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Ananda Marga Ananda Marga, officially known as Ananda Marga Pracharaka Samgha (AMPS) meaning “the organization for the propagation of the path of bliss” was founded in Jamalpur, State of Bihar, India in 1955 by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921-1990), known by his spiritual name of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti. Ananda Marga bases its ideology on the theory that total human development can only be achieved through both personal development, and social service to the community.
Ananda Samarakone Ananda Samarakone (January 13, 1911 – April 5, 1962) was a Sri Lankan composer and musician best known for composing the Sri Lankan national anthem, "Sri Lanka Matha." He is considered the father of artistic Sinhala music, and founder of the modern geeta sahitya.
Ananda Vikatan Ĺ’Ananda Vikatan is the leading Tamil language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India. It is part of the Vikatan group which is also publishing Junior Vikatan,Chutti Vikatan,Aval Vikatan,Naanayam Vikatan,Sakthi Vikatan and Motor Vikatan.
Anandamath Anandamath (Bangla: আনন্দমঠ Anondomôţh) is a famous Bengali novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. Set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion in the late 1700s, it is considered one of the most important novels in the history of Bengali and Indian literature.
Anandamaya kosha The Anandamaya kosha or "sheath made of bliss" (ananda) is in Vedantic philosophy the most subtle or spiritual of the five levels of embodied self. It has been interpreted differently according to specific schools of Indian (and also Theosophical) thought.
Anandamela Anandamela is a children's periodical in Bengali language published by ABP Limited (Ananda Bazar Patrika Group) in Calcutta,India. It has been editored by several eminent personalities at different times including the famous poet Nirendranath Chakraborty.
Anandamide Anandamide, also known as arachidonoylethanolamide or AEA, is an endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter found in animal and human organs, especially in the brain. It was isolated and its structure was elucidated by Czech analytical chemist Lumír Ondřej Hanuš and American molecular pharmacologist William Anthony Devane in the Laboratory of Raphael Mechoulam, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1992.
Anandashram Anandashram is a spiritual centre founded by Pujya Swami Ramdas and Mother Krishnabai, endearingly called Beloved Papa and Pujya Mataji, in 1931, in Kanhangad, Kerala, South India. The ideal which the Ashram holds before it is Universal Love and Service based upon a vision of divinity in all beings and creatures of the world.
Anandi Gopal Joshi Anandi Gopal Joshi (or Anandibai) (March 31, 1865 - February 26, 1887) was the first Indian woman to obtain a medical degree in the Western hemisphereAnandi Gopal (1992) by Shrikrishna Janardan Joshi (Translated and abridged from the Marathi by Asha Damle), published by Stree.. She was one of the first Indian women to be trained in Western system of medicine.
Anandpur Resolution The Anandpur Resolution or Anandpur Sahib Resolution was a political statement made by a Sikh political party, the Shiromani Akali Dal in 1973. It effectively demands that the central Indian government should cede control to a Punjabi government.
Anandpur Sahib, Ropar Anandpur Sahib – the holy City of Bliss – is one of the most important sacred places of the Sikhs and is closely linked with their religious traditions and history. It is located on the lower spurs of the Himalayas surrounded by picturesque natural scenery, with the river Sutlej forming a shimmering and shiny blue border on the south west barely four miles away.
Anangu Anangu, more accurately "Aṉaŋu" or "Arnangu", is a word found in a number of eastern varieties of the Western Desert Language (WDL), an Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama-Nyungan family, spoken in the desert regions of western and central Australia. Before the arrival of non-Aboriginal people in Central Australia the core meaning of anangu was probably 'human being, man, person'.
Ananias (disambiguation) Ananias is the Greek form of Hananiah (Hebrew for "Yahweh is gracious"), or Ananiah, a name occurring several times in the Old Testament and Apocrypha (Nehemiah 3:23, 1 Chronicles 15:23, Tobit 5:12. etc.
Ananias Club The Ananias Club, supposedly named for Ananias who fell dead when he lied to the apostle Peter about a financial transaction, was an expression employed by the press in 1906-1907 to avoid the "short and ugly word" (liar) in connection with the "mutual accusations of inveracity" which arose between President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina over the railroad rate bill and later during the controversy between Roosevelt and the so-called "nature fakers."
Ananias Dare Ananias Dare (c.1560 – June 27, 1587, legal death) was the husband of Eleanor White whom he married in the church of St Clement Danes on June 24, 1583 – and father of Virginia Dare, the first recorded child birth to Northern European parentage on the Continent of North America on August 18, 1587.
Ananias of Adiabene A Jewish merchant and mendicant proselytizer, probably of Hellenistic origin, who, in the opening years of the common era, was prominent at the court of Abennerig, king of Characene. He was instrumental in the Conversion to Judaism of numerous native and foreign inhabitants of Charax Spasinu, which, situated at the confluence of the two arms of the Tigris, was at the time a great mercantile center.
Ananias of Damascus Ananias was a disciple of Jesus, and is traditionally listed as one of the Seventy Disciples whose mission is recorded in Luke 10. He also was the man reported in the Bible to have been sent by God to heal Paul's blindness and join him with the Church.
Ananiel Ananiel, Anânêl (Aramaic: עננאל, Greek: Ανανθνά) was the 14th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels that are mentioned in an ancient work called the Book of Enoch. The name means "Rain of God" even though his name is often confused with Hananiel.
Ananova Ananova is a Web-oriented news service that originally featured a computer-simulated animation of a woman newscaster, named "Ananova," who had been programmed to "read" newscasts to Web users. Ananova is a subsidiary of mobile telecommunication operator Orange SA.
Anant Chaturdashi Anant Chaturdashi is the last day of the Hindu festival of Ganeshotsav. It is generally the tenth or eleventh day after Ganesh Chaturthi and all the ganesh idols brought into homes and communities are immersed into the sea or nearby lakes and rivers.
Anant Pai Anant Pai (born 1937) is a renowned educationist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series, which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters, and Tinkle, a children's anthology.
Ananta Ananta (अनन्‍त) is a Sanskrit word meaning "without end," or the "the infinite one." Ananta is a commonly used name for Shesha (or "Ananta Shesha"), an incarnation of Vishnu from Hindu tradition, in the form of a large, divine serpent with many thousands of heads.
Ananta Basudeba temple Ananta Basudeba temple is a temple of Lord Krishna in the Hangseshwari temple complex in Banshberia, in the Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. This temple is noted for the terra cotta works on its walls.
Ananta Das Babaji Ananta Das Babaji (Pandit Sri Ananta Das Babaji Maharaja) is a leading religious figure in the contemporary Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. Based at Radha-kunda, he is a respected lecturer and the author of dozens of volumes of literature.
Ananthanatha Swami Temple Ananthanatha Swami Temple (also known as the Puliyarmala Jain Temple) is a Jain temple located at Puliyarmala, 6 km from Kalpetta in the Wayanad district in the state of Kerala in India. It is dedicated to Ananthanatha Swami, one of the prominent saints of Jain faith.
Ananthapura Lake Temple Ananthapura Lake Temple is a Hindu Temple in Kasargode District of Kerala state, South India. It is the only lake temple in Kerala and the Moolasthana (original seat) of Ananthapadmanabha Swami (Padmanabhaswamy Temple) Thiruvananthapuram.
Ananya Roy Ananya Roy is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the Division of International & Area Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She also serves as Faculty Director of the Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad.
Anapaest An anapaest or anapest, also called antidactylus, is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. In classical quantitative meters it consists of two short syllables followed by a long one (as in a-na-paest); in accentual stress meters it consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.
Anapanasati Anāpānasati (Pali), meaning 'mindfulness of breathing' ("sati" means mindfulness; "ānāpāna" refers to inhalation and exhalation), is a basic form of meditation taught by the Buddha. According to this teaching as presented in the Anāpānasati Sutta, practising this form of meditation as a part of the Noble Eightfold Path leads to the removal of all defilements (kilesa) and finally to the attainment of nibbāna (nirvana).
Anaphase Anaphase, from the ancient Greek ανα (up) and φασις (stage), is the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes separate in a eukaryotic cell. Each chromatid moves to opposite poles of the cell, the opposite ends of the mitotic spindle, near the microtubule organizing centers.
Anaphase-promoting complex Anaphase-promoting complex (APC) is a complex of several proteins which is activated during mitosis to initiate anaphase. The APC is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that marks target proteins for degradation by the 26S proteasome.
Anaphora In rhetoric, anaphora (from the Greek ναφορά, "carrying back") is the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of several consecutive sentences or verses to emphasize an image or a concept.
Anaphora (liturgy) The word "anaphora", which in rhetoric means the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs, refers in religion to the most solemn part of the Divine liturgy or Mass. The term is used more particularly, but not exclusively, in relation to Eastern Christian liturgies: in the West, the term "Eucharistic Prayer" is more commonly used.
Anaphylatoxin Anaphylatoxins, or anaphylotoxins, are fragments (C3a, C4a or C5a) that are produced during the pathways of the complement system. Most notable is the ability to trigger degranulation of (release of substances from) mast cells or basophils, which is an important part of the immune system in all kinds of inflammation and especially as part of defense against parasites.
Anaplastology Anaplastology (Gk. ana-again, anew, upon plastos-something made, formed, molded logy-the study of) is a branch of medicine dealing with the prosthetic rehabilitation of an absent, disfigured, or malformed anatomically critical location of the face or body.
Anaplerosis Anapleurosis is the process of malate entering the citric acid cycle, which serves to replenish pools of the intermediates of that cycle. The malate is created by PEP carboxylase and malate dehydrogenase in the cytosol.
Anapod Explorer Anapod Explorer is a proprietary application for content management on Apple iPods, made by Red Chair Software. It is designed to be streamlined along the Windows interface, allowing users to bypass iTunes by presenting the Windows-formatted iPod as a special drive icon on "My Computer.
Anappanthy Anappanthy (Anappanthi) is a small town on the banks of Kundoor puzha in the Ayyankunnu Village, Kannur, Kerala. In the early days of settlement by farmers from the central Kerala this small town had a major role in the economy and education of the entire village.
Anara Gupta Anara Gupta (born August 1986The trauma of being Anara Gupta, The Times of India, 8 May 2005) is an Indian model and actress who won the "Miss Jammu" beauty pageant in 2001. She has been at the center of an ongoing and widely publicized pornography and police scandal in Jammu and Kashmir since 2004.
Anaranya Anaranya was a descendant of Ikshwaku, and a king of Ayodhya. According to the Ramayana, many kings submitted to Ravana without fighting, but when Aranya was challenged and summoned to submit, he chose to fight.
Anare Jale Anare Jale is a Fijian civil servant, who was the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Service Commission (PSC) from May 2005 to 7 December 2006, when he was dismissed from office by the military junta which had seized power on 5 December. Relations between Jale and the Military Commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, had long been strained..
Anare Mountains The Anare Mountains () is a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the south by the Ebbe and Dennistoun glaciers.
Anaretic degree In astrology, the anaretic degree is the final degree of any sign, which is 29 degrees 0 minutes to 29 degrees 59 minutes. This degree is considered to be a critical degree, so any planets or celestial bodies placed within that range are likely to display the most extreme attributes of the sign or planet.
Anarhichadidae The wolffishes are a family, Anarhichadidae, of perciform fishes. They are native to cold waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, where they live on the continental shelf and slope, to depths of about 600 m.
Anarchic Adjustment Anarchic Adjustment - a fashion clothing company from San Francisco, California, 1988—1996. London's post-punk Anarchic Adjustment moved to sunny California with the arrival of founder Nick Philip to the freestyle bicycle/skate scene of Southern California.
Anarchism and animal rights The anarchist philosophical and political movement has some connections to elements of the animal liberation movement. Many anarchists are vegetarian or vegan and have played a role in combating perceived injustices against animals.
Anarchism and capitalism Though the libertarian socialist critique of capitalism is rooted in socialist theory, there are certain key distinctions in their critiques, which this article attempts to elucidate. Some of the critiques listed here may appear to mirror Marxist ideas but were independently authored by anarchist writers of the same era.
Anarchism and Judaism While there is no organized Jewish religious anarchist movement, various anarchistic ideas are common in the works of many Kabbalists and Hasidic teachers. Since the antiquity, some Jewish mystical groups were based on anti-authoritarian or radically communal principles, somewhat similar to the Christian Quakers, Dukhobors and other similar movements.
Anarchism and Marxism While anarchism and Marxism are two different political philosophies, there is some similarity between the methodology and ideology of groups of anarchists and Marxists, and the history of the two have often been intertwined. They share similar long-term goals (stateless socialism, stateless communism or communalism), political opponents (conservatives, other right-wing elements, and sometimes liberals), and structural targets (capitalism and existing governments).
Anarchism and religion Anarchists traditionally have been skeptical and opposed to organized religionMost organized religions are hierarchical] in nature and, more often than not, aligned with contemporary power structures similar to those found in [[state hierarchies. This does not mean that anarchists are in opposition to personal faith, only to the authoritarian nature of organized religion.
Anarchism in Austria The powerful Radical faction of Austria-Hungary's Social Democratic Party was anarchist in all but name until 1884, and anarchist ideas penetrated deeply into the trade unions throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, from 1880-1884, Austria-Hungary, with the exception of France and Italy, had the strongest anarchist movement in Europe.
Anarchism in Brazil Anarchism in Brazil was a influential contributor the social question politics of Brazil's Old Republic. Anarchist ideas started to spread, especially instigating the country’s labour movement, during the epoch of mass migrations of European labourers at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century.
Anarchism in Greece Anarchism in Greece takes many different forms, from the assassination of the Greek king in the early 1900s to the student protestors who brought down the Papadopoulos regime in the 1970s. The word "anarchism" in the English language derives from the Greek for "no rulers".
Anarchism in China The origins of Chinese anarchism are traceable to the early Chinese Nationalist movement. The predominance in the late 1800s of the Nihilist movement and anarchist communism in Russia, which borders China, was a major source of anarchist influence on the nationalist movements in China.
Anarchism in Israel The anarchist ideology arrived in Palestine at the beginning of the 20th century, carried by a big wave of emigrants from Eastern Europe (Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland). The ideas of Peter Kropotkin and Leo Tolstoy had remarkable influence on famous exponents of some Left Zionists, such as Yitzhak Tabenkin, Berl Katzenelson, and Mark Yarblum.
Anarchism in Sweden Anarchists were prominent in the Swedish Social Democratic Party in the 1880s but were eventually expelled in 1891. Undeterred they became more active in Sweden's growing labour movement, eventually becoming strong enough to found the anarcho-syndicalist trade union Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation in 1910.
Anarchism in the English tradition In English speaking countries, anarchist ideas and practises initially developed within the context of radical Whiggery and Protestant religious dissent. During the English Civil War, the American Revolution and the industrialisation English language anarchist thought developed in the context of revolutionary working class politics and other Anarchisms.
Anarchism in the United States Anarchism in the United States spans a wide range of anarchist philosophy, from individualist anarchism to anarchist communism and other less known forms. Individualist anarchism in the United States is strongly influenced by Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, the mutualist Proudhon, as well as the egoist Max Stirner.
Anarchism without adjectives Anarchism without adjectives in the words of historian George Richard Esenwein, "referred to an unhyphenated form of anarchism, that is, a doctrine without any qualifying labels such as communist, collectivist, mutualist, or individualist. For others, .
Anarchist Black Cross Federation Anarchist Black Cross Federation (ABCF) was created in 1995 when the North American ABC collectives from Paterson (NJ), Bronx (NY), and Washington DC merged into a federation. Soon after, the Bronx and DC groups left to form a separate Anarchist Black Cross Network, but the New Jersey ABC and others continued to build the ABC Federation and attracted new ABC groups to carry it on.
Anarchist Black Cross Network The Anarchist Black Cross Network is a world-wide decentralized and egalitarian network of organizations committed to the original ideals of the Anarchist Black Cross movement -- of seeing prisons and the poverty, racism and genocide that accompanies them to be symptoms of a social order whose last days are near.
Anarchist communism Anarchist communism is a form of anarchism that advocates the abolition of the State and capitalism in favor of a horizontal network of voluntary associations through which everyone will be free to satisfy his or her needs.
Anarchist Catalonia Anarchist Catalonia (July 21, 1936 - February 10, 1939) was the stateless territory and anarchist society in part of the territory of modern Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War, eventually headed by Buenaventura Durruti. The most effective anarchist unit in Catalonia was the Durruti Column, led by already legendary militant Buenaventura Durruti.
Anarchist Communist Union of Seattle The Anarchist Communist Union of Seattle is the Seattle local group of the Northwest Anarchist Federation (not to be confused with the Northwestern Federation of Anarchists or the Anarchist Federation of the Northwest). Its members are principally involved in strike support, workplace organizing and anti-military recruitment activities.
Anarchist economics Anarchist economics entails theory and practice relating to economic activity within the philosophical outlines of anarchism. Anarchists (most notably anarcho-syndicalists and anarcho-communists) primarily oppose capitalism because its characteristic institutions promote and reproduce various forms of oppression, including private property, hierarchical production relations, collecting rents from private property, taking a profit in exchanges, and collecting interest on loans.
Anarchist Federation (Britain and Ireland) The Anarchist Federation (AF) is a federation of anarcho-communists in Britain and Ireland. It was founded as the Anarchist Communist Federation in March 1986 by the Anarchist Communist Discussion Group, which had coalesced around two anarcho-communists who had returned from France and began selling the pamphlets of the defunct Libertarian Communist Group tendency, and members of Syndicalist Fight.
Anarchist law Anarchist law refers to a series of ongoing debates within the various branches of anarchist theory regarding if and how norms of individual and/or collective behavior, decision-making and actions should be created and enforced. Although many anarchists would consider "anarchist law" simply synonymous with natural law, others contend law in anarchy would have additional, unique elements.
Anarchist Party of Canada Anarchist Party of Canada (Groucho-Marxist) was a dadaist-flavoured political party based in Vancouver, British Columbia best known for hitting famous people with pies. Some of the people thus assaulted include U.
Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany The Anarchistic Pogo Party of Germany (German: Anarchistische Pogo-Partei Deutschlands, or 'APPD') is the self-declared party of the Pöbel (mob) and "social parasites". It was created in 1981 by two punks in Hannover and took part in the 1998 election to the Bundestag with the promise to pay the voters with free beer.
Anarchist Prisoners' Legal Aid Network The Anarchist Prisoners' Legal Aid Network (APLAN) is an Anarchist organization that provides legal aid to known anarchist prisoners and publishes the newsletter We Never Sleep. According to APLAN, many imprisoned anarchists are subject to abuse, partly due to their beliefs.
Anarchist Youth Network The Anarchist Youth Network (AYN) was a loosely-organised anarchist network, supposed to be based in Britain and Ireland. Lasting only from 2002 to 2004, it suffered many of the weaknesses common in the contemporary anarchist movement of the English speaking world.
Anarchists Against the Wall Anarchists Against the Wall (AAW), sometimes called "Anarchists Against the Fence" or "Jews Against Ghettos", is a loose-knit organization comprised of Israeli anarchists and anti-authoritarians who oppose the construction of the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier and Israeli West Bank barrier. Although AAW has no official membership, it claims to have around 100 active participants who coordinate with Palestinians and groups like the International Solidarity Movement to organize nonviolent marches, civil disobedience, and direct action.
Anarcho-capitalism Anarcho-capitalism (also known by other names, most frequently as free-market anarchism"This volume honors the foremost contemporary exponent of free-market anarchism. One contributor aptly describes Murray Rothbard as 'the most ideologically committed zero-State academic economists on earth'.
Anarcho-Monarchism Anarcho-monarchism is a political philosophy based on the anarchistic principle that societies function best if they lack any formal governance. The anarcho-monarchists however believe that the presence of a visible, symbolic authority, who does not violate individual freedom or holds monopoly of law, gives continuity and stability to society.
Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-primitivism is an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization. Primitivists argue that the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural subsistence gave rise to social stratification, coercion, and alienation.
Anarcho-Syndicalist Review Anarcho-Syndicalist Review (formerly the Libertarian Labor Review) is an American anarchist magazine, published two to four times a year, which focuses on anarcho-syndicalist theory and practice. The magazine was co-founded in 1986 by Sam Dolgoff.
Anarchs (World of Darkness) The Anarchs are a fictional sect of vampires in White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game. Although they are technically members of the Camarilla, they reject the Camarilla's top down power structure, and aim to change it into the grand protector of kindred it claims to be.
Anarchy Although in common parlance anarchy may refer to the breakdown of order following the collapse of a state (anomie), the term, as used in this article, refers to a stateless society.Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Anarchism Several forms of stateless societies will be discussed:
Anarchy Archives The Anarchy Archives project is a self-described online research center on the history and theory of Anarchism. It was created in September 1995 by Dana Ward, a Professor of Political Studies at Pitzer College.
Anarchy in international relations Anarchy in international relations posits that the world system is leaderless: there is no universal sovereign or worldwide government. There is thus no hierarchically superior, coercive power that can resolve disputes or order the system.
Anarchy in Somalia Somalia is cited by some as a real-world example of a stateless capitalist economy and a legal system. Since 1991, Somalia has had no internationally recognized government, with large areas of the country ruled by such unrecognized mini-states as Somaliland, Puntland, and Southwestern Somalia.
Anarchy in the U.K. "Anarchy in the UK" (B-side "I Wanna Be Me") was the first single by the punk band the Sex Pistols. It was released on November 26, 1976, and is often said to be the "first punk single".
Anarchy Online Anarchy Online (AO) is a science fiction MMORPG released in June 2001 by Funcom set on the world of Rubi-Ka and its extra-dimensional twin, the Shadowlands. It is one of the few popular MMORPGs that makes use of a science fiction setting as opposed to the more common fantasy setting.
Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed is a North American anarchist magazine, and is one of the most popular anarchist publications in North America. It could be described as a general interest and critical, non-ideological anarchist journal.
Anari (musician) Anari (Ana Rita Alberdi) (born in 1970 in Azkoitia, GuipĂşzcoa) is a Basque singer/songwriter. She released her first album in 1997 and has established herself as an important reference point in the Basque and, by extension, Spanish music scene.
Anarkali Anarkali (Urdu: اناركلى; Hindi: अनारकली; anārkalī) ("pomegranate blossom") is a bazār (market) located on Mall Road in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest surviving markets in South Asia, dating back at least 200 years.
Anarta Kingdom Anarta was a kingdom of ancient India, roughly forming the northern Gujarat state of India. It was ruled by Yadavas after they fled from Mathura of Surasena Kingdom, due to the attacks of Jarasandha, the king of Magadha.
Anartia Anartia is a genre of butterflies in family Nymphalidae, and subfamily Nymphalinae, found in tropical and subtropical areas in the Americas. The butterflies are all known as "peacocks", although the common European peacock is not in the same genus.
Anartia lytrea The Anartia lytrea, also known as the Godart's Peacockis a species of butterfly found in Cuba, the Isle of Youth, and the Swan Islands. The butterfly has been known to occasionally stray into the Lower Keys of Florida.
Anas Altikriti Anas Altikriti (born September 9, 1968) is President of the Cordoba Foundation. One of the leading figures of the British Anti-War movement, Altikriti also served as president of the Muslim Association of Britain between 2004- 2005.
Anasagasti The Anasagasti was the first automobile to be built in Argentina; it was manufactured by Horacio Anasagasti of Buenos Aires from 1912 to 1914. Anasagasti's first vehicle was a 15 horsepower (11 kW) Ballot-engined car.
Anasazi flute The Anasazi flute is the name of a pre-historic end-blown flute revived and replicated today from findings at a massive cave in Prayer Rock Valley in Arizona, USA by an archaeological expedition led by Earl H. Morris in 1931.
Anasazisaurus Anasazisaurus (ahn-ah-SAH-zee-SAWR-us; "Anasazi lizard") is a genus of hadrosaurid ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of North America. Like most hadrosaurs, it would have had a wide "duckbill" snout, although Anasazisaurus also had a tall, arched crest on its snout that extended from its nostrils back over its eyes.
Anasheed Anasheed is Islamic vocal music that are either sung a cappella or accompanied by percussion instruments. In general, true Islamic anasheeds do not contain lamellaphone instruments, string instruments, or wind instruments including brass.
Anastas Mikoyan Anastas Hovhannesi Mikoyan (Armenian Անաստաս Հովհաննեսի Միկոյան; ( - October 21, 1978) was an Armenian Old Bolshevik and Soviet statesman during the Stalin and Khrushchev years. Due to russification in the Soviet Union he is primarily known as Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (Russian Анаста́с Ива́нович Микоя́н) among people who do not speak Armenian.
Anastase Alfieri Alfieri (March 23 1892 Alexandria – 1971 Cairo ) was an Italian entomologist who worked principally on Coleoptera but ,also, with Hermann Preisner, on Heteroptera. Most of his work was on the fauna of Egypt.
Anastase Dragomir Anastase Dragomir (1896-1966) was a distinguished Romanian inventor, most famous for his patent of the parachuted cell, a dischargeable chair from an aircraft or other vehicle, designed for emergency escapes (France brevet nr. 675566/1930).
Anastasia Anastasia is the female form of the name Anastasi/us/os which comes from Koine Greek. Its meaning is usually given as "Resurrection", but its literal translation is "she who shall rise up again".
Anastasia (1956 film) Anastasia is a 1956 film which tells the story of a young, confused woman in France after the Russian Revolution of 1917 who, backed by the Russian emigre community, attempts to pass herself off as Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the daughter of the murdered Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. It stars Ingrid Bergman as the possible Grand Duchess, Yul Brynner as a dashing ex-aristocrat, and Helen Hayes as the Dowager Empress Maria Fyodorovna.
Anastasia (4th century) Anastasia, daughter of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and thus sister to Emperor Constantine I, who proposed marrying her to form an alliance with Bassianus. However, Bassianus was found to be plotting against Constantine and the marriage was called off.

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