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Al-Midfai
Jamil Al Midfai (Arabic: جميل المدفعي; (1958 – 1890)) was an Iraqi politician. He served as the country's prime minister on five separate occasions. Biography Born in the town of Mosul, Midfai served in the Ottoman army during World War I, but deserted in 1916 to take part in the nationalist Arab Revolt. After the war, he was an aide to the Emir Faisal during his brief reign in Syria. He returned to Iraq in 1920, but was soon forced into exile in Jordan because of his anti-British nationalist activities. Upon his return in 1923, he served in various senior provincial capacities and finally joined the cabinet in 1930. He was elected as the president of the Chamber of Deputies from December 1930 to November 1931, and from November 1931 to November 1933. As a seasoned politician and two-time prime minister, he was asked to form a new government in August 1937, following the assassination of General Bakr Sidqi, who had ruled the country as a military dictator for al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Jean-Jacques
Jamil Jean-Jacques (born February 10, 1975) is a Haitian footballer ( defender) playing currently for USL First Division side Miami FC. Club career Jean-Jacques started his career at Racing Club Haïtien and only moved abroad to Miami FC at age 31. Jamil currently plays for Palmeiras FC of the Florida Elite Soccer League, FESL. International career He made his debut for Haiti in a March 2000 friendly match against El Salvador, but he has not been a regular member of the national team, though, since he only collected a mere 12 caps. He did play in the September 2006 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying matches. He then was a squad member at the 2007 Gold Cup Finals - RSSSF but only played one game, coming on as a substitute against |
Jamil James
Jamil J James (born 16 September 1986) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres. His father, Trevor J James, is a former Olympic sprinter who represented Trinidad and Tobago in the 1972 Munich Olympics. __TOC__ Career He attended thUniversity of South Carolina - Columbiafrom 2004 to 2008. His personal best time is 46.68 seconds (400m), achieved in June 2003 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad Achievements External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Jamil 1986 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Fearrington
Jamil James Fearrington (born 20 April 1986) is a Danish former football defender. He has represented Denmark internationally at various youth levels. Football career Fearrington started playing football in Vanløse IF and eventually became a part of the first youth team. He later moved to the youth team of Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, the reserve team of multiple Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK). In the autumn 2006 he was included in the FCK first team, but only played a single official match for the team in the TELE2 Liga Cup against Brøndby IF. He had several unofficial games in the Viasat Cup and exhibition matches. Jamil Fearrington is only the eighth American to be registered for Champions League play. In March 2007, he had an unsuccessful trial with the American team D.C. United. In July 2007 he moved to Norwegian Stavanger I.F. After a successful six months in Stavanger, Jamil Fearrington was signed by 1. division club, Sandnes Ulf, in mid-January 2008, he left t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Demby
Jamil Demby (born June 20, 1996) is an American football offensive guard for the Vegas Vipers of the XFL. He played college football at Maine. Early years A native of Vineland, New Jersey, Demby attended Vineland High School. Demby is of mixed ethnicity with a Latina mother and an African American father. play four years for the Umaine Blackbears. College career Demby played college football for the University of Maine, appearing in 42 games with the team. As a senior he led the offensive line to allowing the fewest sacks in the Colonial Athletic Association with 19. He was named to the first-team all-CAA, the all-New England Football team, the FCS All-America first-team and the STATS FCS All-America second-team. Demby graduated with a degree in kinesiology in May 2018. Professional career Los Angeles Rams Demby was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round, 192nd overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft, through a pick acquired from the Dallas Cowboys in a trade for Tavon Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Dehlavi
Jamil Dehlavi ( ur, جمیل دہلوی) (born 1944) is a London-based independent film director and producer of Pakistani- French origin. Since he became a filmmaker in the 1970s, his work has been widely screened internationally, notable films including ''Jinnah'' (1998), about the partition of India and the birth of Pakistan, which won the Grand Prize at the Festival of the Dhow Countries, Best International Film at the World Film Awards in Indonesia, the Gold Award at Worldfest Flagstaff, Best Foreign Film at Worldfest Houston, and was nominated for a Golden Pyramid at the Cairo International Film Festival. Early life and education Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, to a French mother and an Pathan-Indian father who was a diplomat and subsequently travelled extensively between Asia and Europe, Dehlavi is fluent in five languages (English, French, Italian, Spanish and Urdu).(Ali Nobil Ahmad"Meeting Jamil Dehlavi - Pakistan's most intriguing filmmaker" ''The National'' (newsmagazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Canal
Jamil Canal, a native of Brazil, spent most of his career as a goalkeeper in the American Soccer League. From 1973 to 1975, he was the ASL All Star goalkeeper while playing with the New York Apollo. In 1976, he moved to the expansion Tacoma Tides. However, the Tides folded at the end of the season and Canal moved back to New York where he spent the 1977 season as the backup to Keith Van Eron Keith Van Eron is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played one season in the American Soccer League and three in the North American Soccer League. He also played the first eleven seasons of Major Indoor Soccer League, winning the 1984 c .... Canal regained his starting position in 1978 and held it through at least the 1980 season. He continues to play today with the New York Greek-Americans’ over-30 team. External links Tides roster 1946 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers American Soccer League (1933–1983) players New York A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestinians In Jordan
Palestinians in Jordan refers mainly to those with Palestinian refugee status currently residing there. Sometimes the definition includes Jordanian citizens with full Palestinian origin. Most Palestinian ancestors came to Jordan as Palestinian refugees between 1947 and 1967. Today, most Palestinians and their descendants in Jordan are fully naturalized, making Jordan the only Arab country to fully integrate the Palestinian refugees of 1948. In Jordan, there is no official census data for how many inhabitants are Palestinians and it rather depends on the definition of who is a Palestinian. Some 2.18 million Palestinians were registered as refugees in 2016. As of 2014, around 370,000 live in ten refugee camps, with the biggest one being Baqa'a refugee camp with over 104,000 residents, followed by Amman New Camp (Wihdat) with over 51,500 residents. Palestinians are overwhelmingly concentrated in northern and central Jordan, specifically in the Amman Governorate, Zarqa Governorat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil Al-Banna
Jamil Abdul Latif el-Banna (, Ǧamīl ʿAbdu 'l-Laṭīf al-Bannāʾ), born , is a Jordanian of Palestinian origin, with refugee status in the United Kingdom, who had been living in north-west London. He was abducted in November 2002 by the CIA from The Gambia while on a business trip, and suffered extraordinary rendition to Bagram, Afghanistan, where he was held and interrogated by the CIA until March 2003. He was transferred to military custody at Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in March 2003, and held there until 19 December 2007. Following his release, and subsequent return to the United Kingdom, Jamil el-Banna was arrested and questioned when arriving in London, on charges by a Spanish court. He was allowed bail. Spain dropped its charges in March 2008. The Department of Defense reports that el-Banna was born on 28 May 1962, in Jericho, West Bank. Early life and education Jamil el-Banna was born in Jericho, West Bank in 1962, after the nation of Israel was establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
