Issa or ISSA may refer to:
Acronyms and abbreviations
*Independent Schools Sports Association, now known as the
Sports Association for Adelaide Schools
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...
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Information Systems Security Association
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is a not-for-profit, international professional organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It was founded in 1984, after work on its establishment started in 1982. ISSA pro ...
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Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion (ISSA), a center of the University of Navarra that trains elite management assistants
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International Sailing Schools Association
The International Sailing Schools Association also known as ISSA is an international organization associating 3,500 sailing schools from all over the world. ISSA was founded in London and Paris in 1969 as a result of a joint initiative of the s ...
, an international association of sailing schools
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International Securities Services Association
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations".
International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
, an association of securities services providers; see
Borsa Istanbul
The Borsa İstanbul (abbreviated as BIST) is the sole exchange entity of Turkey combining the former Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) ( tr, İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası, IMKB), the Istanbul Gold Exchange ( tr, İstanbul Altın Borsası, İA ...
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International Social Security Association
The International Social Security Association (ISSA) is an international organization bringing together national social security administrations and agencies. Founded in 1927, the ISSA has more than 330 member organizations in 158 countries. It h ...
, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
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International Sports Sciences Association
The International Sports Sciences Association is an organization that operates as an education and certification company for fitness trainers, personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, nutritionists, nutrition coaches, aerobic instruct ...
, an international organization of fitness experts which certifies personal fitness trainers
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International Strategic Studies Association
The International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA) describes itself as Washington, D.C.–based non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelli ...
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Interscholastic Sailing Association
The Interscholastic Sailing Association also known as ISSA is the organization that serves as the governing authority for all sailing competition between both public and private secondary schools throughout the United States. The organization's he ...
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Irish Seed Savers Association
Irish Seed Savers Association (ISSA) is an Irish non-governmental organisation founded in 1991. The Irish Seed Savers Association maintains a seed bank with over 600 non-commercially available varieties of seed.
Aims and Tasks
The Irish See ...
People
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El-Issa family
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Issa (clan)
The Issa (also Eesah, Esa, Aysa) ( so, Ciise, '', ar, عيسى)'' is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.'
Overview
As a Dir sub-clan, the Issa have immediate lineal ties with the Gadabuursi, the Surre (Abdalle a ...
, a Somali clan that mainly inhabits Djibouti
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Issa (name), a given name and surname
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Kobayashi Issa
was a Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest of the Jōdo Shinshū. He is known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply , a pen name meaning Cup-of-teaBostok 2004. (lit. "one up oftea"). He is regarded as one of the four ...
(1763–1828), a Japanese poet
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Jane Siberry
Jane Siberry ( ; ; born 12 October 1955) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, known for such hits as " Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud", "One More Colour" and "Calling All Angels". She performed the theme song to the television series ''Maniac Ma ...
(born 1955), Canadian singer who released several albums under the name Issa
*Issa, the nickname of
Luttif Afif
Luttif Afif ( ar, لطيف عفيف; 1937 or 1945 – 6 September 1972; alias "Issa"—Jesus in Arabic) was a Palestinian terrorist. He commanded the eight-member attack teamDavid Clay Large. ''Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the O ...
, a leader of the Black September terror squad at the 1972 Olympic Games
*Issa or Isa, the Arabic name for
Jesus in Islam
In Islam, Jesus ( ar, عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ, lit=Isa (name), Isa, son of Mary in Islam, Maryam, translit=ʿĪsā ibn Maryam) is believed to be the penultimate Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet and messenger of God i ...
*Issa, another name for the Native American
Catawba people
The Catawba, also known as Issa, Essa or Iswä but most commonly ''Iswa'' (Catawba: '' Ye Iswąˀ'' – "people of the river"), are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. Their current lands ar ...
Places
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Issa (Lesbos)
Issa ( grc, Ἴσσα) was a town of ancient Lesbos
Lesbos or Lesvos ( el, Λέσβος, Lésvos ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island ...
(Ἴσσα), ancient town of Lesbos, Greece, formerly applied to the island as well
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Issa (polis)
Vis ( it, Lissa) is a town on the eponymous island in the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. Its population was 1,934 as of 2011. The town is the seat of the eponymous Vis municipality, one of the island's two municipalities (the other being Komi ...
, the Ancient Greek and Roman name for both the town of Vis and the Adriatic island of Vis, in modern-day Croatia
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Siege of Issa
The siege of Issa took place from 230 BC to 229 BC between the forces of the Ancient Greek colony of Issa, aided by the Roman Republic, and the Ardiaean Kingdom of Illyria.
Prelude
Earlier in 230 BC, Illyrian forces under Queen Teuta and Scerd ...
, 230 BC to 229 BC
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Issa (inhabited locality)
Issa (russian: Исса) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
*Issa, Penza Oblast, a work settlement in Issinsky District of Penza Oblast
;Rural localities
* Issa, Pskov Oblast, a village in Pushkinogorsky ...
(Исса), several inhabited localities in Russia
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Issa, Penza Oblast
Issa (russian: И́сса) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Issinsky District of Penza Oblast, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spannin ...
**Issa, Pskov Oblast
*Issa, Polish spelling of
Isa (river)
The Isa ( be, Іса) is a river of Belarus. It is a right tributary of the Shchara, which it joins in the city of Slonim
Slonim ( be, Сло́нім, russian: Сло́ним, lt, Slanimas, lv, Sloņima, pl, Słonim, yi, סלאָנים, ''S ...
( be, Іса
**''The Issa Valley'' (''Dolina Issy'', 1955) memoir by Czesław Miłosz and its 1982 film adaptation,
The Issa Valley (film)
''The Issa Valley'' ( pl, Dolina Issy) is a 1982 film adaptation of 1955 novel by Czesław Miłosz, directed by Tadeusz Konwicki.
See also
* Cinema of Poland
* List of Polish language films
There are two lists of Polish language films:
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Other uses
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''Issa'' (moth), a moth genus
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Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front
Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front (IGLF) was a political faction in eastern Ethiopia, led by Riyaale Ahmed Formed in 1991. IGLF, which is based amongst the Issa and Gurgura clans in northern Hararghe, evolved out of the Iil Tire division of the W ...
(IGLF), political faction in eastern Ethiopia, based amongst the
Issa and Gurgura clans in northern Hararghe
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Issa Album
''Issa Album'' is the debut studio album by rapper 21 Savage. It was released on July 7, 2017, through Slaughter Gang and distributed by Epic Records. The album features production from frequent collaborator Metro Boomin, alongside Southside, Pi' ...
'', 2017 album by 21 Savage
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Siege of Issa
The siege of Issa took place from 230 BC to 229 BC between the forces of the Ancient Greek colony of Issa, aided by the Roman Republic, and the Ardiaean Kingdom of Illyria.
Prelude
Earlier in 230 BC, Illyrian forces under Queen Teuta and Scerd ...
, siege that took place from 230 BC to 229 BC between the forces of the Ancient Greek colony of Issa, aided by the Roman Republic, and the Ardiaean Kingdom of Illyria
*Issa, a divine character in David Eddings's fantasy series ''
The Belgariad'' and ''The Malloreon''
See also
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ISSE (disambiguation)
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Issei
is a Japanese-language term used by ethnic Japanese in countries in North America and South America to specify the Japanese people who were the first generation to immigrate there. are born in Japan; their children born in the new country are ...
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