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Ptolemy used a strategy of "figure reference" to identify stars according to their position within a familiar constellation or asterism (e.g., "in the right shoulder of The Hunter"). Muslim astronomers adopted some of these as proper names for stars, and added names from traditional Arabic star lore, which they recorded in various Zij treatises.
Charles Elachi, Rayak-born Lebanese, professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech and the former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Fawwaz T. Ulaby Damascus-born Syrian, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, former Vice President of Research for the University of Michigan; first Arab-American winner of the IEEE Edison Medal
First Muslim to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category; Nomination shared with John L. Balderston, Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, and Waldemar Young. 70th. 1997. Hossein Amini [6] /. The Wings of the Dove. Nominated. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Henry James;
Kamran Pasha – screenwriter, producer [29] Serena Rasoul – comedian, actress, writer and founder of Muslim American Casting [30] Saïd Taghmaoui – actor [31] Iqbal Theba – actor [32] Bassem Youssef – Egyptian satirist and columnist, former host of Al-Bernameg. Sarah Khan - Producer. Shyama – actress in Bollywood films.
In 1985, the Arab Organization of Space Communications nominated Sultan bin Salman Al Saud.Originally a civilian pilot holding a commercial pilots licence, [9] Al Saud, a member of the House of Saud, was born in Riyadh, to King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and holds a bachelor's degree of Arts in Media from the University of Denver, Colorado.
Hagarenes is a term widely used by early Syriac, Greek, and Armenian to describe the early Arab conquerors of Mesopotamia, Syria and Egypt, refers to the descendants of Hagar, who bore a son named Ishmael to Abraham in the Old Testament. In the Bible, the Hagarenes referred to as "Ishmaelites" or "Arabs."
A significant number of stars in the sky, such as Aldebaran, Altair and Deneb, and astronomical terms such as alidade, azimuth, and nadir, are still referred to by their Arabic names. A large corpus of literature from Islamic astronomy remains today, numbering approximately 10,000 manuscripts scattered throughout the world, many of which have ...
Alma mater. Temple University. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 2012–present. Notable work. FBI. Zakaria Sherif Zaki (Arabic: زكريا شريف زكي; born January 18, 1990), [1] better known as Zeeko Zaki (Arabic: زيكو زكي), [2][3] is an Egyptian-American actor best known for his role portraying Special Agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan ...