Shawish

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Shawish (Shaweesh, Shawesh) (الشاويش, شاويش Arabic) is a large and wide-spread family originated from Damascus Gate neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, Palestine. Shawish as a surname is also widely used throughout the world. Other families with the Shawish surname originated from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco.

The Shawish surname has several variations in languages other than Arabic. Written Arabic language frequently omits vowels, therefore the surname is often spelt using only plain Arabic alphabet, literally as “Shawesh”. “Al-” or “El”, meaning “family of” or “the” in Arabic, is often used as a prefix to names in formal identifications. English or other languages translations of the surname therefore vary, some common versions include:(Al) Shawish; Shawish; (El) Shawesh; Shaweesh.

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[edit] Origin

Origin and migration of Shawish family.
Origin and migration of Shawish family.

Several Islamic historians assert that the Shawish family is a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. This claim is based on verifiable historical documents describing the link through "twenty four men" (generations) between Muhammad and Ustaz Mohammad Zuhayr Al-Shawish (see below) [1]

The Hashemi clan, to which Muhammad belonged, was the ancestors of Al-Husayni clan through Husayn ibn Ali, Muhammad's grand son, whose members migrated from Mecca to neighbouring countries in the Levant region to fight the crusaders. In the 13th century after Saladin victory over the crusaders, Al-Husayni clan settled in Jerusalem, expanded to thousands of members and gained power and influence. [2]

During the periods of Ottoman Empire and British Mandate of Palestine, and due to significant historical and political events in Jerusalem, some of Al-Husayni individuals adopted new surnames drawn from their professions [2]. Within the Shawish family, it is widely believed that the name Shawish (meaning Police or Army Sergeant) started from a policeman in the Old City of Jerusalem at that time, around the end of the 19th century.
An early record of the surname Shawish was in a British Newspaper “The New Age” article in 1910. The article discussed several current affairs in Egypt and made reference to Sheykh Abdul Aziz Shawish, editor of ”Al Lewa'” newspaper at that time [3].

[edit] Migration

The Israeli occupation of Jerusalem following the Six-Day War in 1967 forced some family members to immigrate to neighbouring countries, primarily to Amman, the Jordanian capital. Some have since lost the rights to return to Jerusalem (See Palestinian right of return).

[edit] Modern-day

At present time the remaining Shawish family is one of the largest original (not immigrant) Palestinian families in the Old City (Jerusalem) [2] [4]. In addition to the main bases of Jerusalem and Jordan, where the family has very strong presence; many of the younger members of the family have emigrated for economic and educational reasons and currently reside in the USA, UAE, and smaller in numbers in Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Sudan, Brazil, Mexico, UK, and many other countries.

[edit] Occupation

Traditionally tradesmen and small business owners, currently many of the family members run their own small retail businesses in Jerusalem, Jordan, and to lesser extent in other countries. It is common to see signs above small shops saying “Al-Shawish” in Old City (Jerusalem) or down town Amman. Some members of Shawish family have also entered mid-market professions; IT, Finance, Management, Sales and Marketing, Education and other Trades. The family is not known to have many craftsmen, civil servants, police or army personnel.

[edit] Notable family members

List of notable family members according to their locations in alphabetical order.

[edit] The Americas

  • Abdul Shawish (Al-Shawish), Hollywood Actor, acted in several movies including Glitter (2001)[5][6] and Serendipity (2001) [7], California, USA.
  • Kayid Shawish, Professional Poker Player, Virginia, United States.
    • Kayid is one of the top 25 winners of the following National Tournaments:[8].
      • United States Poker Championship, Event #19 - 5th place, Oct 4, 2007.
      • Borgata Summer Open, Event #3 - 16th place, Jun 15, 2007.
      • Harrah’s Atlantic City Poker Tournament, WSOP Circuit Event - 23rd place, Mar 6, 2007.
      • Harrah's Atlantic City Poker Tournament]], WSOP Circuit Event - 16th place, Dec 12, 2006.
      • 4th Borgata Poker Open / WPT Event Season 5 / PPT Event - 21st place. Sep 16, 2006.

[edit] Europe

  • Dr. Samir El Shawish, Author, Research Fellow, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
    • Some of the articles published by Samir Shawish relating to Physics science:
      • Thermal entanglement of qubit pairs on the Shastry-Sutherland lattice. [9]
      • In-Gap Spin Excitations and Finite Triplet Lifetimes in the Dilute Singlet Ground State System. [10]
      • Spin-polaron excitations in a doped Shastry-Sutherland model.[11]
      • Dynamic Spin Structure Factor of SrCu2(BO3)2 at Finite Temperatures.[12]
      • Electron Spin Resonance of SrCu2(BO3)2 at High Magnetic Field. [13][14]
      • Anomalous scaling of conductivity in integrable fermion systems. [15]
      • High Field Specific Heat of 2D Quantum Spin System SrCu2(BO3)2. [16]
      • Finite Temperature Dynamical Correlations using the Microcanonical Ensemble and the Lanczos Algorithm. [17]
      • Numerical study of the E Ø e Jahn-Teller polaron and bipolaron.[18]

[edit] Iraq

  • 'Abdul 'Aziz Shawish, Head of the Parliamentary Commission for Financial Affairs (2000-2003), Baghdad, Iraq [20][21].
  • Bruska Shawish, Iraqi Deputy Defence Minister (2005-2006). Baghdad, Iraq[22].

[edit] Jordan

  • A’abeer Al-Shawish, Head Teacher, Al-Qaru’wan College (2004-present), Jordan[26].
  • Ahmad Al-Shawish, Artist (Painter) and Art Critic, Jordan [27].
  • Dr Hassan Al-Shawish, Consultant & Specialist in Blood Illnesses, King Hussein Regional Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan [29][30][31].
  • Khalil Al-Shawish, Film Director (Music video), Head of Montage, Nurmena TV, Jordan.
    • Some popular songs directed by Khalil include:
      • Alzi al-A’askari, (الزي العسكري) (Military Uniform), 2006 [32]
      • Ahobak ya Lobnan, (احبك يا لبنان) (Love you Lebanon), 2006 [33]
      • Raja’a yta’amar Lobnan, (راجع يتعمر لبنان), (Return to Rebuild Lebanon), 2006 [34]
  • Majdi Al-Beit Shawish, Chief Executive Officer of Estarta Solutions (2005-present). Amman, Jordan[35].
  • Manal Shawish, Athlete (Swimming), Runner-up in Al-astiklal Championship 2006 (Kingdom level), Amman, Jordan [36].
  • Muhammad Al-Shawish, Member of Local Committee for Education and Teaching (2003-2005), Ma'an, Jordan [38].
  • Nadia Al-Shawish, The only female member of the Administrative Board of the Banking Union (2005-present), Amman, Jordan. [39].
  • Dr. Naief Al-Shawish, Junior Minister of Education for Centre Provinces (2005-present.), Jordan [40].
  • Othman Al-Shawish, Member of Engineers Trade Union (White Islamic List) 2006, Al-Zarqa, Jordan [41].
  • Sa’aed Muslim Al-Shawish, Member of Union Workers of the Mines and Mining, Jordan [42].
  • Zeed Al-Shawish, Athlete and Gold Medal Winner in Karate(Kingdom level), 2005, Jordan [43].

[edit] Lebanon

  • Musa Al-Shawish, Athlete (Karate). Silver medal winner in South Karate Championship, 90 KG (2005). Lebanon[47].
  • Ustaz Zuhayr Al-Shawish (Shaweesh), Head of Al-Maktab Al-Islami, Lebanon[48], contemporary Salafism Scholar, Writer and Publisher, Author of the book "Al-`Aqeedah al-Tahawiyyah" [49] (See also Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Tahawi). Ustaz Zuhayr was choisen as the Personality of the Year (2004) by Dar Al-Fatwa and Islamic Organizations in Lebanon[50]. Several Islamic Historians claim that Sheikh Zuhayr is a descendant of Prophet Mohammad. His full name is Mohammad Zuhayr bin Mustafa Al-Shawish Al-Husayni Al-Hashemi (Al-Hashemi is the name of Prophet Mohammad’s clan)[1].

[edit] Libya

  • Professor Bashir Shawish , Professor of English & translation. Member of Association of Professors of English and Translation at Arab Universities. (1997- present) Libya. [51].
  • Hassouna Shawesh (Al-Shawesh), Deputy Foreign Minister, Libya (2004 – Present), Tripoli, Libya [52].
    • Hassouna is a keen promoter of honest and open International Relations [53] [54], economic cooperation between Libya and the West[55], and security and stability in the region [56].

[edit] Palestine

  • Inas Shawish, Founder of The Open Workshop for Culture and Art (OWCA) (2001-present). Ramallah, Palestine[57].
  • Jamal Shawish, Founder and Head of Rose; a charity that represents thousands of disabled people in Jerusalem old city [58].
  • Khaled Yussef Shawish (1969-1989), Victim of the "Jaffa Gate Shooting" (10 April 1989). Khaled was shot and killed by an [unidentified] Jewish gunman dressed with Israeli Defence Force (IDF) uniform and armed with a sub-machine gun [65]. Three Jewish extremists were arrested and charged for the anti-Arab crime[66][67][68].
  • Nasser Shawish, Senior Islamic Jihad figure in Jenin[69]. Nasser was responsible for the organization of the King George street (Jerusalem) attack on 21-March-2002, in which three Israelis were killed[70]

[edit] Other Arab countries

  • Sheykh Abdul Aziz Shawish, Editor of “Al Lewa,” Newspaper (1907). Cairo, Egypt [71].
  • Mohammed Al-Shawish, Lawyer, Head of Prosecution at Sana'a high court(2005-present). Sana'a, Yemen. Mohammed leads the prosecution lawyers team in a high profile trial of Mohammed Al-Asadi, the Editor-in-Chief of the Yemen Observer for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad[73].
  • Dr. Othman Shawesh, Environment Expert for the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, Khartoum, Sudan [75], previously Head of Range and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Libya [76], also Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Desertification [77].
    • Dr. Shawesh also carried out several studies and wrote a number of publications, including:
      • Aridity and Desertification and Their Effects on Food Security (1996) [78].
      • Basic Nutrient Constituents for Some Range Plants in Bir Al-Ghanam Range Project [79].
      • Atriplex Species and their Importance in Range Improvement in the North African Countries of the Green Belt Project [80].
      • Evaluation of Development Potentials of Existing Range Projects in Western Libya [81].
      • A Study of Reconnaissance Inventory and Improvement of Libyan Rangelands [82].

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