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Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (Urdu: ذاکر عبدالکریم نائیک; born 18 October 1965) is an Indian public speaker on the subject of Islam and comparative religion. He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), a non-profit organisation that owns the Peace TV channel based in Dubai, UAE. He is sometimes referred to as a televangelist. Before becoming a public speaker, he trained as a doctor. He has written two booklets on Islam and comparative religion. He is regarded as an exponent of the Salafi ideology; he places a strong emphasis on individual scholarship and the rejection of "blind Taqlid", which has led him to repudiate the relevance of sectarian or Madh'hab designations, all the while reaffirming their importance.
Zakir Abdul Karim Naik was born on 18 October 1965 in Mumbai, India. He attended St. Peter's High School in Mumbai. Later he enrolled at Kishinchand Chellaram College, before studying medicine at Topiwala National Medical College and Nair Hospital and later the University of Mumbai, where he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS). His wife, Farhat Naik, works for the women's section of the IRF.
Kristian Valen (born 13 October 1974) is a comedian, actor, singer and songwriter originally from Stavanger, Norway. Known for comedic impressions, Valen has also pursued a serious music career; his pop music album Listen When Alone was released internationally in Europe and Asia. Valen was asked by Katherine Jackson to perform his hit song “Still Here” at the Jackson Family Foundation’s Forever Michael: A Celebration of an Icon, the one year Michael Jackson memorial show held in 2010 at Beverly Hilton Hotel the home of the Golden Globes in Los Angeles.
Son of Inge Valen (a football (soccer) player for the team Viking FK), Valen was expected to follow in his father’s footsteps to become a famous sportsman. However, Valen left the world of football when he was 16 and wound up hosting a popular radio show in his native city of Stavanger, Norway. His quick wit and popular on-air impersonations led Valen to the world of comedy.[citation needed]
Valen has created several extremely successful live shows, including Fartøy Valen (SS Valen), Et Musikalsk Kaos (Musical Chaos), and Raskere enn sitt eget beste (Faster than His Own Good). The shows have to date net Valen an estimated US$40 million in ticket sales. His three hit TV series Valen TV, Valen & De and Valen`s Frokost TV aired on national Norwegian broadcaster TV Norge, and topped the ratings. TV Norge. He has been voted “Entertainer of the Year” by viewers of Norway’s TV2 and the “Årets TV-ansikt” (“This Year's TV-face”) by the readers of magazine Se & Hør (See & Hear).
Actors: Jørgen Kastrup (writer), Anders Villadsen (editor), Rasmus Botoft (actor), Jonas Schmidt (actor), Mia Lyhne (actress), Charlotte Sachs Bostrup (director), Lillian Rype Fokdal (miscellaneous crew), Tina Winholt (producer), Nastja Arcel (actress), Peter Bech (producer), Jan Rørdam (actor), Jan Rørdam (composer), Ian Burns (actor), Lisbeth Wulff (actress), Ib Kastrup (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Birthe Neumann (actress), Peter Aude (actor), Nina Helveg (producer), Aske Bang (writer), Aske Bang (director), Ib Kastrup (miscellaneous crew), Stanislav Sevcik (actor), Oliver Ussing (miscellaneous crew), Sofie Boysen (miscellaneous crew), Djarn Kargin (actor), Casper Castello (actor), Anders Juul (actor), Casper Castello (actor), Casper Castello (composer), Aleksandar Antonijevic (editor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Morten Grunwald (actor), Anders Thomas Jensen (writer), Nicolas Bro (actor), Lars Brygmann (actor), Bo Ehrhardt (producer), Linda Daae (miscellaneous crew), Thomas Vinterberg (producer), Stine Monty Freddie (miscellaneous crew), Morten Lorentzen (actor), Rasmus Botoft (actor), Birgitte Hald (producer), Mogens Glad (producer), Per K. Kirkegaard (editor), Sarah Boberg (actress), Poul Erik Lindeborg (producer),
Plot: A psychological drama about Ulrich, a workaholic whose life takes a drastic turn when he is involved in a fatal accident. As his guilt grows, his life slowly crumbles around him. Next, an unpleasant event from his past rears its unforgiving head.
Keywords: accidental-killing, alcoholic, arrest, bar, bar-fight, blonde-child, bottled-water, brother-brother-relationship, celebration, cryingActors: Petar Valchanov (producer), Petar Valchanov (editor), Kristina Grozeva (writer), Kristina Grozeva (director), Kristian Apostolov (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Regner Grasten (producer), Kim Sønderholm (actor), Karen-Lise Mynster (actress), Claus Bue (actor), George Keller (composer), Jens Arentzen (actor), Zlatko Buric (actor), Henrik Prip (actor), Robert Hansen (actor), Ronnie Fridthjof (producer), Thomas Krag (editor), Niels Anders Thorn (actor), Charlotte Sachs Bostrup (director), Karl Bille (composer), Karl Bille (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Family,Actors: Domiziano Arcangeli (actor), Vassili Karis (actor), Maurice Poli (actor), Renato Polselli (writer), Vera Cozzolino (costume designer), Gaetano Russo (writer), Gaetano Russo (actor), Gabriella Barbuti (actress), Pino Buricchi (producer), Pino Buricchi (writer), Rodney Harvey (actor), Gianluigi Ghione (actor), Sara Cosmi (actress), Emanuele Glisenti (director), Anna Napoli (editor),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Benny Hansen (actor), Mats Arehn (writer), Ylva Swedenborg (miscellaneous crew), Claes Olsson (producer), Tomas Norström (actor), Mats Arehn (director), Börje Hansson (producer), Jesper Christensen (actor), Leif Wager (actor), Lasse Pöysti (actor), Göran Schauman (actor), Holger Perfort (actor), Peter Haber (actor), Jessica Zandén (actress), Rolf Börjlind (writer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Geir Bøhren (composer), Bent Åserud (composer), Elsa Lystad (actress), Helge Jordal (actor), Jorunn Kjellsby (actress), Erik Hivju (actor), Wenche Petersen (costume designer), Jan Hårstad (actor), Ola Solum (actor), Peter Bøe (miscellaneous crew), Kalle Øby (actor), Torun Lian (writer), Nils Vogt (actor), Berit Nesheim (director), Kristian Mejdell Nissen (actor),
Plot: Frida, aged 13, has discovered a book by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm called "The art of loving". Using it as a reference she sets out to better the love lives of her family and friends. But love works in mysterious ways...
Keywords: book, children, girl, growing-up, love, overalls, puberty, teenagerActors: Giovanni Simonelli (writer), Mike Marshall (actor), Furio Meniconi (actor), Daniele Alabiso (editor), Spartaco Conversi (actor), Giulia Mafai (costume designer), Paolo Magalotti (actor), Germano Longo (actor), Michèle Girardon (actress), Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (director), Fulvio Pellegrino (actor), Lucio Coccia (miscellaneous crew), Carlo Valerio (producer), Enrico Ciacci (composer), Vittorio Biferale (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Western,Actors: Preben Neergaard (actor), Fleming Lynge (writer), Bjarne Henning-Jensen (director), Ebbe Langberg (actor), Tove Maës (actress), Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen (actress), Jakob Nielsen (actor), Astrid Henning-Jensen (director), Carl Ottosen (actor), Valsø Holm (actor), Henry Nielsen (actor), Preben Kaas (actor), Knud Heglund (actor), Gunnar Hansen (actor), Per Buckhøj (actor),
Genres: Family,