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unusual facts about Safran


Automotive industry in Spain

In 1923 the French part of Hispano-Suiza became known as the Societé Française Hispano-Suiza .


Blair Waldorf

In a review for the Los Angeles Times, Judy Berman addressed Safran's description of Blair during the scene.

Fatwa

In 2003, on his television show John Safran Vs God, Australian comedian John Safran tricked Sheikh Omar Bakri into placing a fatwā on Safran's colleague Rove McManus by showing him falsified evidence seeming to indicate that McManus had been making fun of Islam.

John Safran's Music Jamboree

It screened in 2002, and consisted of sketches and outlandish public stunts, typical of Safran's work.

Le Safran de la Chapelle-Vicomtesse

Le Safran de la Chapelle Vicomtesse are producers of Saffron in the Loir-et-Cher region of France.

Raspberry Cordial

Interviewed on Andrew Denton's Enough Rope in 2002, Safran remarked about the group that "the world wasn't ready for white rappers then" and that they "broke down the wall that Eminem's been able to walk through".

Rove McManus

In 2004, McManus appeared in comedian John Safran's TV show John Safran vs God in a segment in which Safran convinced the controversial UK Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Muhammad to put a fatwa on McManus.

Sdu

Sdu Identification, or Sdu-I, was sold in 2008 to the French company SAGEM, a division of Safran.

The Wild Duck

A 1983 film version in English by Tutte Lemkow produced in Australia by Phillip Emanuel and directed by Henri Safran, the characters' names completely Anglicized, starred Jeremy Irons and Liv Ullmann.

Visions Learning Trust

Employer sponsors of Visions Learning Trust include Chubb Systems, Cobham plc, Electricity North West, Enterprise plc, National Grid plc, Rolls-Royce plc, Safran Aircelle and Unison Industries.


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