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Zohra (actress)
Zohra (Arabic: زهرة, Persian: زهره) may refer to: People Given name *Zohra Al Fassiya (1905-1994), Moroccan singer and poet *Zohra Begum Kazi (1912–2007), Bangladeshi physician and activist *Zohra Bensalem (born 1990), Algerian volleyball player *Zohra Daoud (born 1954), American TV celebrity and model *Zohra Drif (born 1934), Algerian politician and lawyer *Zohra Lampert (born 1937), American actress *Zehra Nigah (born 1937), Urdu poet from Pakistan *Zohra Sarwari, Muslim American author, business coach, entrepreneur *Zohra Sehgal (born 1912), Indian stage and film actress *Zohra Aghamirova (born 2001), Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast Middle name *Fatima Zohra Cherif (born 1986), Algerian volleyball player *Fatima Zohra Karadja (born 1949), Algerian Vice-President for the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council for Northern Africa *Fatima-Zohra Oukazi (born 1984), Algerian volleyball player Surname *Lalla Fatima Zohra (1929–2014), eldest daughter of King Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Al Fassiya
Zohra Al Fassiya ( ar, زهرة الفاسية, he, זוהרה אלפסיה) was a Moroccan singer and poet. Considered as the queen of the melhoun and gharnati genres, and one of the pioneers of modern Arabic music, she was the first female recording artist in Morocco, and her songs were widely celebrated throughout Morocco and Algeria, where she collaborated with lyricists and musicians from Oran and Tlemcen. Although her songs were mostly secular in nature (being the popular music of the time in Morocco), many of the melodies have later been modified to be fit religious Jewish liturgical songs (called piyyutim) as well. Born in Sefrou, near Fez, at the feet of the mountains of Atlas in a modest Moroccan Jewish family, she started to sing at a very early age when she performed religious songs at her synagogue. During her youth, she started to sing in coffee houses and cabarets near towns and in Casablanca. Her songs were mostly secular gharnati songs (Andalusian Arabic song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Aghamirova
Zohra Aghamirova ( az, Zöhrə Ağamirova; born 8 August 2001) is an Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career Junior Aghamirova started the season at Miss Valentine in Tartu, where she won bronze medal in All-around and qualified to three finals. She won silver medal with Clubs and brone medals with Rope and Ball. She won gold medal in All-around at the 2016 Azerbaijani Junior National Championships. She also won gold with Rope, silver with Ball and bronze with Clubs. She competed at the 2016 European Championships in Holon, Israel, where she and her teammates Ilaha Mammadova and Veronika Hudis won 8th place in Team competition. She placed 15th in Clubs and 37th in Ball Qualifications. Senior Aghamirova won the gold medal in the team competition with Marina Durunda and Zhala Piriyeva at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games which were hosted in her home country Azerbaijan. She placed twenty-seventh in all-around qualifications at the 2017 Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Orchestra
The Zohra Orchestra, also known as the Afghan Women's Orchestra and Ensemble Zohra, is Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra, named after the music goddess in Persian writings. Founded in 2015, it has been in exile since the 2021 seizure of Kabul by the Taliban. History The Zohra Orchestra was formed in 2015 in Kabul by the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and its founder Dr Ahmad Sarmast. The institute was formed in 2008 with the goal of bringing a musical education to young Afghans in the wake of liberation from the Taliban, under whom women's rights in Afghanistan were severely curtailed. It is Afghanistan's first all-female orchestra, named after the music goddess in Persian writings, and also known as the Afghan Women's Orchestra and Ensemble Zohra. Tours The Zohra Orchestra has completed several high-profile tours since 2017. They have performed at the World Economic Forum and toured the United Kingdom in 2019, visiting the British Museum in London and the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra (film)
''Zohra'' is a 1922 silent 35 mm short film from Tunisia by Albert Samama ('Chikly'). It was the first indigenous North African film production. The movie script was written by Chikly's daughter, Haydée Chikly, who also edited and starred as the key female protagonist in the film. Plot The plot of the movie evolves around a shipwrecked young French woman, who is rescued by Beduins. She lives with the Beduin tribe for a time. She is later abducted by bandits, but is rescued by a French aviator and reunites with her family. Tribal customs are displayed in detail in the film. The movie is seen as an example of the 'mysterious Orient' genre. Reception The film was screened at the Omnia Pathé cinema in Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ..., and enjoyed a degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalla Fatima Zohra
Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra (29 June 1929 – 10 August 2014) was the eldest daughter of Mohammed V of Morocco and his first wife, Lalla Hanila bint Mamoun. On 16 August 1961 (in a triple ceremony with her sisters, Aisha, Malika and their husbands) she was married at the Dar al-Makhzin in Rabat to her cousin, Prince Moulay Ali Alaoui (1924–1988), ambassador of Morocco to France (1964–1966). She has two sons and one daughter: Sharif Moulay Abdallah (born c. 1965), Sharif Moulay Youssef (born c. 1969) and Princess Lalla Joumala (born 1962), ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom since 2009.N. Jouhari, ''MarocHebdo'', 07 - 11 - 2008 Honours National honours * Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne The Order of the Throne (Arabic: ''Wissam al-Arch'', French: ''Ordre du Trône'') is a state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco awarded for distinguished services of a civil or military nature. The Order was instituted on 16 May 1963 by King Ha .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima-Zohra Oukazi
Fatima-Zohra Oukazi (born January 18, 1984, in Chlef) is an Algerian international volleyball player and Algeria women's national volleyball team captain (2010-2012), playing as setter. At club level she made her debut for GS Chlef, based in her home city of Chlef Chlef ( ar, الشلف, Berber: Clef) is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria. Located in the north of Algeria, west of the capital, Algiers, it was founded in 1843, as Orléansville, on the ruins of Roman ''Castellum Tingitanum''. In 1962, i .... She now plays for Algiers' based GS Petroliers. Club information Current club : 2007-current GSP (ex MCA) Debut club : 1998-2007 Ghalia Sportif de Chlef GSC References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Zohra Karadja
Fatima Zohra Karadja (born 1949) is a Vice-President for the African Union's Economic, Social and Cultural Council for Northern Africa. Ms Karadja was born on April 20, 1949, in Algiers, Algeria. She is a child therapist, holding a PhD in psychology and specialising in working with children affected by trauma. As a member of the African Women Committee for Peace and Development (AWCPD), she has actively engaged civil society organisations in Algeria. She established a national network of local NGOs for sensitisation and the dissemination of information on sustainable development and peace building, and a coordinating body, comprising six organisations and six prominent Algerian women, to promote the different mandates of the AWCPD. She is also in constant communication with her President for his support of AWCPD objectives and activities. Ms Karadja is the President of the ''Association Nationale de Soutien aux Enfants en Difficulté en Institution'' (ANSEDI). ANSEDI has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Zohra Cherif
Fatima Zohra Cherif (born November 8, 1986) is an Algerian volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... player. Club information Current club : WA Tlemcen References External links 1986 births Living people Algerian women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Sehgal
Zohra Mumtaz Sehgal (born Sahibzadi Zohra Mumtazullah Khan Begum; 27 April 1912 – 10 July 2014) was an Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer. Having begun her career as a member of a contemporary dance troupe, she transitioned into acting roles beginning in the 1940s. Sehgal appeared in several British films, television shows, and Bollywood productions in a career that spanned over six decades. Sehgal's most notable films include ''Neecha Nagar'', ''Afsar'' (1946), ''Bhaji on the Beach'' (1992), ''The Mystic Masseur'' (2001), ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002), '' Dil Se..'' (1998), '' Saaya'' (2003), Veer-Zara (2004) ''Saawariya'' and ''Cheeni Kum'' (2007); and the TV serials '' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984), ''Tandoori Nights'' (1985–87) and ''Amma and Family'' (1996). At the age of 90, she played the central character in the 2002 film ''Chalo Ishq Ladaaye''. Considered the doyenne of Indian theatre, she acted with the Indian People's Theatre Association ( IPTA) and Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Begum Kazi
Zohra Begum Kazi (15 October 19127 November 2007) was the first Bengali Muslim female physician. She was awarded Tamgha-e-Pakistan (1964), Begum Rokeya Padak (2002) and Ekushey Padak (2008). Early life and family Kazi was born in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, United Provinces of British India. She has been called the Florence Nightingale of Dhaka. Kazi came from Kazi family of Gopalpur in the Madaripur District in what was then Bengal. Her father, Kazi Abdus Sattar was also a physician and a politician. At the age of 32, Kazi married a lawmaker, Razuddin Bhuiyan MLC MP, the only son of the Zamindar of Hatirdia in Monohardi Upazila, Narsingdi District. She was widowed in 1963. Although she did not have any children of her own, Kazi adopted and educated many children from impoverished families throughout Bangladesh. Her eldest brother Kazi Ashraf Mahmud was a Hindi poet. He retired as a professor of botany, Dhaka University. Mahmud is most noted for a controversial book of correspo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Sarwari
Zohra Sarwari is a Muslim author, life and business coach, entrepreneur, and international speaker living in Sacramento, CA, United States. She is the author of more than 14 books and many E-books. Early life Sarwari was born in Afghanistan and moved to America at the age of 6 with her parents. Her family spoke little English when they first arrived and started out working in low-paying jobs to make ends meet. She later attended public schools in New York, Virginia and California. In print and electronic media * In a ''Southern California InFocus'' interview she was exemplified as a working mother; homeschooling her three children while also pursuing her career. Her workload includes both running her own website offering life and business coaching services, and studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Islam. * She has participated in the ''Meet the Author Program'' of '' ISNA'' She has been interviewed on Ariana International, Noor TV, and Payame Afghan TV * Her book, 9 Steps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zehra Nigah
Zehra Nigah ( ur, ) is an Urdu poet and scriptwriter from Pakistan. She was one of two female poets to gain prominence in the 1950s when the scene was dominated by men. She has written several television drama serials. She has also received various awards including Pride of Performance in recognition of her literary works in 2006. She wrote screenplay of the television serial '' Umrao Jan Ada'' based Mirza Hadi Ruswa's Umrao Jaan Ada. Personal life Zehra was born in Hyderabad, British India. She was 10 years old when she and her family migrated to Pakistan after the 1947 partition of India. Her father was a civil servant with an interest in poetry. Zehra's elder sister, Fatima Surayya Bajia, was also a writer. One of her brothers, Anwar Maqsood, is a writer, satirist and a television host and another brother, Ahmad Maqsood was Secretary to the Government of Sindh. Zehra married Majid Ali, who was a civil servant and had interest in Sufi poetry. Career Zehra Nigah began her wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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