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The Marada Movement (Arabic: تيار المردة, romanized: Tayyār Al-Marada) is a Lebanese political party and a former militia active during the Lebanese Civil War named after the legendary Marada (also called Mardaites) warriors of the early Middle Ages that fought on the external edge of the Byzantine Empire.
Their other Arabic name, al-Jarājimah, suggests that some were natives of the town Jurjum in Cilicia; the word marada in Arabic is the plural of mared, which could mean a giant, a supernatural being like Jinn, a high mountain or a rebel. The argument that the Mardaites were Greek, [4] is supported on two facts.
Since Marada's adventures were first published in the creator-owned series Epic Illustrated, the rights to her character were eventually given to writer Claremont and artist Bolton. [ 1 ] Marada is introduced as "her mother was the firstborn of Caesar", [ 2 ] though it is unclear if this refers to Julius Caesar or to a current emperor (bearing ...
The Canton was run by the Al-Marada's own civil administration of 80 public servants, who were also entrusted of running the militia's own television and radio service, "The Voice of the Marada" (Arabic: عزة صوت المرادة | Iza'at Sawt al-Marada) or "La Voix des Maradah" in French, by hijacking the television and radio signals ...
Marada were a group of autonomous communities living on Mount Lebanon during the Middle Ages. Marada may also refer to: Marada (comics), a fantasy comic book character created in 1982 by John Bolton and Chris Claremont; Marada, a genus of prehistoric mammals; The Marada Brigade, a Maronite militia in the Lebanese Civil War
Pages in category "Marada Movement politicians" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Marada (Arabic: مرادة) is a desert oasis in the Al Wahat District, Cyrenaica region, in northeastern Libya. [ 2 ] Although Marada is located 120 km (75 mi) south of El Agheila , the dilapidated condition of the El Agheila-Marada road compels travelers to use much longer routes to get to Marada.
Lugal-Marada was the city god of Marad. [2] He was regarded as a warlike deity. [1]The goddess Imzuanna, [1] also known as Ninzuanna, was Lugal-Marada's wife. [3] Marten Stol refers to two deities, Lugalmea and Ili-mīšar, as his divine attendants, [1] but according to Wilfred G. Lambert, the latter was associated with Imzuanna.