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Malouf Abraham Jr
Malouf may refer to: * Ma'luf or Malouf, a type of Andalusian classical music of the Maghreb * David Malouf, Australian writer * Nick Malouf, Australian rugby union player See also * Maalouf Maalouf (alternative spellings: Maloof, Malouf, Malouff, Maluf, Malluf; Arabic: معلوف المعلوف) is an Arabic surname. Origins The Maalouf family belongs to the group of tribes known as Ghassanids that emigrated from Yemen to Houra ... (Arabic: معلوف), an Arabic surname * Maloof (other) {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma'luf
''Ma'luf'' ( ar, مألوف, acquainted, familiar ''Ma'lūf'') is a genre of art music in the Andalusian classical music tradition of Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. It is of Iberian origin and was introduced to the Maghreb The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ... by Andalusian refugees.''Encyclopedia Americana'' Scholastic Library Publishing - 2006 "The most renowned Tunisian art form is the maluf, a song of Spanish origin introduced by Andalusian refugees." References *Davis, Ruth (1996). "The Art/Popular Music Paradigm and the Tunisian Ma'lūf." ''Popular Music'', v. 15, no. 3, Middle East Issue (October 1996), pp. 313-323. *Davis, Ruth (1997). "Traditional Arab Music Ensembles in Tunis: Modernizing Al-Turath in the Shadow of Egypt." ''Asian Music'', v. 28, no. 2 (Spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Malouf
David George Joseph Malouf AO (; born 20 March 1934) is an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and librettist. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2008, Malouf has lectured at both the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney. He also delivered the 1998 Boyer Lectures. Malouf's 1974 collection '' Neighbours in a Thicket: Poems'' won the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry and the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. His 1990 novel '' The Great World'' won numerous awards, including the 1991 Miles Franklin Award and Prix Femina Étranger His 1993 novel ''Remembering Babylon'' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the 1994 Prix Femina Étranger, the 1994 ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Fiction, the 1995 Prix Baudelaire and the 1996 International Dublin Literary Award. Malouf was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2000, the Australia-Asia Literary Award in 2008 and the Australia Council Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Malouf
Nick Malouf (born 19 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who plays as a wing for the Australia national rugby sevens team. In his early career, he formally played for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers for the 2017–18 season. He began playing the sport for the University of Queensland rugby club in the flanker position. Malouf later joined the Australian sevens team in 2012 after helping Australia's international development side the Aussie Thunderbolts to a win at the Noosa International Sevens Festival. Malouf made his World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Dubai in 2012. In June 2017 is when he signed to play over in England for the Leicester Tigers. His form earned him a try of the week award against Gloucester in round three of the competition. Malouf later departed England to rejoin the Australian sevens program ahead of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. He represented Australia at the 2016 Olympic Games. Malouf was a member of the Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maalouf
Maalouf (alternative spellings: Maloof, Malouf, Malouff, Maluf, Malluf; Arabic: معلوف المعلوف) is an Arabic surname. Origins The Maalouf family belongs to the group of tribes known as Ghassanids that emigrated from Yemen to Houran in modern Syria prior to the collapse of the Marib Dam ( ar, سد مأرب) around 102 AD The clan governed Houran and large surrounding regions for nearly 500 years until the Islamic conquest in 637 AD. After the arrival of Islam, some members converted to Islam while most remained Christian mainly Antiochian Eastern-Orthodox and Melkite Greek Catholic. Several prominent leaders are said to have received the special appellation of ''Maayuf'' () meaning “exempted” or “protected.” When the ruling government subsequently rescinded this appellation, many clan members retained it in the form of a surname Maalouf, or Al-Maalouf. However, that version of the origin of the family name is disputed. Ibrahim Maalouf nicknamed "Abi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
