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Rukneddine
Rukneddine, Rukn ad-Din or Rukn al-Din ( ar, رُكْن ٱلدِّين, Rukn ad-Dīn) is a municipality of Damascus, Syria. In the CBS 2004 census, it had a population of 92,646. It is the historic Kurdish quarter of the city. Etymology Originally named after Rukn al-Din Mankuris al-Faliki al-Aadili () who was a servant and companion of Falik al-Din Suleiman al-Aadili (), a half brother of al-Aadil Seif al-Din Abu Bakr Bin Ayoub () who succeeded his other sibling Saladin in rule. History The Municipality has the famous "al-Madrasa al-Rukniyeh" in Shamdine Square (named after Said Pasha Shamdine), where Rukn al-Din Mankuris was buried. it is the birthplace of renowned Islamic scholar and former Grand Mufti of Syria Sheikh Ahmed Kuftaro, who served at the Abu Nur Mosque in the district and was buried there in 2004. On 21 March 1986, Kurds seeking to celebrate the Kurdish-Iranian New Year (Newroz) clashed with state security forces intending to prevent any festivities from occurri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaled Taja
Khaled Omar Taja ( ar, خالد عمر تاجا; November 6, 1939 – April 4, 2012) was a Syrian-Kurdish actor born in Rukneddine district in the city of Damascus. The poet Mahmoud Darwish called him "''Anthony Quinn of the Arabs''", he was ranked among the fifty best actors in the world according to the American ''Time'' magazine. He's credited for working alongside Salah Zulfikar in ''Memory of a Night of Love'' (1973). Taja worked in over 62 different TV series. He died at the age of 73 on April 4, 2012. Career and Filmography Cinema * 1973 – ''Memory of a Night of Love'' Theater TV series * 2000 – '' Al-Zeer Salem'' * 2001 – '' Salah Al-deen Al-Ayyobi'' * 2004 – '' Al-Taghriba Al-Filistinia'' Awards * Khaled Taja won the ''Best Actor Award for a Second Role'' for his performance in the Palestinian TV series ''Al-Taghreba al-Falastenya'', at the Cairo Festival for Radio and Television, 2005. See also * Jay Abdo * Maxim Khalil * Ghassan Massoud *Hatem Ali * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Syria#Mediterranean east#Arab world#Asia , pushpin_label_position = right , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = Location of Damascus within Syria , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Governorate , subdivision_name1 = Damascus Governorate, Capital City , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Mohammad Tariq Kreishati , parts_type = Municipalities , parts = 16 , established_title = , established_date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Damascus
Administratively, Damascus Governorate, one of Syria's 14 governorates, is divided into two cities: the city of Damascus and the city of Yarmouk. The city of Damascus is divided into 16 municipalities ( ar, بلدية, baladiyah). Every municipal district is managed by an elected mayor, which in turn is divided into 95 districts (Arabic: الحي hayy), each headed by a mayor, and they all participate in the election of the Damascus city council. Yarmouk is one whole municipality, and is divided into 6 neighborhoods. Municipalities of Damascus Governorate See also * * |
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Albanians, and Greeks. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabiha
''Shabiha'' (Levantine Arabic: ', ; also romanized ''Shabeeha'' or ''Shabbiha''; ) is a term for state sponsored militias of the Syrian government. However, in the Aleppo Governorate the term Shabiha is used frequently to refer to pro-Assad Sunni tribes such as al-Berri, al-Baggara, al-Hasasne and al-Zeido. In the city of Aleppo itself it was led by the powerful Sunni Arab al-Berri tribe. The word became common in the 90s, when it was being used to refer to "thugs" who work with the government and often drove Mercedes-Benz S-Class and gave their guards the same car; that specific car model was nicknamed Shabah (Ghost) in many Arabic countries which led to its drivers being called Shabeeh The Syrian opposition stated that the ''shabiha'' are a tool of the government for cracking down on dissent. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has stated that some of the ''shabiha'' are mercenaries. Before the Syrian civil war According to defectors privately interviewed by ''The Star' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cigerxwîn
Cigerxwîn or Cegerxwîn () (1903 – October 22, 1984) was a Kurdish writer and poet. He is known to be one of the most influential Kurdish writers and poets in the Kurdistan region of the Middle East, and his work has been renewed for the creation of hundreds of songs and played a crucial role in the preservation of Kurdish cultural heritage. Biography Cigerxwîn's real name was Sheikhmous Hasan. His pen name, ''Cigerxwîn'', means "bleeding liver" in the Kurdish language. He was born to a Yazidi mother in the Kurdish village of Hesar close to the city of Batman, Ottoman Empire. The year of his birth is known, but no documentation exists to indicate the day and month. In 1914, at the beginning of World War I, his family became refugees and fled to Amude near the city of Qamishli in present-day north-eastern Syria. Cigerxwîn studied theology and became a cleric in 1921. He and his compatriots established a Kurdish association in Amude. In 1946 he moved to Qamishli and becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Rahman Al Rashi
Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It is the initial component of many compound names, names made of two words. For example, , ', usually spelled ''Abdel Hamid'', ''Abdelhamid'', ''Abd El Hamid'' or ''Abdul Hamid'', which means "servant of The Praised" (God). The most common use for ''Abdul'' by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, ''Abdul'' is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. The meaning of ''Abdul'' literally and normally means "Slave of the", but English translations also often translate it to "Servant of the". Spelling variations Variations in spelling are primarily because of the variation in pronunciation. Arabic speakers normally pronounce and transcribe their names of Arabic origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Amin Kuftaro
Mohammed Amin Kuftaro () (died 1938) was a Syrian-Kurdish Islamic scholar and head of the Naqshbandi Sufi tariqa. Before his death in 1938, he designated his son, Ahmed Kuftaro, to take over his office as head of the order. Ahmed later went on to become the official Grand Mufti The Grand Mufti (also called Chief Mufti, State Mufti and Supreme Mufti) is the head of regional muftis, Islamic jurisconsults, of a state. The office originated in the early modern era in the Ottoman empire and has been later adopted in a num ... of Syria. His relative, Mohamed Saleh, was a Muslim scholar and Sufi Nakshbandi Imam in Damascus, Syria. It was he who led Mohammed Amin to the field of Islamic theology and Sufism. Naqshbandi order Year of birth missing 1938 deaths Syrian Sufis Syrian Sunni Muslims Date of death missing Syrian Sufi religious leaders Kurdish Sufi religious leaders {{Islamic-scholar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soad Hosny
System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals); Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals); and John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200. System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song " B.Y.O.B." won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006. The band went on hiatus in 2006 and reunited in 2010. Other than two new songs in 2020 (" Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz"), System of a Down has not released a full-length record since the '' Mezmerize'' and '' Hypnotize'' albums in 2005. The band has sold over 12 million records worldwide, while two of their singles, " Aeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Hosni
Mohammad Hosni, also known as Muhammad Kamal Hosny Al Baba ( ar, محمد حسني البابا), was a Syrian master calligrapher, at the Royal Institute of Calligraphy in Cairo. He was one of the last of the classical calligraphers, who is noted for making a number of improvements to the lettering. He excelled in the “Thuluth” school of calligraphy. Early life Born in 1894 in Damascus, Ottoman Syria into the Al Baba clan, his brother was Syrian artist Anwar al-Baba, known as "Umm Kamel". He was fond of calligraphy from his early childhood. Mohammad Hosni received his initial formal training with the Turkish master, Istanbul-based Yousef Rasa (d. 1915) who had renovated the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus at the turn of the twentieth century. Yousef Rasa was commissioned by the Ottoman Caliph, Abdul Hameed to prepare the calligraphy of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus during its restoration, which is how Hosni and Rasa met. Hosni later studied with Mohammad Shawqi (also known as Meh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khayr Al-Din Al-Zirikli
Khayr al-Dīn al-Ziriklī ( ar, خير الدين الزركلي; June 25, 1893 – November 25, 1976) was a Syrian nationalist and poet in opposition to the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, historian, Syrian citizen and a diplomat in the service of Saudi Arabia. Career Khayr al-Dīn al-Ziriklī grew up in Damascus. After the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire as a result of the First World War, Zirikli published a daily newspaper in Damascus called ''Lisān al-ʻArab'' (The Tongue of the Arabs) which has been closed. Then he participated in the publication of the daily ''Al-Mufīd'' and wrote literary and social articles. After the Battle of Maysalun on 23 July 1920 and the French invasion of Damascus, he was sentenced to death in absentia and the seizure of his property by the French authorities. He escaped from Damascus to the Mandatory Palestine and made a pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Hejaz. In 1921, Zirikli became a subject of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Hussein bin A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Said Ramadan Al-Bouti
Mohammed Said Ramadan Al-Bouti ( ar, مُحَّمَد سَعِيد رَمَضَان ٱلْبُوطِي, Muḥammad Saʿīd Ramaḍān al-Būṭī) (1929 - 21 March 2013) was a notable Sunni Muslim scholar who was also known as "Shaykh of the Levant". He was killed during the Syrian civil war, reportedly in a bomb explosion, though "many questions about the death" have been raised by videos of the scene. Called a "prolific writer whose sermons were regularly broadcast on television", and "more familiar to Syrian TV viewers than anybody other than President Bashar al-Assad", Al-Bouti wrote more than sixty books on various Islamic issues, and was considered an important scholar of the approach based on the four schools of Sunni Islam and the orthodox Ash'arite creed. He also wrote on non-religious subjects. For instance, he translated Mam and Zin, the famous Kurdish story, to Arabic. Early life Al-Bouti was born in 1929 in the village of Jilka, near Cizre in Turkey. He came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
