Reza

Reza (Arabic: رضا‎, riḍā) is a name of Arabic origin, widely used as a Persian personal name and within Iranian placenames.

Arabic etymology

The Islamic concept Reza ([ɾeˈzɒː], also transliterated as Raza, Reda, Redha, Rida, Ridha [rɪˈdˤɑ], Rizah, Rıza [ɾɯˈzɑ], is a male given name common among Muslims, and especially Persian-speakers. It comes from Arabic and means contentment.

Rida (Reza) is an Islamic concept rooted in the Qur'an and the practices. This idea of contentment is expressed in two Qur'anic verses which discuss the contentment of Allah with believers and, conversely, of believers with Allah:

Muslims believe that Allah's pleasure with the servant is expressed through His gifts both material and spiritual and the servant's pleasure with Allah is the name of his obedience to Allah's commands and submission to his will. Rida on the part of the human also includes his determination to accept Allah's decree irrespective of whether it is favourable or unfavourable.

Because the Arabic ض sound does not exist in the Persian language, Persian-speakers replace the sound with a z. This pronunciation was also adopted by other languages influenced by Persian, most of all Turkish and Urdu. In the Maghreb region, the name is spelled Reda, due to the French influence during the colonial times.

Reza (album)

Reza is an album released by Terry Gibbs in August, 1966 on Dot DLP 3726 (mono) and DLP 25726 (stereo). It was arranged and produced by Shorty Rodgers.

The album was aimed at the pop and jazz markets. Billboard reviewed the album as "swingin, but not way out."

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Street Life

Street life may refer to:

Streetlife (Geeza album)

Streetlife is the debut album by Australian rock group, Geeza. It was released in mid-1977 by Laser Records / RCA Records and was produced by Mario Millo. The first single, 'Run 'n' Hide', peaked at number 56 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart, while the second single, 'Song to Warilla', failed to chart.

Background

Geeza was formed in Sydney's western suburbs in late 1973. Their cabaret-style theatrical performances included exploding phone boxes and other extravagant props that were used to win over audiences across Sydney. By September 1975, the band consisted of Gabriel Vendetti on guitar; Lee Martin (aka Martin Adamson) on bass guitar and backing vocals; Allan Fraiel on drums and backing vocals; and Terry Halliday (aka Terry Meaney) on lead vocals. The group started playing some songs in drag, which then led to the writing of the track "Dragon Queen" by Adamson, Venditti, Fraiel and Meaney.

Late in 1976, Geeza began recording their debut album, Streetlife, at Atlantic Studios, which was released in mid-1977.Streetlife spawned two singles, "Run 'n' Hide" and "Song to Warilla", the former peaked at number 56 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The album was produced by Mario Millo (ex-Sebastian Hardie, Windchase) at. "Run 'n' Hide" was written by Martin and the album was issued by Laser Records and RCA Records.

Streetlife (website)

Streetlife is a British social networking website that links users together based on the neighbourhood where they live.

Background

Streelife was developed by IT expert Matt Boyes, after his sister's new London home had been burgled in 2008 and she had found it awkward to get in contact with her neighbours. Originally called "Streetbook", it was trialed in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Streetlife.com was launched to the rest of the UK on 21 March 2011.

Streetlife received financial investment from newspaper and magazine company, Archant, Caffè Nero co-founder Paul Ettinger and Friends Reunited founder Steve Pankhurst amongst others. By 2013 they had raised £1.4 million investment and Archant's media connections were used to re-market the website.

By 2015 Streetlife claimed to have 1 million members (doubling in size over the first six months of the year) and covering 4,000 communities in the UK.

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