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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.
2001 (age 22–23) Amman, Jordan. Occupation. Actress. Years active. 2021–present. Tara Abboud (Arabic: تارا عبود; born 2001), is a Palestinian–Jordanian actress. Her films include Amira (2021). On television, she is known for her roles in the Star series Culprits (2023) and the Netflix teen drama AlRawabi School for Girls (2024).
Nancy Nabil Ajram (Arabic: نانسي نبيل عجرم, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [næːnsiː ʕæʒræm] born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television personality, and businesswoman, dubbed by Spotify as the "Queen of Arab Pop". [2] With the support of her father, she began performing as a child and appeared on several television ...
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini, following the huge success of his bestselling 2003 debut The Kite Runner. Mariam, an illegitimate teenager from Herat, is forced to marry a shoemaker from Kabul after a family tragedy. Laila, born a generation later, lives a relatively privileged life, but her ...
Najwa Karam (Arabic: نجوى كرم, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈnaʒwa ˈkaɾam]; born 26 February 1966) is a Lebanese multi-platinum singer-songwriter, producer, fashion icon, and TV personality. Nicknamed Shams el-Ghinnieh ("The Sun of the arabic Song"), Karam is noted for her powerful Mawwal -skilled vocals.
Actress. model. Years active. 2000s–present. Known for. AlRawabi School for Girls. Noor Taher (Arabic: نور طاهر; born 2 November 1999) is a Jordanian actress and model. [1] She is best known for her role as Layan Murad Fathi on the Netflix miniseries AIRawabi School for Girls. [2][3][4]
Fairuz. Nouhad Wadie Haddad (Arabic: نهاد وديع حداد, romanized: Nuhād Wadīʿ Ḥaddād, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [nʊˈhaːd waˈdiːʕ ħadˈdaːd]; born November 21, 1934 [1][2][3][4]), known as Fairuz (Arabic: فيروز, romanized: Fayrūz, pronounced [fajˈruːz]), [a] is a Lebanese singer. She is widely considered an ...
Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: لطيفة بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanized:Laṭīfa bint Muḥammad bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; born 5 December 1985) is an Emirati sheikha and a member of the Dubai ruling family. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of ...