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Akkad
Akkad (or Agade) A city on the Euphrates (as yet undiscovered) which gave its name to an ancient northern Semitic kingdom, traditionally founded by Sargon (2334–2279 BC) in north-central Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Its power extended over Babylonia, Assyria, and Syria, and even penetrated into Asia Minor, until it was overwhelmed by invading tribes from the east
c.2150 BC. The Akkadian language, used in Mesopotamia from about 3,000 BC and known from cuneiform inscriptions, is the oldest recorded Hamito-Semitic language. Two dialects of Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian, were spoken in the Middle East for the next 2,000 years before they gave way to Aramaic.
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Sooha Akkad Alleges Removal of Security Measures at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman Might Have Prevented a 2005 Suicide Bombing Attack at the Hotel Which Killed Her Hollywood Director-Producer Husband Moustapha Akkad.
Business Wire; 9/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, Sooha Akkad, the widow of Halloween executive producer and noted Syrian director Moustapha Akkad, called attention to the removal of security...resident of Los Angeles, CA., Mrs. Akkad filed a wrongful death lawsuit on September...
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'Halloween' Producer Akkad Dies in Jordan
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/11/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...is an undated file photo of Syrian producer Moustapha Akkad. Akkad, the Syrian-born filmmaker of the "Halloween" horror...hotel bombings in Jordan. He was 75. His daughter, Rima Akkad Monla, 34, also died in one of the explosions (AP Photo...
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In Memoriam: Moustapha Akkad (1933-2005)
Magazine article from: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...have been a scene from one of Moustapha Akkad's films: a world-renowned filmmaker...t a movie, but violent reality. Rima Akkad Monla, 34, was killed instantly in the...and her father, film producer Moustapha Akkad, 72, died two days later. Throughout...
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"Halloween" filmmaker Moustapha Akkad dies in Jordan explosions
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/11/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...2005 Dateline: BEIRUT, Lebanon Moustapha Akkad, the Syrian-born filmmaker of the...hotel bombings in Jordan. He was 75. Akkad, who lived in Los Angeles, died at 7...Qisous told The Associated Press. Akkad's sister, Leila, confirmed her brother...
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'Halloween' producer Moustapha Akkad dies from injuries in Jordan bombing
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...ANGELES Syrian-born film producer Moustapha Akkad, whose three decades of work in Hollywood ranged...Amman hotels, including the Radisson SAS, where Akkad had been greeting his daughter, Rima Akkad Monla, in the lobby. The attacks killed 57...
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Widow of Hollywood Director-Producer Moustapha Akkad Sues Global Hyatt Corporation for Wrongful Death.
Business Wire; 9/10/2007; 700+ words
; Akkad Was Killed in a 2005 Suicide Bombing at the Grand Hyatt...filed today in the Circuit Court of Cook County by Sooha Akkad, the widow of Hollywood director-producer Moustapha Akkad (executive producer of Halloween), against Global Hyatt...
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 "The Star (Amman, Jordan)")
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Moustapha Akkad: Arab Hollywood director visits Jordan.
Newspaper article from: The Star (Amman, Jordan); 1/5/2004; 700+ words
; ...mahogany brown colored smoke pipe, Moustapha Akkad whose films include The Message and Lion...You have to know your audience," Akkad emphasized more than once during his short stay in Amman. At the age of 18, Akkad left his home in Aleppo, Syria seeking...
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 "The Star (Jordan, Middle East)")
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Moustapha Akkad: Arab Hollywood director visits Jordan, THE STAR
Newspaper article from: The Star (Jordan, Middle East); 1/5/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...mahogany brown colored smoke pipe, Moustapha Akkad whose films include The Message and Lion...You have to know your audience," Akkad emphasized more than once during his short stay in Amman. At the age of 18, Akkad left his home in Aleppo, Syria seeking...
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Widow of Hollywood Director Moustapha Akkad Sues Hyatt for Wrongful Death
Magazine article from: Arab - American Business; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Akkad Was Killed In a 2005 Suicide Bombing at the Grand Hyatt...recently filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County by Sooha Akkad, the widow of Hollywood director-producer Moustapha Akkad against Global Hyatt Corporation and Hyatt International...
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Arab American producer Moustapha Akkad killed in Jordan
Newspaper article from: The Arab American News; 11/12/2005; 700+ words
; AMMAN - Moustapha Akkad, the Syrian-born filmmaker and producer of the "Halloween...hotel bombings in Jordan. He was 75. His daughter, Rima Akkad Monla, 34, also was killed. Akkad, who lived in Los Angeles, was in Jordan with his daughter...
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Akkad
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Akkad , ancient region of Mesopotamia, occupying the northern...states had begun to appear in the 4th millennium BC In Akkad a Semitic language, Akkadian , was spoken. Akkad flourished after Sargon began (c.2340 BC) to spread wide...
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Sargon I
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Sargon I ( c. 2334– c. 2279 bc) King of Akkad ( c. 2316– c. 2279 bc). One of the first of the...conquerors, he was a usurper who founded his capital at Agade (Akkad), from which his kingdom took its name. Sargon conquered...
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Gielgud, (Sir) John
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Gordon) (as Hobson); Sphinx (Schaffner) (as Abdu); Lion of the Desert ( Omar Mukhtar ) (Akkad — produced in 1979) (Akkad) (as Sharif el Gariani); Chariots of Fire (Hudson) (as Master of Trinity); The Hunchback of...
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Papas, Irene
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...The Message ( Mohammad, Messenger of God ; Al-Risalah ) (Akkad) (as Hind); Bodas de sangre (Barka) 1977 L'uomo di Corleone...Rosi) (as Giulia) 1981 Lion of the Desert ( Omar Mukhtar ) (Akkad — produced in 1979) (as Mabrouka) 1982 Erendira...
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Sargon of Agade
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Kish, and later he himself became king. He founded Agade, or Akkad (the site of which is not known), as his new capital and...translated by George A. Barton in Royal Inscriptions of Sumer and Akkad (1929); and the later legends are discussed in Sidney Smith...
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