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Razia or Raziya (Persian: رَضِيَه) is an Asian feminine given name and an occasional surname which is Persianized and derived from the feminine form of the Arabic: ''"Radhiyyah"'', meaning "content, contented, pleased, satisfied". It may refer to the following people: ;Given name * Razia (singer) (born 1959), singer-songwriter from Madagascar * Razia Bhatti, Pakistani journalist *Razia Butt, Urdu novelist and playwright from Pakistan *Razia Iqbal (born 1962), BBC news journalist * Razia Jan, Afghani humanitarian *Razia Khan (1936–2011), Bangladeshi novelist * Syeda Razia Faiz, Bangladeshi politician * Razia Rahimtoola (1919–1988), Pakistani pediatrician * Razia Sultan (other) ;Surname *Luiz Razia Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho (born 4 April 1989) is a Brazilian businessman and former racing driver. Career Early career Razia began his single seater career in 2005 in the South American Formula 3 championship. Driving for Dragão Motorsport, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964) and Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Iran. It is written officially within Iran and Afghanistan in the Persian alphabet, a derivation of the Arabic script, and within Tajikistan in the Tajik alphabet, a der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persianized
Persianization () or Persification (; fa, پارسیسازی), is a sociological process of cultural change in which a non-Persian society becomes "Persianate", meaning it either directly adopts or becomes strongly influenced by the Persian language, culture, literature, art, music, and identity as well as other socio-cultural factors. It is a specific form of cultural assimilation that often includes a language shift. The term applies not only to cultures, but also to individuals, as they acclimate to Persian culture and become "Persianized" or "Persified". Historically, the term was commonly applied to refer to changes in the cultures of non-Iranian peoples living within the Persian cultural sphere, particularly during the early and middle Islamic periods, such as Arabs and various Caucasian (such as Georgian, Armenian and Dagestani) and Turkic peoples, including the Seljuks, the Ottomans, and the Ghaznavids. The term has also been applied to the transmission of aspects o ... [...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] |
Razia (singer)
Razia Said (born December 1, 1959) is a singer, songwriter, and activist from Antalaha, Madagascar. Razia's music draws on her African influences, such as Fela Kuti and Papa Wemba, while incorporating R&B and Jazz, which she found upon moving to New York City in 1987. Razia is a nomad who spends her time between Africa, France, Italy, Ibiza, Bali and New York City. Before recording '' Zebu Nation'', Razia recorded her earlier material, ''Magical,'' released in 2006 upon moving to NYC. Despite the excitement of fixing her work to a disc, Razia was unsatisfied. After many trips back to her home country of Madagascar, Razia had the opportunity to meet one of the country's most prominent acts, Njava. Razia's time recording in Madagascar inspired her to write and record songs in the Malagasy language Malagasy (; ) is an Austronesian language and the national language of Madagascar. Malagasy is the westernmost Malayo-Polynesian language, brought to Madagascar by the settlem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razia Bhatti
Razia Bhatti (Urdu: رضیہ بھٹی) (born 1944 – died 12 March 1996) was a Pakistani journalist who served as editor of the Herald and Newsline magazines. When she died at the age of 52, the Pakistan Press Foundation called it "end of a golden chapter of journalism in Pakistan." Bhatti founded staff-owned Newsline magazine with the help of other female journalists after leaving Herald magazine. She was the editor of Pakistani magazine Herald for 12 years and then she founded Newsline and edited it for 8 years. In 1994, Bhatti received the “Courage in Journalism” award from the New York-based International Women's Media Foundation. Early life Razia Bhatti was born in 1944 at Karachi. She did her master's degree in English and Journalism from Karachi University and then decided to join professional journalism as her career. Journalism Razia Bhatti's professional career spanned thirty years. In 1967, she joined the Pakistani magazine ''The Illustrated Weekly o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razia Butt
Razia Butt ( ur, ) was an Urdu novelist and playwright from Pakistan. One of the famous popular fiction writer of the 1960s and 1970s, she is often compared with English writer Barbara Cartland due to her popularity among the household readers. Some of her works have been adapted into television serials and films, including '' Bano''. Background Razia Niaz was born in Wazirabad on 19 May 1924. She spent most of her childhood in Peshawar. Career She first appeared in a literary journal around 1940 when she was in her teens. She later developed her first published story into a novel, ''Naila''. Butt also wrote radio plays. Films such as ''Naila'', '' Saiqa'' and television serials such as '' Saiqa'' and '' Dastaan'' are based on her novels. Married in 1946, Razia Butt resumed writing in 1950s after a break of some years. She wrote 51 novels and 350 short stories. Butt wrote an autobiography, ''Bichhray Lamhe''. Death Razia Butt died in Lahore on 4 October 2012 after a protra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razia Iqbal
Razia Iqbal (born 1962) is a journalist employed by BBC News. She is a special correspondent, reporting for outlets across the BBC. From 2011 Iqbal has also presented ''Newshour'' on the BBC World Service. She has also presented ''Talking Books'' on the BBC News Channel. She was previously the corporation's arts correspondent. Early life Iqbal was born into a Punjabi family in Uganda, in 1962. Education Iqbal was educated at Garrett Green Comprehensive School in Tooting, South London, followed by the University of East Anglia, from which she graduated with a BA in American Studies in 1985. During her time at UEA she spent a year abroad at Trinity College, Connecticut. Life and career Iqbal is a former arts correspondent for BBC News, regularly appearing in news bulletins to report on arts related stories. She has also hosted the BBCs ''HARDtalk Extra'' programme, interviewing prominent figures from the arts including Sting and Jacqueline Wilson. In 2009, Iqbal applied fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razia Jan
Razia Jan, born in Afghanistan is the founder of Razia's Ray of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit education organization in Afghanistan. Career and charity work Jan moved to the United States in 1970. The proprietor of a small tailoring business in Duxbury, Massachusetts, she served as president of the town's Rotary Club. After September 11, 2001, Jan rallied her New England community to send over 400 homemade blankets to rescue workers at Ground Zero. Her efforts expanded to include sending care packages to US troops in Afghanistan. Through her involvement in the military's Operation Shoe Fly, she coordinated the delivery of over 30,000 pairs of shoes to needy Afghan children. In popular culture Jan is the subject of a children's picture book biography, ''Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Dream of an Education'', written by Elizabeth Suneby and illustrated by Suana Verelst, published by Kids Can Press in 2013. The book came to the attention of Roya Hosseini and was then used as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razia Khan
Razia Khan Amin (1936 – 28 December 2011) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and educationist. She was also a journalist, theatre actor and columnist for newspapers. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 for her contribution to education by the Government of Bangladesh. Education and career Khan's father Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan was a politician and a social activist. Khan completed her bachelor's degree and masters in English from the University of Dhaka. She went to University of Birmingham on a scholarship from the British Council for higher studies. Khan joined the editorial board of the then Pakistan Observer (later renamed The Bangladesh Observer). She then joined as a faculty member of the Department of English of the University of Dhaka. At the age of 18, Khan wrote her first novel ''Bot tolar Upannayash'' in 1958. Personal life Khan was married to Anwarul Amin Makhon, the second-eldest son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nurul Amin. Anwarul Amin Makhon was the former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syeda Razia Faiz
Syeda Razia Faiz ( bn, সৈয়দা রাজিয়া ফয়েজ; 18 April 1936 – 15 November 2013) was a Bangladeshi politician. She served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1960s. In 1979, she was the first woman to be elected in the history of Bangladesh as a member of the Parliament of Bangladesh, alongside 299 male members (out of 300 elected members of parliament). Early life and family Faiz was born on 18 April 1936 into a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds from the village of Talibpur in Murshidabad. Her father, Syed Badrudduja, was a former mayor of Kolkata and a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and India's Lok Sabha. Through her paternal grandfather Syed Abdul Ghafur, she was a descendant of Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam. Meanwhile, her sister Syeda Sakina Islam, was among the 30 nominated/selected members of the reserved women seats (a quota for the winning party which holds the parliamentary majority) of the same nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razia Rahimtoola
Razia Rahimtoola ( ur, ; born Razia A. K. Gul-Mohammad in Bombay on 29 August 1919; died 13 November 1988 in Karachi) was a Chair of Pediatrics Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi. She was the first woman to be elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Education and career She graduated M.B.B.S. from Grant Medical College in 1942 followed by which she worked as house physician for six months in J.J. Hospital Bombay. She was then commissioned in the I.M.S/L.A.M.C. and rose to the rank of acting Major functioning as a graded physician. Following partition of the sub-continent in 1947 she resigned from the commission and proceeded to the United Kingdom for postgraduate studies. She secured her D.C.H. London in 1951 followed by M.R.C.P. Edinburgh in 1953. During her stay in the United Kingdom she also worked as Senior House Officer and Senior Registrar in South Wales. Upon return to Pakistan in 1953 Dr. Rahimtoola was appointed as Assistant Professor of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razia Sultan (other)
Razia Sultana (1205–1240) was Sultan of Delhi. Razia Sultana, Razia Sultan, or Raziya Sultan may also refer to: * Razia Sultana (lawyer) (born 1973), Bangladeshi lawyer *Razia Sultana (politician) Razia Sultana is an Indian politician and was a cabinet minister in the Government of Punjab, India, Government of Punjab. She represented Malerkotla Assembly constituency, Malerkotla in the Punjab Legislative Assembly of which she was the only ... (born 1966), Punjabi (India) politician * ''Raziya Sultan'' (film), a 1983 Hindi film * ''Razia Sultan'' (TV series), a 2015 Indian TV series {{disambiguation, hn=Sultana, Razia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
