Awwad (in Arabic عوّاد, In English can be written as Awad)is an Arabic name or surname aka family name. People with the name include:
Jund al-Sham is or was the name of multiple Sunni Islamic jihadist militant groups.
Ayman is an Arabic masculine given name. It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root for right, and literally means righteous, he who is on the right, right-handed, blessed or lucky.
Masri, Masry or Al-Masri is an Arabic surname meaning the Egyptian and may refer to:
Nasrullah is a masculine given name, commonly found in the Arabic language and is used by Muslims and Christians alike. It may also be transliterated as Nasralla, Nasrollah, Nasrullah, and Al-Nasrallah. Bearing the surname often indicates that the family adopted the name Nasrallah from one of its patrilineal ancestors.
Khadr or Khader, Kheder, Khidr/Khizr, Khodr, Khudr, etc. are romanizations of خضر, an Arabic given name and surname. In surnames, it is sometimes accompanied by the definite article Al-. The Arabic word denotes the colour green, and Khidr or Al-Khidr, is a figure in Islam and related religions.
Nasr is a given name and surname, more common as a surname, in the Arabic language. It may refer to:
Bassam is an Arabic name and a given name roughly meaning "one who smiles". More accurately, it is the Arabic name "Basem" that translates to "one who smiles". Basem is the agent noun of the Arabic verb with the root ba-sa-ma, which means to smile. The name "Bassam" is the exaggerated form of the agent noun, and would therefore roughly translates to "one who smiles profusely".
Adnan is an Arabic masculine name common in the Muslim world. Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, an ancient ancestor of various Arabian tribes. The etymological meaning of the name is settler, from a Semitic root `dn; "to stay, abide". In Chinese cultures, the name is believed to have meant snake.
Ziad is an Arabic given name and surname.
Hazem is both a given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Ragheb or Raghib is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Ali Abu Awwad is a prominent Palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence. He is the founder of Taghyeer (Change), a Palestinian national movement promoting nonviolence to achieve and guarantee a nonviolent solution to the conflict. Awwad's story and efforts have been featured in over twelve documentaries including two award-winning films, Encounter Point and Forbidden Childhood. Furthermore, he was honored by the global nonprofit thinktank Synergos as the Arab World Social Innovator in Palestine for "introducing non-violence, reconciliation, and civic participation to Palestinians as a means of empowering citizens to seek social change and find a more equitable solution to conflict." Awwad is currently finishing his memoir called Painful Hope, an account of his experiences as well as his strategy and vision for the Palestinian future. He lives in Beit Ummar, near Hebron.
Afif is a masculine Arabic given name, it may refer to:
Tawfiq Yusuf 'Awwad was a Lebanese writer and diplomat. His 1939 novel al-Raghif, inspired by Arab resistance to the Turks in World War I, "was quickly recognized as a landmark in the literary expression of Arab nationalism." His only other novel, Tawahin Beirut, was similarly well-regarded. 'Awwad also wrote poetry, essays, and plays. He was killed in a bombing in 1989 during the Lebanese Civil War.
The Revolutionary Palestinian Communist Party is a small Palestinian political party, founded in October 1982. Arabi Awwad was the general secretary of the party. As of the early 2000s, the party headquarters were in Damascus. The party calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on "all national soil" through armed struggle.
Awad or Aouad or Awwad is an Arabic given name and surname. People with the name include:
Khirbet Awad is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Salkhad District of the al-Suwayda Governorate. It straddles Syria's border with Jordan. The closest localities are al-Mughayyir to the northwest and Annat to the northeast. In the 2004 census it had a population of 398. Its inhabitants are Druze.
Al-Taghreba al-Falastenya is a 2004 Syrian Historical drama TV series, considered one of the most important works of drama about the Palestinian cause, produced by "Syrian Art Production International" company. The series was shot entirely in Syria. The series is a dramatic epic that revolves around the suffering of a poor Palestinian family during the time of the British occupation on Palestine, then the massacres by the Zionist militias between the 1930s and 1960s.
Hanan Awwad is a Palestinian activist, advocate, and poet. She is the president and founder of the Palestine section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Awwad has advocated for Palestine in front of presidents and ministers.
Jamil Awad was a Jordanian actor, writer and director.