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Maher (given Name)
Maher ( ar, ماهر) is an Arabic given name meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "''Maa-her''." Notable people with the name include: Given name * Maher al-Agal, a Syrian ISIS commander *Maher Arar, Syrian-Canadian telecommunications engineer whose legal case involved compensation for "extraordinary rendition" practiced against him *Maher al-Assad, Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard * Maher Bouallegue, Tunisian Paralympian athlete * Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian * Maher Fayez, Egyptian Oud Player, Gospel Music Singer and Coptic Christian Preacher *Maher Hamza, Egyptian fencing coach known as Mauro Hamza * Maher Jamal, Syrian politician * Maher Abd al-Rashid, Iraqi Army General during the Saddam Hussein rule *Maher Sabra (born 1992), Lebanese footballer * Maher Sabry, Egyptian theater director, playwright, film director, producer and screenwriter, poet, writer *Maher Zain Maher Zain ( ar, ماهر ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Al-Agal
Maher al-Agal (; died 12 July 2022) was a top commander and leader for the Islamic State in Syria. He was involved in aggressively developing ISIS networks outside Iraq and Syria, according to CENTCOM. al-Agal was also a commander for Jaysh al-Sharqiyyah. History Little is known about his life other then his military history. He was a part of the Islamic State in Raqqa when the organisation still held that territory. When he presumably rose the ranks, he was aggressively spreading ISIS networks outside of Iraq and Syria worldwide. Around 2020, al-Agal would be a member of Turkish-backed factions and would live in Afrin in northwestern Syria, where he would soon become a commander of a Syrian rebel group called Jaysh Al-Sharqiyyah. Death At 12 July 2022, in Ghaltan village outside the town of Jindires, in northwest Syria, near the border of Hatay Province in Turkey, al-Agal was targeted by a US drone strike while riding his motorcycle, along with an unidentified IS offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Arar
Maher Arar ( ar, ماهر عرار) (born 1970) is a telecommunications engineer with dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship who has resided in Canada since 1987. Arar was detained during a layover at John F. Kennedy International Airport in September 2002 on his way home to Canada from a family vacation in Tunis. He was held without charges in solitary confinement in the United States for nearly two weeks, questioned, and denied meaningful access to a lawyer. The US government suspected him of being a member of Al Qaeda and deported him, not to Canada, his current home and the passport on which he was travelling, but to Syria. He was detained in Syria for almost a year, during which time he was tortured, according to the findings of a commission of inquiry ordered by the Canadian government, until his release to Canada. The Syrian government later stated that Arar was "completely innocent." A Canadian commission publicly cleared Arar of any links to terrorism, and the government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Al-Assad
Maher al-Assad ( ar, مَاهِرُ ٱلْأَسَدِ, Māhir al-ʾAsad, born 8 December 1967) is a Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard and the army's elite Fourth Armoured Division, which together with Syria's secret police form the core of the country's security forces. He is also a member of the Central Committee of the Ba'ath Party's Syrian Regional Branch. He is thought by some to be the second-most powerful man in Syria after his brother Bashar, the current President. Maher is described by analysts as preferring Iran (as opposed to Russia) to play the largest role as the Syrian Government's main ally during the Syrian Civil War and subsequent post-war reconstruction. This is in contrast to the position of Major General Suheil al-Hassan, commander of the Division 25 Special Mission Forces who has gained much influence as a result of his activities during the Syrian Civil War, who was reported as preferring Russia. Early life and education Maher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Bouallegue
Maher Bouallegue ( ar, ماهر بوعلاق) is a retired Paralympian Track and field, athlete from Tunisia competed mainly in category T13 800m to 10000m events. He is a seven-times Paralympic medalist, is an African record holder, and trained with the Tunisian Federation of Sports for the Disabled team based at Tunis. Achievements Maher competed in two Paralympics; firstly in the 2000 Summer Paralympics where he was undefeated in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m, taking home three gold medals. Four years later, in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, he attempted to defend his titles and add the 10000m title. He won three golds but missed out in the 800m being beaten into the silver medal by Abel Avila of Spain. References Paralympic athletes for Tunisia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Tunisia Paralympic silver medalists for Tunisia Living people Medalists at the 2000 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Charif
Maher Charif (Arabic alphabet, Arabic: ماهر الشريف, Arabic transliteration, transliterated Mahir ash-Sharif) is a Palestinian people, Palestinian Marxist historian specialising in modern Arab intellectual history and the history of Arab political movements. He is working as a lecturer and researcher on medieval, modern, and Arab history at the Institut français du Proche-Orient, French Near East Institute in Syria. Charif, a Palestinian refugee resident in Syria, has been a member of the Central Committee of the Palestinian People's Party,"Les délégations étrangères" ("The foreign delegations"). ''L'Humanité''. 11 September 1993. Retrieved 21 Mar. 2009. https://www.humanite.fr/popup_imprimer.html?id_article=683948 (French) and is a frequent commentator on politics and society in Arab newspapers. His works include: *''Al-bahth 'an kiyan '' ''(The Search for an Entity)'', on the ideological evolution of Palestinian political movements *''Filastin fi-l-arshif as-sirri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Fayez
Maher may refer to: Name *Maher (given name), an Arabic given name *Maher (surname), list of people with the name Places *Maher Island, an Antarctic island *Maher, Colorado, an unincorporated community in the United States *Maher, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States *Maher Building, a historic building in Florida, United States *Mahers, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement in Canada Other uses *Maher Cup, an Australian rugby league football trophy *Maher (NGO), an Indian non-profit organization *Maher (community), a social group of India *Maher (god), an Aksumite god See also *''Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher'', leading case in Australian contract law *''Maher v. Town Council of Portland'', Canadian constitutional law court decision dealing with the constitutional guarantees for denominational schools *Mehr (other) *Mahar (tribe) Mahar is a Sindhi and Punjabi tribe found in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (; , ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospel Music
Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music, and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is composed and performed for many purposes, including aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, and as an entertainment product for the marketplace. Gospel music is characterized by dominant vocals and strong use of harmony with Christian lyrics. Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century. Hymns and sacred songs were often repeated in a call and response fashion, heavily influenced by ancestral African music. Most of the churches relied on hand-clapping and foot-stomping as rhythmic accompaniment. Most of the singing was done a cappella.Jackson, Joyce Marie. "The changing nature of gospel music: A southern case study." ''African American Review'' 29.2 (1995): 185. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. October 5, 2010. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coptic Christian
Copts ( cop, ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ; ar, الْقِبْط ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt and Sudan since antiquity. Most ethnic Copts are Coptic Oriental Orthodox Christians. They are the largest Christian denomination in Egypt and the Middle East, as well as in Sudan and Libya. Copts have historically spoken the Coptic language, a direct descendant of the Demotic Egyptian that was spoken in late antiquity. Originally referring to all Egyptians at first, the term ''Copt'' became synonymous with native Christians in light of Egypt's Islamization and Arabization after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century. Copts in Egypt account for roughly 5–20 percent of the Egyptian population, although the exact percentage is unknown; Copts in Sudan account for 1 percent of the Sudanese population while Copts in Libya similarly account for 1 percent of the Libyan po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preacher
A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as a moral or social worldview or philosophy. History Preachers are common throughout most cultures. They can take the form of a Christian minister on a Sunday morning, or an Islamic Imam. A Muslim preacher in general is referred to as a '' dā‘ī'', while one giving sermons on a Friday afternoon is called a ''khatib''. The sermon or homily has been an important part of Christian services since Early Christianity, and remains prominent in both Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. Lay preachers sometimes figure in these traditions of worship, for example the Methodist local preachers, but in general preaching has usually been a function of the clergy. The Dominican Order is officially known as the ''Order of Preachers'' (''Ordo Praedicatorum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauro Hamza
Maher "Mauro" Hamza is a fencing coach who was born in Cairo, Egypt. In 1994, Hamza coached at Texas A&M for one year. In August 1999, he established Salle Mauro in Houston, Texas. Hamza also served as Fencing Program Coordinator at Rice University from 1998 to 2014. He spent three years serving the Southwest fencing community as volunteer Chairman of the Gulf Coast Division. Hamza was head coach of the 2001 United States Junior/Cadet national fencing team. Hamza was the Egyptian Olympic coach for the men’s and women’s foil teams at the Athens Olympics in 2004, and was the United States Fencing Association Men’s Foil National Coach 2009-10; then USA Foil Director for Men’s and Women’s National teams in 2010-11. In 2009, December 26 was declared “Mauro Hamza Day” by Houston mayor The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Jamal
Maher Jamal is a Syrian engineer and politician who served as oil minister of Syria between 1996 and 2001. Career Jamal is an oil engineer by profession. He served as chairman of al Furat Petroleum Cooperation from January to July 1996. He was appointed minister of petroleum and mineral resources in a cabinet reshuffle on 3 July 1996. Jamal replaced Nader Nabulsi as oil minister in the cabinet led by Mahmoud Zuabi. Jamal continued to serve as oil minister in the next cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa Mero, which was formed on 13 March 2000. Jamal's tenure lasted until December 2001 when he was replaced by Ibrahim Haddad Ibrahim Haddad ( ar, ابراهيم حداد) (born 1938) is a Syrian politician who served as minister of oil and mineral reserves from December 2001 to February 2006. Early life and education Haddad was born into a Christian family in Ain Ghar .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamal, Maher 21st-century Syrian engineers 21st-century Syri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Abd Al-Rashid
Maher Abd al-Rashid (Arabic alphabet, Arabic: ) was a General of the Iraqi army and a member of the Al-Bu Nasir (Iraqi tribe), Al-Bu Nasir tribe. Rashid rose to prominence during the Iran-Iraq war, and was regarded as one of Saddam's best generals,Karsh, Efraim ''The Iran-Iraq War 1980–1988'', London: Osprey, 2002 page 48 serving as Chief-of-Staff of the Iraqis after being brought out of retirement, which he had been forced into in 1983. Rashid also played a prominent role in helping Iraq to regain her initiative during the war. Not all assessments of Rashid were so kind, and Ra'ad al-Hamdani refers to him as "one of the dumbest generals in the army". Iran–Iraq War High Iraqi losses during the conflict nearly led to a mutiny led by Rashid, father-in-law of Hussein's second son. Rashid began by public criticizing Saddam Hussein, and claimed that many of Iraq's casualties were caused by Saddam's meddling into military affairs. Saddam ordered him back to Baghdad due to both his pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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