On 6 February 2000, a group of nine Afghan men led by brothers Ali Safi and Mohammed Safi fleeing the Taliban regime hijacked Ariana Afghan Airlines flight 805 a Boeing 727 aircraft registration YA-FAY with 180 passengers and seven crew.
Known for his attenuated figures cast in bronze, Al Safi's representations of men strive to fly, leap or balance on precarious perches, perhaps reflecting the complex moral balancing act required of so many Iraqis during Saddam Hussein's murderous reign.
Since 1996 he has directed the Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project, excavating the ancient site of Tell es-Safi, which is identified as Canaanite and Philistine Gath (one of the five cities of the Philistines mentioned in the Bible, the home of Goliath).
He was serving as the Chief librarian of the Jamia Millia Islamia when Shah Hussainuddin Safi called him in 1938, and gave him all the responsibilities of the Khanqah.
After allying with the Sufri Kharijite rebellion in Morocco against the Umayyads, they established an independent state (CE 744 - 1058) in the area of Tamesna on the Atlantic coast between Safi and Salé under the leadership of Tarif al-Matghari.
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After the conversion to Islam at the beginning of the 8th century and the Maysara uprising (CE 739-742), the Barghawata Berbers formed their own state on the Atlantic coast between Safi and Salé.
Famous Urdu crime fiction novelist Ibn-e-Safi created a character called Ahmad Kamal Faridi which became very popular in the second half of twentieth century among Urdu readership.
He composed songs for top Arab singers, foremost his own sister, Asmahan, as well as Wadih El-Safi, Shadia, Warda, and Sabah.
Farouk El Safi has also collaborated with many of the greats in Middle Eastern music, including: Farid Al Atrache, Warda, Sabah, Walid Tawfik, Ragheb Alama,
In 1929, when Habībullāh Kalakānī – a local Tajik from Kalakan – deposed Amānullāh Khān, Khalili joined his uncle Abdul Rahim Khan Safi, the new governor of Herat, where he remained for more than 10 years.
Prior to the rule of Mohammed Nadir Shah majority of Safi and including high class ruling tribal leaders used to settle in Kohi Safi, during the invasion of the Soviets, Kohi Safi was further depopulated, and many infrastructures were destroyed.
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The Kohi Safi district is mainly a mountain area, considered to be a small region of the greater Kohistan region.
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Kohi Safi along with most of Eastern regions of Parwan region which was part of greater Kohistan region was also well known during Moghal era as the Saphystan land of Safi.
In June 2008, the International Finance Corporation, member of the World Bank group and Fund for Investment in Infrastructure, Public Services and Natural Resources, administered by AC Capitales SAFI became partners of LAP.
When she is disappointed that the boy of her dreams, Safi'i, is more interested in her sister, Asnah decides to go to Batavia (now Jakarta) to become a singer.
Safi accused the Custom Service agent who led the raids of relying heavily on information provided by the Steven Emerson’s Investigative Project and his former assistant Rita Katz’s SITE Institute.
Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (English: Full Length Love Story) is an 2013 Dhallywood romantic drama film directed by Safi Uddin Safi.
As a mujahideen commander, Rahmatullah Safi was based in Peshawar, and operated in Paktia and Kunar provinces, taking part in the 1986 Zhawar fighting.
After an unsuccessful trial with New England Revolution in the summer of 2009, Safi attended open tryouts held by the Carolina RailHawks in early 2010.
During these weeks, pilgrims visit a series of local shrines, from the mouth of the Tensift river south of Safi to the northern outskirts of the High Atlas, including the city of Essaouira itself.
Sheikh Safi, grand father of Abdul Quddus Gangohi and Sufi Syed Mohammed Saleh encestor of syeds of mohalla sufiana is also buried in Rudauli.
Saib was especially well known for his Persian panegyric poetry during the reigns of Persian Emperors Safi, Abbas II and Suleiman.
Syed Safi Haidar is a Shia Muslim cleric from India.
Abbas II of Persia (1633–1666), Shah (king) of Iran, son of Shah Safi
There were missions from the United States on Dibsi Faraj, Tell Fray and Shams ed-Din-Tannira; from France on Mureybet and Emar; from Italy on Tell Fray; from the Netherlands on Tell Ta'as, Hadidi, Jebel 'Aruda and Selenkahiye; from Switzerland on Tell al-Hajj; from Great Britain on Abu Hureyra and Tell es-Sweyhat; and from Japan on Tell Roumeila.
In 1633, he gave shelter to his brother-in-law Daud Khan, the Iranian governor (beglarbeg) of Ganja and Karabakh of Georgian extraction, who had fled Shah Safi’s crackdown on the family of his brother Imam-Quli Khan, the influential governor of Fars, Lar and Bahrain.
He was born to Sri Paduka Tuanku Sultan 'Amal ud-din II Perkasa 'Alam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ma'amun al-Rashid Perkasa 'Alam Shah, the Sultan of Deli, and Raja Maheran binti al-Marhum Paduka Sri Sultan 'Abdu'llah Muhammad Shah Habibu'llah, Tengku Mahasuri, third daughter of Maulana Paduka Sri Sultan 'Abdu'llah Muhammad Shah II Habibu'llah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ja'afar Safi ud-din Mu'adzam Shah (a former Sultan of Perak).