Sherif
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'''Sherif''' is someone who is descended from [[Muhammad]] by way of his daughter [[Fatima]]. The word comes from Arabic ''sharif'' meaning "noble", from ''sharafa'' meaning "to be highborn". It is also commonly known as [[Ashraf]], and also [[sharif]].
It may refer to:
*a common name (or its variant Sharif):
**[[Omar Sharif]], Egyptian actor
**[[Safwat El-Sherif]], Egyptian politician
**[[Muzafer Sherif]], one of the founders of social psychology, and co-developer of social judgment theory with Carl Hovland
It may also refer to:
* The [[Sharif of Mecca]]
*[[Sheriff (disambiguation)]]
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