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- Abdisalam Issa-SalweAbdisalam Issa-SalweDr. Abdisalam Mohamed Issa-Salwe is a Somali writer and scholar.-Career:Issa-Salwe is currently Asst. Professor in Information Systems in the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at Taibah University in Medina, Saudi Arabia...
, Somali scholar - Darrell IssaDarrell IssaDarrell Edward Issa is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 48th, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was formerly a CEO of Directed Electronics, the Vista, California-based manufacturer of automobile security and convenience products...
, a Californian Representative - List of The Belgariad and The Malloreon characters#Issa, a divine character in David Eddings's fantasy series The Belgariad and The Malloreon
- Issa or Isa, the Arabic name for Jesus in Islam
- Issa, an ancient Greek colony on the Adriatic island of VisVis (island)Vis is the most outerly lying larger Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, and is part of the Central Dalmatian group of islands, with an area of 90.26 km² and a population of 3,617 . Of all the inhabited Croatian islands, it is the farthest from the coast...
- Issa, another name for the Catawba tribeCatawba (tribe)The Catawba are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. They live in the Southeast United States, along the border between North and South Carolina near the city of Rock Hill...
of Native Americans - Issa, Japanese haiku poet - full name Kobayashi IssaKobayashi Issa, was a Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest of the Jōdo Shinshū sect known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply , a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea...
- Issa, the nickname of Luttif AfifLuttif AfifLuttif Afif , possible true name Mohammad Massalha, alias Issa , was the commander of the group of Palestinian terrorists who invaded the Munich Olympic Village on September 5, 1972 and took as hostage nine members of Israel's Olympic team after killing two members who resisted...
, the leader of the Black September terror squad at the 1972 Olympic Games - Issa-Aimé NthépéIssa-Aimé NthépéIssa-Aimé Nthépé is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Cameroon in 1999....
, French sprinter - Issa Al Murbati, Guantanamo Bay detainee
- Issa al Qaida guest house, Faisalabad
- Issa (Senegalese singer)Issa (Senegalese singer)Issa is a singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Dakar, Senegal, his musical style blends various styles, including contemporary contemporary R&B, pop, and reggae....
(born Issa Diop), singer, songwriter, and record producer - Issa HassanIssa HassanIssa Hassan , is a Kurdish musician and music composer. His grandparents to as exiles from Kurdistan in Southeastern Anatolia...
, Kurdish musician and singer living in France - Issa Hentona, lead singer of J-pop band Da PumpDa Pumpis an Okinawan male idol group comprising lead vocalist, Issa and MCs Ken, Yukinari, and Shinobu. The group formed as students at Okinawa Actors School in 1996...
- Issa SesayIssa SesayIssa Hassan Sesay served as senior military officer and commander in the Revolutionary United Front and AFRC/RUF forces in their insurrection against the government of Sierra Leone...
, a military leader in the Sierra Leone insurgency - Issa (clan)Issa (clan)The Issa are a Somali clan, a sub-clan of the Dir. The Issa primarily reside in Djibouti, the extreme northwestern fringe in the Awdal district of Somaliland in northern Somalia, as well as the Shinile Zone located in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.-Lineage:...
, Somali clan that resides in Djibouti - Issa (clothing), London fashion company, participant in Fall 2008 fashion weeksFall 2008 fashion weeksMajor fall 2008 fashion weeks are being held in New York City, London, Paris, and Milan during February and March 2008.-New York Fashion Week:...
, known for its artistic prints - Issa (singer)Issa (singer)Jane Siberry , born October 12, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, known for such hits as "Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud", "One More Colour" and "Calling All Angels"...
, the identity which Canadian musician Jane Siberry took upon changing her name - Issa (urban-type settlement), an urban-type settlement in Penza OblastPenza Oblast-External links:* *...
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- Independent Schools Sports AssociationSports Association for Adelaide SchoolsThe Sports Association for Adelaide Schools is a group of schools in South Australia involved in a variety of sporting and cultural activities.- Current member schools :...
- now known as the Sports Association for Adelaide Schools (SAAS) - Information Systems Security AssociationInformation Systems Security AssociationThe Information Systems Security Association is a not-for-profit, international professional organization of information security professionals and practitioners...
- Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion (ISSA)Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion (ISSA)ISSA or Superior Institute of Secretarial and Administrative Studies of the University of Navarra is one of the most prestigious academic centers in Spain and the world dedicated to the training of elite management assistants, many of whom go on to work at the most prestigious Spanish firms...
, a center of the University of Navarra that trains elite management assistants - Integrated System for Survey Analysis, a joint developer of CSProCSProCSPro, short for Census and Survey Processing System is a public domain statistical package developed by the U.S. Census Bureau, Macro International , and Serpro S.A. Its major funding was from the U.S. Agency for International Development.The software can be used for entering, editing, tabulating,...
- International Social Security AssociationInternational Social Security AssociationThe International Social Security Association is an international organization bringing together national social security administrations and agencies. Founded in 1927, the ISSA has around 340 member organizations in 150 countries. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in the...
, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland - International Society for Spelæological Art
- International Society for the Study of Argumentation, academic organisation for those interested in Argumentation theoryArgumentation theoryArgumentation theory, or argumentation, is the interdisciplinary study of how humans should, can, and do reach conclusions through logical reasoning, that is, claims based, soundly or not, on premises. It includes the arts and sciences of civil debate, dialogue, conversation, and persuasion...
- International Sports Sciences AssociationInternational Sports Sciences AssociationThe International Sports Sciences Association is an organization that operates as a teaching institution and certification agency for fitness trainers, athletic trainers, aerobic instructors, and medical professionals....
, an organisation of fitness experts which certifies personal fitness trainers from around the world. - International Strategic Studies AssociationInternational Strategic Studies AssociationThe International Strategic Studies Association describes itself as Washington DC based non-governmental organization with a worldwide membership of professionals involved in national management, particularly in national and international security and strategic policy.-Recipients of ISSA...
- Interscholastic Sailing Association
- International Sanitary Supply AssociationInternational Sanitary Supply AssociationThe International Sanitary Supply Association is an international association of companies that consider professional cleaning as the focus of their activity....
- Irish Seed Savers AssociationIrish Seed Savers AssociationIrish Seed Savers Association is an Irish non-governmental organisation founded in 1991. The Irish Seed Savers Association maintains a seed bank with over 600 non-commercially available varieties of seed.- Aims and Tasks :The Irish Seed Savers Association aims to:...