Famous People with Name Zayd

Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd            Origin/Culture/Country: Egyptian

Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd: is an Egyptian Qur'anic thinker and one of the leading liberal theologians in Islam. He is famous for his project of a humanistic Qur'anic hermeneutics.Zayd suffered major religious persecution for his views on the Qur'an as a religious, mythical, literary work. In 1995, he was promoted to the rank of full professor, but Islamic controversies about his academic work led to a court decision of apostasy and the denial of the appointment. A hisbah trial started against him by fundamentalist Islamic scholars,

Muhammad Zaydan            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Muhammad Zaydan: was the founder and leader of paramilitary group the Palestine Liberation Front (P.L.F.).Zaydan joined the radical, pro-Syrian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command under Ahmed Jibril in 1968. In 1977, major disagreements arose between the P.F.L.P.-G.C., the P.L.O., and other Palestinian factions based in Lebanon.

Abd Al-Rahman Ibn Zaydan            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Abd Al-Rahman Ibn Zaydan: was a Moroccan historian and literary author.[1] [2] He was a great-grandson of sultan Moulay Ismael and is considered one of the best sources on the history of his native city Meknes, but also on the Alaouite dynasty. After the installation of the French protectorat he accepted the function of vice-director of the military school of Dâr al-Bayda in Meknes, today's military academy of the city.