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Yamila Figueroa
Jamila ( ar, جميلة) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is the feminine form of the masculine Arabic given name Jamil, which comes from the Arabic word ''jamāl'' (Arabic: جَمَال), meaning beauty. The name is popular on a global scale, in regular use by both Arabic speaking and non–Arabic speaking populations and holds religious significance for some Muslims. Due to differences in transcription, there are several variations on how to spell the name. Popularity According to the Social Security Administration, the name Jamila was among the 1000 most popular names for baby girls in the United States from 1974 until 1995, with the exception of the year 1985. Its popularity peaked in 1977, when it was the 486th most popular name for baby girls. Variations * Cemile (Turkish) *Cəmilə ( Azerbaijani) * Djamila, Djemila (Algerian Arabic: جميلة) * Džemila ( Bosnian) * Dzhamilja (Russian: Джамиля) * Gamila (Egyptian Arabic: جميلة) * Giamila (It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamil
Jamil ( ar, جميل) is an Arabic given name. It means "handsome" in Arabic as well as "beautiful". The Latin spelling variants include Gamil (used mainly in Egypt), Cemil (in Turkish), Djemil or Djamel (mainly in North African countries influenced by French spelling), Djamil and Jameel (mainly among African Americans influenced by English spelling). Yamil, which is the Spanish variant of the name Jamil, has the same pronunciation in Spanish, but different spelling. The feminine equivalent is Jamila (also Gamila, Cemila, Djemila, Djamila, Jameela, Yamila, Jamyla, and Jamily ). Notable people with the given name Jamil *Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (nee Hubert Gerold Brown, b. 1943), American civil rights activist and convicted murderer *Jamil Adam (b. 1991), English soccer player *Jamil Ahmed Said Nassir, Yemeni detainee held at Guantanamo Bay detention camp *Jamil Ali Al Kabi, Saudi detainee held at Guantanamo Bay detention camp * Jamil al-Assad (1932–2004), Syrian politician *Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and essayist. He was the first person to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction twice. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the African-American experience. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wideman excelled as a student athlete at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1963, he became the second African American to win a Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford. In addition to his work as a writer, Wideman has had a career in academia as a literature and creative writing professor at both public and Ivy League universities. In his writing, Wideman has explored the complexities of race, family, trauma, storytelling, and justice in the United States. His personal experience, including the incarceration of his brother, has played a significant role in his work. He is a professor emeritus at Brown University and lives in New York City and France. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamila Gavin
Jamila Gavin (born 9 August 1941) is a British writer born in Mussoorie in the United Provinces of India, in the present-day state of Uttarakhand in the Western Himalayas. She is known mainly for children's books, including several with Indian contexts. Jamila gavin is an author of children' book. Life Gavin was born in August 1941 in Mussoorie in the foothills of the Himalayas. Her Indian father and English mother had met as teachers in Iran. She learned to describe herself as "half and half". She says online that from her mixed background "I inherited two rich cultures which ran side by side throughout my life, and which always made me feel I belonged to both countries." Gavin first visited England when she was six and settled there when she was 11. As an adult she worked in the music department of the BBC before becoming a writer. She wrote her first book, ''The Magic Orange Tree and Other Stories'', in 1979. After her first child was born, she became aware that there were f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mila J
Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo (born November 18, 1982), known as Mila J, is an American singer, rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she is the older sister of R&B singer Jhéne Aiko and is known for being in Prince's video for "Diamonds and Pearls" and appearing on tracks by RaRa, IMx, Trey Songz and Omarion. She released several singles in 2006–2009 under the name "Mila J" and then went on a hiatus for a number of years after the shelving of her original debut studio album, ''Split Personality'', before returning as "Japallonia" in 2012 and then reverting to Mila J a year later. She was signed to Motown from 2013 to 2017 and released two EPs, '' Made in L.A.'' (2014) and '' 213'' (2016) while signed to them. In 2017, she released her official debut album, ''Dopamine''. Mila is now an independent artist. Early life Jamila was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Christina Yamamoto, an art teacher and Dr. Karamo Chilombo (born Gregory W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamila Cholimbo
Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo (born November 18, 1982), known as Mila J, is an American singer, rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she is the older sister of R&B singer Jhéne Aiko and is known for being in Prince's video for "Diamonds and Pearls" and appearing on tracks by RaRa, IMx, Trey Songz and Omarion. She released several singles in 2006–2009 under the name "Mila J" and then went on a hiatus for a number of years after the shelving of her original debut studio album, ''Split Personality'', before returning as "Japallonia" in 2012 and then reverting to Mila J a year later. She was signed to Motown from 2013 to 2017 and released two EPs, '' Made in L.A.'' (2014) and ''213'' (2016) while signed to them. In 2017, she released her official debut album, ''Dopamine''. Mila is now an independent artist. Early life Jamila was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Christina Yamamoto, an art teacher and Dr. Karamo Chilombo (born Gregory Wy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamila Afghani
Jamila Afghani ( fa, جمیله افغانی; born 1976 in Kabul) is a feminist and an activist for women's rights and education in Afghanistan. She is the founder and executive director of the Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization (NECDO). She is also an executive member of the umbrella organization, Afghan Women's Network (AWN). In 2022, Jamila Afghani was awarded the seventh annual Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. Biography As a child, Afghani had polio and because of complications from the disease must use a brace to walk. When she was fourteen, she was shot in the head during the Soviet War. Afghani fled Kabul in the 1990s during the Afghan civil war, settling in Peshawar. Afghani earned a bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Peshawar. Afghani's first job was as a social worker for Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan. She also helped women in the camps become literate through Qur'anic education classes. Afghani has stated that one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jameela Jamil
Jameela Alia Jamil (born 25 February 1986) is a British actress and presenter. She began her career on Channel 4, where she hosted a pop culture series in the T4 strand from 2009 until 2012. She then became the radio host of ''The Official Chart'', and was co-host of '' The Official Chart Update'' alongside Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. She was the first solo female presenter of the BBC Radio 1 chart show. In 2016, Jamil relocated to the United States. She played Tahani Al-Jamil in the NBC fantasy comedy series ''The Good Place''. She is also the host of the TBS late night game show in '' The Misery Index'' and as one of the judges of voguing reality competition show ''Legendary''. In 2022, Jamil worked on two superhero projects: the animated film ''DC League of Super-Pets'' and the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law''. Early life Jamil was born on 25 February 1986 in Hampstead, London, to an Indian father, Ali Jamil, and a Pakistani-British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djemila Benhabib
Djemila Benhabib ( ar, جميلة بن حبيب) (born 1972) is a Canadian journalist, writer, and politician who lives in Bruxelles, Belgium. She is of Algerian and Greek-Cypriot descent, and is known for her opposition to Islam. Biography She was born in Ukraine in 1972, but grew up in Algeria. Her father is Algerian and her mother Greek Cypriot. She was a finalist for the 2009 Governor General's Literary Awards for her non-fiction book ''Ma vie à contre-Coran: une femme témoigne sur les islamistes''. Her second book is ''Les soldats d'Allah à l'assaut de l'Occident''. In 2010, she appeared on the ''Jean-Marie Colombani invite'' show on Public Sénat, the television channel of the French Senate. In 2012, she received ''Le Prix international de la laïcité''. She was the Parti Québécois candidate for Trois-Rivières in the 2012 Quebec general election, but narrowly failed to defeat the sitting member, Danielle St-Amand. She was again candidate in 2014, this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamilet Peña
Yamilet Peña Abreu (born 4 December 1992 in Santo Domingo) is an elite artistic gymnast from the Dominican Republic who won a gold medal at the 2014 World Challenge Cup and the 2012 Pan American Championship in vault and a bronze medal at the 2012 World Cup. She is known for her execution of the Produnovaa handspring double front on vault. She qualified for the vault finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2011 and the 2013 World Championships. Peña won a silver medal in vault during the IV ALBA Games and qualified for the finals in the same apparatus at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2011 Pan American Games. Peña won the women's artistic gymnastics Athlete of the Year by the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee from 2008 to 2013. Early and personal life Peña was born on 4 December 1992 in Villa Duarte, Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. She is tall and weighs . Her parents are German Peña, a tailor and Angela Abreu, a housewife. She a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamilé Martínez
Yamilé Martínez Calderón (born November 11, 1970 in Cueto, Holguín) is a women's basketball player from Cuba. Playing as a center she won the gold medal with the Cuba women's national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Martínez also competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...), finishing in fourth, sixth and ninth place in the final rankings. Her first name is sometimes also spelled as Yamilet. ReferencesFIBA Profile 1970 births Living people Cuban women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2000 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamile Fors Guerra
Yamile Fors Guerra (born 11 May 1977) is a Cuban retired female tennis player. Fors Guerra won 1 singles titles and 10 doubles titles on the ITF tour. On 24 July 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 733. On 24 July 2006, she peaked at world number 421 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Cuba at the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ..., Fors Guerra had a win–loss record of 46–33. ITF finals (11–4) Singles (1–1) Doubles (10–3) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fors Guerra, Yamile 1977 births Living people Cuban female tennis players Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Tennis players at the 2003 Pan American Games Central American and Cari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamila Zambrano
Yamila Zambrano Cuencha (born February 10, 1986 in Havana) is a Cuban judoka who competed in the women's extra-lightweight category. She captured a gold medal in the 48-kg division at the 2004 Pan American Judo Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela. Zambrano qualified as an 18-year-old teen for the Cuban squad in the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing first from the Pan American Judo Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela. She lost her opening match to Algeria's Soraya Haddad, who successfully scored an ippon, and threw her into the tatami with a kuchiki taoshi is a single leg takedown in Judo adopted later by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted techniques) list. It is categorized as a hand technique, Te-waza. Technique Description Kuchiki taoshi is sometimes translated as "d ... (single leg takedown) assault at one minute and fifty-four seconds. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
