Salaam
Encyclopedia
Salaam ( , "peace") may refer to:
- , the word for "peace" in Arabic, often used as a greeting, see S-L-MS-L-MShin-Lamedh-Mem is the triconsonantal root of many Semitic words, and many of those words are used as names. The root itself translates as "whole, safe, intact".-Salam "Peace":...
for an overview - , one of the Names of God in Islam
- Salaam, the name given to the saluteSaluteA salute is a gesture or other action used to display respect. Salutes are primarily associated with armed forces, but other organizations and civil people also use salutes.-Military salutes:...
that is accompanied by the greeting.
Surname
- Abdus SalamAbdus SalamMohammad Abdus Salam, NI, SPk Mohammad Abdus Salam, NI, SPk Mohammad Abdus Salam, NI, SPk (Urdu: محمد عبد السلام, pronounced , (January 29, 1926– November 21, 1996) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on the electroweak unification of the...
, Nobel Laureate in Physics - Ephraim SalaamEphraim SalaamEphraim Mateen Salaam is an American football Offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
, American football player - Florin SalamFlorin SalamFlorin Stoian , better known under the stage name of Florin Salam and Florin Fermecătoru, is a Romani singer of manele from Romania. He is one of the best known and appreciated manele performers....
, Romanian manele singer - Kawther SalamKawther SalamKawther Salam is a Palestinian journalist from Hebron. She has worked for Al-Ittihad, al-Hayat al-Jadida, and Al-Quds Al-Arabi. The Israeli organization, Gush Shalom, published a weekly diary of her experiences in Hebron on its website. She also collaborated on three films for Israeli television...
, Palestinian journalist - Mohammed Ahmed SalamMohammed Ahmed SalamMohammed Ahmed Salam is a citizen of Yemen, currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba after being classified as an enemy combatant by the United States government....
, Yemeni prisoner - Mullah SalamMullah SalamMullah Abdul Salam, is a warlord in Zabul, Afghanistan. He earned the nickname "Mullah Rocketi" for his dedicated use of high-tech weapons when leading forces against Soviet troops during the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan...
, Afghan military personnel - Nawaf SalamNawaf SalamNawaf Salam is a Lebanese diplomat, academic, and jurist. He is currently serving as Lebanon's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.-Background and education:...
, Lebanese Diplomat, Academic, Jurist - Salaam bin Said Al ShaksySalaam bin Said Al ShaksySalaam Said Al Shaksy is currently the CEO of National Bank of Oman. Al Shaksy has had over 23 years of experience in finance, investments, treasury management, credit administration and financial control...
, Chief executive - Saeb SalamSaeb SalamSaeb Salam was a Lebanese politician, who served as Prime Minister four times between 1952 and 1973.Salam was the son of Salim Salam, the scion of a prominent Sunni Muslim family who was a prominent politician both under Ottoman rule and then during the French Mandate...
, Lebanese politician - Rashaan SalaamRashaan SalaamRashaan Iman Salaam is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running back for the University of Colorado at Boulder, rushing for 2,055 yards by the end of the season. Salaam is the fourth major college football player to rush for over 2,000 yards...
, American football player - Waleed Al-SalamWaleed Al-SalamWaleed Al-Salam was a mathematician who introduced Al-Salam–Chihara polynomials, Al-Salam–Carlitz polynomials, q-Konhauser polynomials, and Al-Salam–Ismail polynomials....
, mathematician
Places
- Dar es SalaamDar es SalaamDar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
, the largest city in Tanzania - Salam, MaliSalam, MaliSalam is a commune of the Cercle of Timbuktu in the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The seat lies at Agouni. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 11534.-References:...
- Wadi-us-SalaamWadi-us-SalaamWadi-us-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery, located in Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is reputed to be the largest cemetery in the world. It is estimated more than half a million corpses are interred in the cemetery each year...
, a cemetery
Media
- "Salaam" (song)Salaam (song)- Text of the bridge :-Media:* - Professional version of the song* - A crowd singing the song* - A large group singing the song at night...
, a popular Israeli folk and peace song - Salaam Bombay!Salaam Bombay!Salaam Bombay! is a 1988 Hindi film directed by Mira Nair, and screenwritten by her longtime creative collaborator, Sooni Taraporevala. The film chronicles the day-to-day life of children living on the streets of Bombay...
, a movie - Salaam NamasteSalaam NamasteThe film has seven songs composed by the duo Vishal-Shekhar. The music of the film released on 10 August 2005. The music includes four songs and two remixes.-External links:*...
, a movie - Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love, a movie
- Say Salaam IndiaSay Salaam IndiaSay Salaam India is an 2007 Indian Hindi language movie, written and directed by Subhash Kapoor, and starring Sanjay Suri, Milind Soman and Sandhya Mridul ....
, a movie
Other uses
- Salaam TVSalaam TVSalaam TV is an independent satellite television channel committed to providing Shia Islamic programming. Salaam TV was established in early 2005; its launch date intentionally coincided with the Eid of Ghadeer...
, an independent satellite television channel - Operation SalaamOperation SalaamOperation Salaam was a 1942 World War II military operation under the command of the Hungarian aristocrat and desert explorer László Almásy...
, a 1942 World War II covert operation - Selam (Australopithecus)Selam (Australopithecus)Selam is the fossilized skull and other skeletal remains of a 3-year-old Australopithecus afarensis female whose bones were first found in Dikika, Ethiopia in 2000 and recovered over the following years. She is often nicknamed Lucy's baby. The remains have been dated at 3.3 mya, approximately...
, a fossil specimen found in Dikika
See also
- El Salam Maritime TransportEl Salam Maritime TransportEl Salam Maritime Transport is an Egyptian ferry operator that operates a fleet of fifteen vessels on Red Sea routes between ports in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan...
- Salim (disambiguation)
- Abdus Salam (name)