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Virani (surname)
Virani is a surname. Notable People Notable people with the surname include: *Arif Virani (born 1971), Canadian lawyer and politician *Aquil virani, Canadian artist, who was born in British Columbia *Barkat Virani, Gujarati author and poet *Kaul Virani, Indian politician * Pinki Virani (born 1959), Indian writer, journalist, and human rights activist *Shafique Virani Shafique N. Virani is Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Toronto. Having earned a master's degree in Islamic Studies from McGill University and a PhD from Harvard University, he has also se ..., Canadian scholar * Virani Noordin, Ugandan cricketer {{surname, Virani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arif Virani
Arif Virani (born November 23, 1971) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has sat as the member of Parliament (MP) for Parkdale—High Park since 2015. Virani represents the riding in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party. He has held a number of parliamentary secretary portfolios, currently to the minister of justice and attorney general since 2018, and previously to the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship from 2015 to 2017, and to the minister of Canadian heritage (multiculturalism) from 2017 to 2018. Background Virani's roots are in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, although he was born in Kampala. Virani is a multilingual Ismaili Muslim who came to Canada as a refugee from Uganda. Upon arriving in Canada in 1972 his family found solace in the Stanley Street YMCA in Montreal. His family then became more permanently established in Toronto. Virani spent his childhood growing up in the Flemingdon Park and Willowdale neighborhoods. Education Virani received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquil Virani
Aquil Virani is a Canadian artist, who was born in British Columbia and is currently based in Toronto. He is best known for his community-engaged art projects that explore social issues and often combine public participation and figurative portraiture. His work includes painting, graphic design, illustration, filmmaking, writing and participatory art events. Early life Virani grew up in Surrey, British Columbia to immigrant parents and is the youngest of four sons. His mother was born in France, and his father is a Ismaili Muslim of Indian heritage who was born and raised in East Africa, immigrating to Canada from Tanzania. Virani graduated from Southridge Secondary School in 2008, before completing his undergraduate degree at McGill University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Marketing after first studying math and physics. Virani is a self-taught artist and worked at L’Oréal Canada for several years, while moonlighting as an artist, before becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barkat Virani
Barkat Ali Ghulam Hussain Virani, known by his pen name Befām, was Gujarati author and poet especially known for his ghazals. Life Barkat Ali was born on 25 November 1923 in Ghanghali village near Sihor in Bhavnagar district. He was interested in literature since age of fourteen when he wrote his first ghazal. He completed his primary and secondary education from Bhavnagar. He was taught poetry by Qismat Qureshi. He left matriculation to participate in 1942 Quit India Movement. He moved to Mumbai in 1945 on suggestion of Shayda. He met Mareez there and was later employed at Aakashvani radio. He married Ruqaiyya, the elder daughter of Shayda, in 1952. He died on 2 January 1994 in Mumbai. He was associated with Gujarati cinema. He appeared in Gujarati film ''Mangalfera'' (1949) and wrote lyrics of several film songs; ''Akhand Saubhagyavati'' (1963), ''Kulvadhu'' (1997), ''Jalam Sang Jadeja'', ''Snehbandhan''. Works He published Ghazal poetry collections; ''Mansar'' (1960), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaul Virani
Kaul Virani was a Member of Legislative assembly from Savarkundla constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ... in Gujarat for its 12th legislative assembly. References Gujarat MLAs 2007–2012 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Gujarat-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinki Virani
Pinki Virani (born January 30, 1959) is an Indian writer, journalist, human-rights activist and writer. She is the author of ''Once was Bombay'', ''Aruna's Story'', ''Bitter Chocolate: Child Sexual Abuse in India'' (which won the National Award), and ''Deaf Heaven''. Her fifth book is called ''Politics of the Womb -- The Perils of Ivf, Surrogacy & Modified Babies''. Early life and education Virani was born in Mumbai, India, 30 January 1959, to Gujarati Muslim parents. Her father owned a shop, and her mother was a teacher. She attended school in Mumbai, Pune and Mussoorie. She went to the US to study for a Masters in Journalism on the Aga Khan Foundation scholarship. She did an internship at ''The Sunday Times'', where she reported extensively on the race riots in Britain. Career She started working as a typist at the age of 18. When she returned to India after her scholarship, she worked as a reporter and went on to become India's first woman editor of an evening paper. She mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafique Virani
Shafique N. Virani is Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Toronto. Having earned a master's degree in Islamic Studies from McGill University and a PhD from Harvard University, he has also served as faculty at Harvard University and Zayed University. He has won several international awards, such as the 2001 Dissertation Award from the Foundation for Iranian Studies, the 2008 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize (for his ''The Ismailis in the Middle Ages''), and the Farabi International Award (granted annually by the Iranian Ministry of Science). In 2014, the American Academy of Religion The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is the world's largest association of scholarly method, scholars in the List of academic disciplines, field of religious studies and related topics. It is a nonprofit member association, serving as a profes ... named Virani the recipient of its Excellence in Teaching Award. Publications * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |