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Amal (given Name)
Amal (; ; or 'labor') is a unisex given name of Hebrew and Arabic origin. It is mentioned in the Books of Chronicles of Hebrew bible. Notable people with the name include: * Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol (1940–1983), Egyptian poet * Amal Aden (born 1983), Somali–Norwegian writer * Amal Elsana Alh'jooj (born 1972), Bedouin Israeli activist * Amal Arafa (born 1970), Syrian actress * Amal Bayou (1957–2017), Libyan microbiologist and politician * Amal Bourquia, Moroccan doctor, university professor, medical writer, and expert in ethics * Amal Clooney (born 1978), Lebanese-British lawyer, activist, and author * Amal Dutta (1930–2016), Indian footballer and manager * Amal El-Mohtar (born 1984), Canadian poet, author, and editor * Amal Habani (born 1974), Sudanese journalist * Amal Hijazi (born 1978), Lebanese pop singer * Amal ibn Idris al-Alami (born 1950), Moroccan physician * Amal Kassir (born 1995), Syrian American spoken word poet * Amal Maher (born 1985), Egyptian sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the Sacred language, liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was Revival of the Hebrew language, revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of Language revitalization, linguistic revival. It is the only Canaanite language, as well as one of only two Northwest Semitic languages, with the other being Aramaic, still spoken today. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amal Maher
Amal Maher ( ; born 19 February 1985) is an Egyptian singer and actress. She is heavily influenced by Umm Kulthum. Career Maher began singing as a child and was discovered by the general public at the age of fifteen by taking up the songs of Umm Kulthum. Deciding to forgo traditional schooling, Maher enrolled at the Conservatory of Arabic music to start a singing career. She soon met the composer Mohamed Diae, whom she eventually married and had a son with. Diae helped Amal Maher release a song and video clip for ''Ely Binak W Binah''. The song was popular on radio and music television. Maher recorded her first song in 2006 and received the support of Ammar El Sherei, who she considers to be her spiritual father because he has been a loyal supporter and mentor throughout her career. In 2004, she released her first album, ''Isa 'Ini Ana'' with many singles such as ''Eini Aliki Ta Tiba'', ''Makanak'', ''Alo El Malayka'', ''Ana El Basha Ghona'', ''Ana Baadak'' and ''Ya Marsr''. Mahe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amaliah
Amalia is a female given name, derived from the Germanic root ''amal'', with meanings "vigorous, active, work", specifically the woman's name ''Amalberga''. Its popularity is attributed to the Belgian Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge. The origins of the name Amalia have often been associated with those of Emilia and Emily, both of which in fact originate from the Latin nomen Aemilia, or with Amalthea, which originated from the Greek name "tender goddess". In Greece, the name is celebrated on 10 July in honour of Saint Amalia. Amalia has several variants, including Amelia in English, Amélia in Spanish, Amélie in French, Amalie in German, Amálie in Czech, and Amalka, a diminutive form of the name used in Slavic languages. Notable people * Amalia Anglès y Mayer (1827–1859), Spanish soprano, guitarist * Amalia Assur (1803–1889), Sweden's first female dentist * Amalia Bernabé (1895–1983), Argentine actress * Amália Bezerédj (1804–1837), Hungarian writer * Amalia Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Little Amal
Little Amal is a manually operated, partly-animatronic giant puppet and is the centrepiece of the performance art project called The Walk. The project was created by the British production companies The Walk Productions and Good Chance in collaboration with the South African Handspring Puppet Company. With the intention of celebrating human migration and cultural diversity, the puppet initially journeyed for five months from the Syria-Turkey border via Europe to the United Kingdom, and walked and took part in locally arranged events in 65 towns and cities along the way. Little Amal was greeted at some venues by local dignitaries, such as Pope Francis, Vincent Nichols Archbishop of Westminster and Cllr Caroline Makinson, Mayor of Barnsley. The puppet's Little Amal persona originated as a character in ''The Jungle'', a play created in the former Calais jungle encampment in 2015. The name ''Amal'' means "hope" in Arabic. Little Amal represents a nine-year-old Syrian refugee gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Emel (other)
Emel may refer to: * ''Emel'' (magazine), a British Muslim lifestyle magazine *EMEL Fashion, US based fashion designing firm co-founded by Taiwanese fashion designer Michelle Liu and Ken Wu in Los Angeles, CA. People *Emel Aykanat (born 1975), Turkish-Swiss singer, popularly known as "Emel" *Emel Dereli (born 1996), Turkish shot putter *Emel Etem Toshkova (born 1958), Bulgarian politician of Turkish descent *Emel Heinreich (born 1962), Austrian actress *Emel Mathlouthi (born 1982), Tunisian singer also known as Emel *Emel Say (1927-2011), Turkish painter *Emel Sayın (born 1945), Turkish singer *Emel Türkyılmaz (born 1992), Turkish basketball player *Emel Vardar Emel Vardar is a Turkish sculptor and painter. Biography Vardar studied in the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and at the Sculpture Museums Society Studios. She painted many sea scenes and one of her pain ..., Turkish artist {{disambig Turkish feminine given names Feminine g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Emal
Emal is an Afghan masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Emal Gariwal (born 1984), Afghan football goalkeeper * Emal Pasarly (born 1974), Afghan multimedia editor for the BBC See also * * Amal (given name) Amal (; ; or 'labor') is a unisex given name of Hebrew and Arabic origin. It is mentioned in the Books of Chronicles of Hebrew bible. Notable people with the name include: * Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol (1940–1983), Egyptian poet * Amal Aden (bo ... {{surname Afghan masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amel (name)
Amel is both a given name and a surname. It is most likely the Maghrebine variant of the Arabic name Amal (أمال), which means "hope." The variant is quite popular in countries such as Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. In Algeria, it was the 10th most popular name during the 1990s. The name may also appear with an acute accent on the ''e'', forming variants like Amèl or Amél. These variants are a result of French influence on Maghreb countries. The Turkish variant of the name is Emel. In the Balkans, Amel is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. In this region, it is used as a male given name, while the female equivalent is Amela (for example, Amela Fetahović). The name is an alternative variant to the name Amil, which is also popular among Bosniaks. Given name Males * Amel Bureković (born 1991), Bosnian figure skater * Amel Džuzdanović (born 1994), Slovenian footballer * Amel Mekić (born 1981), Bosnian judoka * Amel Mujčinović (born 1973), Bosnian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amal Silva
Sampathwaduge Amal Rohitha Silva (born 12 December 1960) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in nine Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals from 1983 to 1988. He was a left-handed wicketkeeper batsman and opened the batting for Sri Lanka. School times Silva is a past student of Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa and St Peter's College, Colombo. International career From when he made his Test debut against New Zealand, Silva was in a battle with Guy de Alwis for first choice gloveman. Due to an injury to de Alwis in 1984, Silva toured England with Sri Lanka aiming to cement his spot in the side. In the Lord's Test he opened the batting and made an unbeaten 102 in the second innings. He was rewarded by being included in their next Test series, against India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amal Neerad
Amal Neerad (born 13 February 1978) is an Indian film director, cinematographer and producer who mainly works in Malayalam cinema. He attended the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata (first batch). He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Cinematography (special mention) in 2001 for his diploma film ''Meena Jha'' (short feature section). He started his career shooting music videos, documentaries and advertising. It was his diploma film that brought him to the attention of Ram Gopal Varma and his team. Amal Neerad moved into Hindi cinema with three back to back films; '' James'' (2005), '' Darna Zaroori Hai'' (2006) and ''Shiva'' (2006). In 2004, he also shot the Malayalam film ''Black'' starring Mammootty. Early and personal life Amal Neerad was born in Kollam, Kerala. He attended school and college in Kochi. He was the college union chairman of Maharaja's College, Ernakulam during two consecutive terms, 1992–93 and 1993–94. He married actress Jyot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amal Nasser El-Din
Amal Nasser el-Din (, ; 31 July 1928 – 9 February 2025) was an Israeli Druze author and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1988. In 2023 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Special contribution to Society and the State. Career El-Din was born in Daliyat al-Karmel on 31 July 1928. El-Din headed the section for demobilised soldiers from 1961 and 1964 and was founder and director of the Yad LeBanim memorial project. From 1964 until 1971 he served as secretary of the Daliyat al-Karmel and Isfiya Workers Council. In 1969 his son Lutfi was killed on the last day of his national service. Originally a member of Mapai, he joined Herut in 1971. He was on the Likud list (an alliance of Herut and other right-wing parties) for the 1973 Knesset elections, but failed to win a seat. However, he entered the Knesset on 21 January 1977 as a replacement for Akiva Nof, who had resigned after leaving Likud. El-Din was re-elected in the May 1977 election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amal Murkus
Amal Murkus (, ; born 11 July 1968) is a Palestinian singer. Her post-modern music style has a variety of Mediterranean influences. Her first album, ''Amal'', was released in 1998, and her second, ''Shauq'', in 2004. Her songs take inspiration by Palestinian folklore, traditional Arabic heritage, and pop music elements, and express the struggle against the marginalization and exclusion that Arab Palestinian culture feels. Biography Amal Murkus was born and raised in Kafr Yasif, an Arab town in the Galilee to a Palestinian Christian family. She was the fifth of six daughters. Murkus has been performing since she was five years old. In 1979, she won first prize in the Arab children's song festival. She graduated from the Institute for Stage Art "Beit Tsvi" in 1990. Murkus is married to Nizar Zreik, a Palestinian Muslim architect, poet and musician, with whom she has two children; Yara Zreik - an actress, vocalist and pianist; and Firas Zreik - a Kanun player, composer and arran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
