Shura ("council") is a method of decision-making in Islamic cultures.
In Russia, Shura is one of the diminutives of Alexander or Alexandra.
Shura may also refer to:
Legislative bodies Majlis-ash-Shura, type of Shura Council in government Shura Council, former name of the Senate (Egypt) Leadership Council of Afghanistan Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia Consultative Assembly of Qatar Consultative Assembly (Oman) Consultative Council (Bahrain) Islamic Consultative Assembly Shura Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Yemen Parliament of Pakistan
People Shura Tegleva (1894–1955), Russian nursemaid who served in the Imperial Household Shura Cherkassky (1911–1995), American classical pianist Shura Taft (born 1982), English-born Australian television and radio presenter Mary Francis Shura (1923–1991), American writer Shura (English singer) (born 1988) Shura (Russian singer) (born 1975) Shura Baryshnikov (born 1981), American dancer
Religion Ash-Shura, the 42nd sura of the Qur'an Shura, an alternative Japanese term referring to one of the six realms of reincarnation; the kanji are also used in the name for the Buddhist entities known otherwise as asura
Arts and entertainment Shura mono, a theme in Noh, a major form of classical Japanese musical drama Shura, a character in the Soul series of fighting games Capricorn Shura, a character from the Japanese manga Saint Seiya Shura ending, one of four possible endings in the 2019 action-adventure video game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, derived from the Japanese term for asura. Shura, a 1971 Japanese film
Other Hamas Shura Council, the leadership of Hamas Shura (rural locality), several rural localities in Russia Shura, a Tatar journal published between 1908–1918 in the Russian Empire In Persian, including in Dari and Tajik, shuravi شوروی (Tajik: Шӯравӣ) is the term used for a soviet (workers' council); the word is etymologically related to shura (council).