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Raif Gregory Sablan
Raif, Raaif, sometimes Raef ( Arabic: رَائِف ''rā’if'') is an Arabic male given name or used as a surname meaning "kind, compassionate, affectionate, benign" or "sympathetic, merciful". The name comes from the Arabic verb ''ra’afa'' (رَأَفَ) "to have compassion for, have mercy upon, be merciful toward" and stems from the noun ''ra’ūf'' or ''rawūf'' (رَؤُوفَ) which is also used as the male given name Rauf. Other written variants are Ra'ef, Rayif or Raefe. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Raif Badawi (born 1984), Saudi writer, dissident and activist * Raif Denktaş (1951–1985), Turkish Cypriot composer, politician, academic, journalist and writer * Raif Dizdarević (born 1926), Bosnian politician * Raif Husić (born 1996), German footballer * Raif Khoury (1913–1967), Lebanese writer * Raif Muradov (born 1993), Bulgarian footballer Surname * Samira Raif (born 1974), Moroccan long-distance runner {{given name, type=both See also * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raef
Raef is a male given name. Arabic Raif, Raaif or Raef (Arabic: رَائِف ''rā’if'') is an Arabic male given name meaning "kind, compassionate, affectionate, benign" or "sympathetic, merciful". The name comes from the Arabic verb ''ra’afa'' (رَأَفَ) "to have compassion for, have mercy upon, be merciful toward" and stems from it the noun ''ra’ūf'' or ''rawūf'' (رَؤُوفَ) which is also used as the male given name Rauf. However, the name Rauf is an exaggerated form and Raif is an agent noun which is also exaggerated in nature. Other written variants are Ra'ef, Rayif or Raefe. *Raef (singer) (born 1982), Egyptian-American singer, songwriter *Raef al-Maarri, officer in the Syrian Army *Raif Badawi (born 1982), Saudi Arabian blogger and activist, sometimes transliterated "Raef Badawi" *Raef al Hasan Rafa (born 1986), Bangladeshi musician English It may a variant spelling of Rafe ( ), an English name for a male, of Old Norse origin (meaning "counsel of the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, 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 Arabs, 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 (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauf
Rauf or Rawuf (Arabic: رَؤُوف ''ra’ūf'' or ''rawūf'') is an Arabic male given name or surname which is a noun and the exaggerated form of the name Raif (or Raef) meaning "kind, affectionate, benign", "sympathetic, merciful" or ''compassionate''. The name comes from the Arabic verb ''ra’afa'' (رَأَفَ) "to have compassion for, have mercy upon, be merciful toward". However, the name Rauf is an exaggerated form and Raif is an agent noun which is also exaggerated in nature. The name is also one of the names of Allah, al-Ra'uf or commonly "Ar-Ra'uf/ Rawuf", meaning "the Kind, the Pitying" or "Most Kind, the Ever-Compassionate". Surname *Abdul Rauf (anti-Taliban cleric), Afghan cleric * Abdul Rauf (Taliban governor), Taliban politician * Abdur Rauf (cricketer) (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer *Asad Rauf (1956–2022), Pakistani cricketer *Atif Rauf (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer *Bulent Rauf (1911–1987), Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raif Badawi
Raif bin Muhammad Badawi ( ar, رائف بن محمد بدوي, also transcribed Raef bin Mohammed Badawi; born 13 January 1984) is a Saudi writer, dissident and activist, as well as the creator of the website ''Free Saudi Liberals''. Badawi was arrested in 2012 on a charge of "insulting Islam through electronic channels" and brought to court on several charges, including apostasy. In 2013, he was convicted on several charges and sentenced to seven years in prison, torture and 600 lashes. In 2014 his sentence was increased to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes, and a fine. The flogging was to be carried out over 20 weeks. The first 50 lashes were administered on 9 January 2015. The second flogging was postponed more than twelve times. The reason for the most recent postponement is unknown, but the previous scheduled floggings were delayed due to Badawi's poor health. Badawi is known to have hypertension, and his health worsened after the flogging began. His wife, Ensaf Haidar, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raif Denktaş
Raif Denktaş (also known as Raif Rauf Denktaş) (January 26, 1951 – December 26, 1985) was a Turkish Cypriot composer, politician, academic, journalist and writer. He died after a controversial car accident where his car collided with a military vehicle. Early life Raif Denktaş was born on January 26, 1951, in Nicosia to Aydın and Rauf Denktaş, the founder and the former President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He attended to the Köşklüçiftlik Primary School which was later renamed as Şehit Tuncer Primary School following the death of his primary school teacher during the 1963 intercommunal violence between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Before graduating from Türk Maarif Koleji in 1969, he studied a part of his secondary education in TED Ankara College and in Kadıköy Maarif College during his father's exile in Turkey. Denktaş fought during the 1963 incidents at the age of 12. He was also on military service for the 22nd Squad as a high school student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raif Dizdarević
Raif Dizdarević (born 9 December 1926) is a Bosnian politician who served as Yugoslavia's first Bosniak president of the Presidency from 1988 until 1989. He participated in the armed resistance as a Yugoslav Partisan during World War II. Didzarević also served as President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina and as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Early life Dizdarević was born into a Bosniak family in 1926, but became and remained an atheist after entering school. Political career After the war, as a member of the Communist Party Dizdarević was elevated into high political functions. From 1945 he was a member of the State Security Administration. As a diplomat, he served in embassies in Bulgaria (1951–1954), the Soviet Union (1956–1959), and Czechoslovakia (1963–1967). Dizdarević was an assistant Federal Secretary of Foreign Affairs, with Miloš Minić being the Minister. From April 1978 until April 1982, he was the President of the Presidency of SR Bos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raif Husić
Raif Husić (born 5 February 1996) is a Bosnian-German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Husić joined Regionalliga Bayern club Wacker Burghausen SV Wacker Burghausen is a German football club based in Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports. History The club was founded on 13 Novemb ... in the 2019 summer break in an attempt to regain professional fitness but left the club in mid-July with the intention to focus on his "job-related career". References External links * 1996 births Living people People from Augsburg (district) Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria) German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent German footballers Footballers from Bavaria Association football goalkeepers Germany youth international footballers FC Bayern Munich II players SV Werder Bremen II players SV Werder Bremen players VfR Aalen players S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raif Khoury
Raif Khoury (c. 1913–1967) was a Lebanese writer, poet, essayist, novelist and playwright who was born in Nabay, Lebanon, then part of the Ottoman Empire towards the beginning of the twentieth century. He went to school in the neighboring town of Brummana to Broummana High School, where he started writing poetry at a very early age. He joined the American University of Beirut as an Arabic literature and history major and graduated with a BA in 1932. Even before he graduated, he started writing in literary magazines and papers such as ''Al Barq'' and ''Al Adab'' which were issued in Beirut at the time. During his lifetime, Khoury wrote more than 20 books and numerous articles in many of the literary magazines and journals as well as daily newspapers of his time. Books and articles by Raif Khoury Modern Arab Thought. Translation of al Fikr al-'Arabi al-hadith (in Arabic), introduction by Charles Philip Issawi, Ihsan AbbasTranslator. Kingston Press, 1983. 227 pages Thawrat bayd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raif Muradov
Raif Muradov ( bg, Раиф Мурадов; born 10 December 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Levski Lom. Career Muradov began his professional career at Chavdar Etropole. In 2013, he moved to Montana. After helping the team to gain promotion to A Group, he was released from the team and joined the 3rd league team Botev Vratsa. In January 2016, Muradov returned to Montana. He made his A Group debut on 6 March 2016 in a match against Cherno More Varna. On 24 November 2016, Muradov's contract was terminated by mutual consent. On 22 December 2016, Muradov joined Oborishte Panagyurishte. On 30 June 2017, he moved to Chernomorets Balchik. In January 2018, Muradov joined North-West Third League side Spartak Pleven but was released at the end of the season. On 24 July 2018, Muradov signed with Kariana Kariana is a small village in Amreli district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is on the road from Babra to Gadhda. You can also visit Ghela So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samira Raif
Samira Raif (born 4 April 1974 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., placing 73rd with a time of 2:38:31, a seasonal best. References 1974 births Living people Moroccan female long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Casablanca Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Moroccan women 21st-century Moroccan women {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafe (name)
Rafe is a given name for a male used in many countries across the world. If the name is English, Scandinavian or German it is of Old Norse origin (meaning "counsel of the wolf" or "wise wolf"), derived from the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" + ulfr "wolf") through Old English Rædwulf. When the name is Italian, Spanish, Portuguese or Hebrew it is often a short form of Rafael. Notable people * Rafe Champion (born 1945), Australian writer * Rafe Custance (born 1994), New Zealand actor * Rafe de Crespigny (born 1936), Australian sinologist, professor and writer * Rafe Esquith, American award-winning elementary school teacher * Rafe Furst, American entrepreneur and poker player, founder of Full Tilt Poker * Rafe Gomez (born 1961/1962), American music producer * Rafe Judkins (born 1983), American contestant on ''Survivor'' and television writer * Rafe Mair (1931–2017), Canadian lawyer, political commentator and former radio personality and politician * Rafe Needleman, American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
