Wael Sharaf
Wael Sharaf ( ar, وائل شرف; born 15 July 1977) is a Syrian actor and film director. He is known for playing in the historical drama ''Bab al-Hara'' seasons 1-7, which is shown during Ramadan, in which he plays Moataz. Early life Wael Sharaf's real name is Wael Subhi Al-Rifai. He is the son of Syrian actor Subhi Al-Rifai. Wael is popular among a large segment of the Syrian population. Wael graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 2001. He participated in TV shows on Arab Syrian TV. He debuted in ''Al-Mutanabbi'' in 2001. He studied medicine in Ukraine, but it did not suit him. He then switched to acting. Sharaf, also called "the Arabic Johnny Depp", has got a large audience after the performance of Moataz in ''Bab al-Hara'', which appeared across the Arab world. ''Bab Al-Hara'' ''Bab Al-Hara'' started in 2006 and is one of the most popular television series in the Arab world. Sharaf appeared throughout the series, but in season 4 his role exp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Al-shams Tashruq Men Jadid
Al-Shams is the Arabic word for "the sun" () and may refer to: * Ash-Shams, the 91st Sura of the Quran * Shamash, the Semitic Sun god * Ain Shams University, a university located in Cairo, Egypt * Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Golan Heights (Migdal Shemesh in Hebrew) * Al-Shams (newspaper), a Libyan newspaper in Arabic * Al-Shams (East Pakistan), a paramilitary wing of several parties in East Pakistan abolished in 1971 * Shams Abu Dhabi, a real estate development on Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates See also * Shams (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Layali Al-Salhiya
''Layālī'' (ليالي) is a style of unmetered modal improvisation, based on a ''maqam'', performed by a singing voice in Arabic music. It is similar to the ''taqsim'', which is performed by a solo instrument. The ''layali'' generally serves as an introduction to a '' mawwāl''. In the ''layali'', the singer most often improvises using the common 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 ... phrase "''Yā ‘ayn yā layl''" (يا عين يا ليل), which means "O eye, O night." The term ''layālī'' is the plural form of the word ''layl'' (ليل, meaning "night"). External links Video''Layālī'' video Arabic music Vocal music Musical forms {{Arabic-music-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Qays Wa Layla
Qays ʿAylān ( ar, قيس عيلان), often referred to simply as Qays (''Kais'' or ''Ḳays'') were an Arab tribal confederation that branched from the Mudar group. The tribe does not appear to have functioned as a unit in the pre-Islamic era (pre-630). However, by the early Umayyad period (661-750), its constituent tribes consolidated into one of the main tribo-political factions of the caliphate. The major constituent tribes or tribal groupings of the Qays were the Ghatafan, Hawazin, Amir, Thaqif, Sulaym, Ghani, Bahila and Muharib. Many of these tribes or their clans migrated from the Arabian Peninsula and established themselves in Jund Qinnasrin (military district of northern Syria) and the Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia), which long became their abode. From there they governed on behalf of the caliphs or rebelled against them. The power of the Qays as a unified group diminished with the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate which did not derive its military strength solely from the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |