Sherif 2218317 224292051 2008-07-08T05:09:46Z 202.49.72.33 '''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)]] {{disambig}}