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Le Jour Du Forain
''Le jour du forain'' (English: ''The Travelling Showman's Day,'' Arabic: ''يوم العيد'') is a 1984 Moroccan film co-directed by Abdelkarim Derkaoui and Driss Kettani''.'' Synopsis Moulay Yacoub is a fairground artist who earns his living from fair to fair, from village to village. The film follows his itinerary across the country as well as his spiritual journey. Cast * Touria Jabrane * Larbi Batma Laarbi Batma (or Laarbi Batma) ( ar, العربي باطما; born in Chaouia; 1948 - 7 February 1997) was a Moroccan musician, poet, singer, writer, actor, and the front man of the group Nass El Ghiwane. Early life Batma grew up in the Hay ... * Hamid Zoughi * Mostapha Salamat * Salaheddine Benmoussa References External links * {{imdb title, 4835568, Jour du forain, 1982 film 1984 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. Mauritania lies to the south of Western Sahara. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. It spans an area of or , with a population of roughly 37 million. Its official and predominant religion is Islam, and the official languages are Arabic and Berber; the Moroccan dialect of Arabic and French are also widely spoken. Moroccan identity and culture is a mix of Arab, Berber, and European cultures. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca. In a region inhabited since the Paleolithic Era over 300,000 years ago, the first Moroccan s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan Arabic ( ar, العربية المغربية الدارجة, translit=al-ʻArabīya al-Maghribīya ad-Dārija ), also known as Darija (), is the dialectal, vernacular form or forms of Arabic spoken in Morocco. It is part of the Maghrebi Arabic dialect continuum and as such is mutually intelligible to some extent with Algerian Arabic and to a lesser extent with Tunisian Arabic. It is spoken by 92% of the population of Morocco. While Modern Standard Arabic is used to varying degrees in formal situations such as religious sermons, books, newspapers, government communications, news broadcasts and political talk shows, Moroccan Arabic is the predominant spoken language of the country and has a strong presence in Moroccan television entertainment, cinema and commercial advertising. Moroccan Arabic has many regional dialects and accents as well. Its mainstream dialect is the one used in Casablanca, Rabat and Fez, and therefore it dominates the media, eclipsing the other regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelkarim Derkaoui
Mohamed Abdelkrim Derkaoui (born March 29, 1945 in Oujda) is a Moroccan director and producer. Biography Derkaoui attended the National Film School in Łódź, Poland, where he graduated in 1972. He is the brother of director Mostafa Derkaoui and the uncle of cinematographer Kamal Derkaoui. Upon his return to Morocco, he became one of the most renowned directors of photography in the profession. As such, he has worked on some thirty feature films, numerous short films and documentaries as well as several TV movies, soap operas and cultural programs. Filmography Director * 1984: ''Le jour du forain'' * 1998: ''Rue le Caire'' *2009: ''Chroniques blanches'' * 2010: '' Les Enfants terribles de Casablanca'' * 2014: ''Les griffes du passé'' Director of photography * 1974 : ''About Some Meaningless Events'' * 1978 : ''Les cendres du Clos'' * 1979 : ''Deux moins un'' * 1981 : ''Les beaux jours de Chahrazade'' * 1981 : ''Annoûra'' ou ''Le jour du forain'' * 1982 : ''Des pas d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Kettani
Driss is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Driss Basri (1938–2007), Moroccan politician, Interior Minister 1979–1999 * Driss Ben-Brahim, former partner and head of Goldman Sachs trading *Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi (born 1937), the pseudonym for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan story-teller *Driss Benhima, chairman of the board and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco *Driss Benzekri (activist) (1950–2007), Moroccan left-wing political and human rights activist *Driss Benzekri (footballer) (born 1970), retired Moroccan football goalkeeper *Driss Chraïbi, (1926–2007), Moroccan author *Driss Debbagh (died 1986), Moroccan ambassador to Italy (1959–1961) * Driss El Himer (born 1974), French long-distance runner * Driss El Khouri, Moroccan novelist * Driss Jettou (born 1945), the Prime Minister of Morocco 2002–2007 * Driss Ksikes, Moroccan journalist * Driss Maazouzi (born 1969), French 1500 metres runner * Driss Moussaid (born 1988), boxer from M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touriya Jabrane
Touriya Jabrane ( ar, ثريا جبران – born Saadia Kraytif ar, السعدية قريطيف; 16 October 1952 – 24 August 2020) was a Moroccan theatre director, actress, and politician. She was born in Casablanca. Between 2007 and 2009, Jabrane held the position of Minister of Culture in the cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ... of Abbas El Fassi. Jabrane died in August 2020, at age 67, from COVID-19. See also * Cabinet of Morocco References 1952 births 2020 deaths People from Casablanca Moroccan stage actresses Moroccan film actresses Moroccan theatre directors Moroccan actor-politicians Women government ministers of Morocco 21st-century Moroccan women politicians 21st-century Moroccan politicians Deaths from the COVID-19 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larbi Batma
Laarbi Batma (or Laarbi Batma) ( ar, العربي باطما; born in Chaouia; 1948 - 7 February 1997) was a Moroccan musician, poet, singer, writer, actor, and the front man of the group Nass El Ghiwane. Early life Batma grew up in the Hay Mohammadi neighborhood in Casablanca. Batma was very much influenced by the music style of the mawsims of his native region that he used to frequent as a child. Nass El Ghiwane Batma was a founding member of Nass El Ghiwane. He was a vocalist and percussionist for the group until his death in 1997. He was considered the architect of the group. Cinema Batma was the lead actor in the Moroccan movie ''Le jour du forain'', directed by Driss Kettani and Abdelkrim Derkaoui. He also starred in Ahmed el-Maanouni's ''Trances'', a documentary on Nass El Ghiwane. See also * Nass El Ghiwane * Hay Mohammadi References * "Adieu Batma", obituary of Laarbi Batma in ''Jeune Afrique'', 1997 Mar-May * Abdallah Mdarhri Alaoui, ''Aspects du rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamid Zoughi
Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ِِح-م-د): # ( Arabic: حَامِد ''ḥāmid'') also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; it means "lauder" or "one who praises". # ( Arabic: حَمِيد ''ḥamīd'') also spelled Hamid, or Hameed, in Turkish is Hamit, and in Azeri is Həmid or Һәмид; it means "lauded" or "praiseworthy". Given name Hamid * Hamid Ahmadi (historian) (b. 1945), Iranian historian * Hamid Ahmadi (futsal) (b. 1988), Iranian futsal player * Hamid Ahmadieh, Iranian ophthalmologist and medical scientist *Hamid Al Shaeri, Egyptian-Libyan singer, songwriter, and musician *Hamid Arasly, Azeri and Soviet scientist *Hamid Arzulu, Azerbaijani poet and writer *Hamid Berhili (born 1964), Moroccan boxer *Hamid Mahmood Butt, Pakistani ophthalmologist *Hamid Chitchian (born c. 1957), Iranian politician *Hamid Drake, American musician *Hamid Etemad, Iranian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mostapha Salamat
Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Moustafa * Moustafa Amar, Egyptian musician and actor * Moustafa Bayoumi, American writer * Moustafa Chousein-Oglou, English actor * Moustafa Farroukh, Lebanese painter * Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt * Moustafa Al-Qazwini, an Islamic Scholar and religious leader * Moustafa Reyadh, Egyptian football player * Moustafa Shakosh, Syrian football player * Moustafa Ahmed Shebto, Qatari athlete Moustapha * Moustapha Akkad, Syrian American film producer * Moustapha Alassane, Nigerien filmmaker * Moustapha Agnidé, Beninese football player * Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Flemish photographer * Moustapha Niasse, Senegalese politician and diplomat * Abdul Moustapha Ouedraogo, Ivorian football striker * Moustapha Bayal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salaheddine Benmoussa
Saladin (An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, 1137–1193), was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Saladin, Salah el-Din, Salah ad-Din or variant spellings (Arabic: صلاح الدين) may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Salladin the Victorious'', or ''Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din'', a 1963 epic Egyptian film * '' Saladin: The Animated Series, a TV series * ''Statue of Saladin'', in Damascus, Syria * Saladin Chamcha, a protagonist in ''The Satanic Verses'' * Saladin Paracelsus de Lambertine Evagne von Smith, full name of the fictional character Button-Bright People * Salah ad-Din (name), including a list of all people with variants of the name * William Stewart Ross (1844–1906), a Scottish writer and publisher, pseudonym Saladin Places * Salaheddine District, in Aleppo, Syria * Saladin Governorate, in Iraq * Citadel of Salah Ed-Din, northwest Syria Other uses * Alvis Saladin, an armoured car * ''Saladin'' (barque), a 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
