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Fauziya Kassindja Fauziya Kassindja is a woman originally from Togo whose legal case made history in United States immigration law by establishing gender-based violence as grounds for asylum. She was granted asylum in June 1996 after fleeing her homeland from female genital cutting.
Favaloro University The Favaloro University (Spanish:Universidad Favaloro) is an Argentine private university located in the city of Buenos Aires. It was founded by world-renowned surgeon René Favaloro in 1998, though it obtained its definitive authorization on October 23 of 2003 by decree 963/03 of president Néstor Kirchner.
Favell Lee Mortimer Favell Lee Mortimer (1802 – 1878) was an English author of geography books for children. Born Favell Lee Bevan at Russell Square, London,England, she was one of five daughters of Barclays bank co-founder David Bevan.
Faversham Faversham is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury. The parish of Faversham (Feversham) includes an ancient sea port and market town, some 48 miles east of London, off the London to Dover A2 road, 18 miles east north-east of Maidstone and 9 miles west of Canterbury.
Faversham (UK Parliament constituency) Faversham was a parliamentary constituency in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Faversham Abbey Faversham Abbey was a monastery immediately to the north-east of the town of Faversham, England and was founded by King Stephen and his queen Matilda in 1147. It is the Burial Place of King Stephen of England, Queen Matilda, and of Eustace IV of Boulogne.
Favicon A favicon (short for "favorites icon"), also known as a page icon, is an icon associated with a particular website or webpage. A web designer can create such an icon, and many recent web browsers can then make use of them.
Favomancy Favomancy is a form of divination that used to be practized by seers in Russia, and in particular, the Ubykh people. The practice involves throwing beans on the ground and interpreting the patterns in which the beans fall; it is therefore a type of cleromancy.
Favored Nations Favored Nations is a record label started by legendary virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai and former Guitar Center owner Ray Scherr in 1999. The first album ever released by Favored Nations was Frank Gambale's Coming to Your Senses in 2000.
Favored placement Favored placement is the practice of preferentially listing search engine results for given sites. For instance, as part of the Google-AOL deal, Google agreed to give favored placement to content from AOL throughout its site.
Favorite Chicken Favorite Chicken & Ribs is a chain of fast food restaurants throughout the United Kingdom, their advertising slogan is "Britain's Tastiest Chicken". As the name would suggest they specialize in Chicken & Ribs, though there are also Fish and Vegetarian options on the menu.
Favoriten Favoriten is the 10th district of Vienna. The name comes from Favorita, a semi-baroque palace complex that once served as a hunting castle but today is a gymnasium (secondary school) in the 4th district (Wieden).
Favorskii rearrangement The Favorskii rearrangement is the transformation of haloketones to branched-chain or ring-contracted carboxylic acid derivatives in the presence of a base, typically alkoxide or an amine. α,α’-Dihaloketones eliminate HX under the reaction conditions to give α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
Favourite Website Awards The Favourite Website Awards (FWA) is an industry recognised website award program, established in England in 2000, showcasing websites who use cutting edge technology, together with inspirational ideas, that lead the way for future generations.
Favrskov municipality As of January 1, 2007 Favrskov municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), come into existence as a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. It will consist of the (what are currently existing, but on January 1 2007) former municipalities of Hadsten, Hammel, Hinnerup, and Hvorslev municipalities, as well as the southern part of LangĂĄ municipality.
Favus Favus (Latin for "honeycomb") is a disease of the scalp, but occurring occasionally on any part of the skin, and even at times on mucous membranes. The uncomplicated appearance is that of a number of yellowish, circular, cup-shaped crusts (scutula) grouped in patches like a piece of honeycomb, each about the size of a split pea, with a hair projecting in the center.
Fawaz al-Rabeiee Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeiee (Arabic: ŮŮاز الربيعي), aka Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei (born in 1979 in Saudi Arabia, a Yemeni national) is a convicted al-Qaeda terrorist, sentenced to death in Yemen, and escapee now at large. He became wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI, which was then seeking information about his identity and whereabouts.
Fawbert and Barnard's School Fawbert and Barnard's Undenominational (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School (London Road, Harlow, Essex CM17 ODA) was founded by a charitable trust in 1836 under a provision contained in the will of George Fawbert. The original charter, still held at the school, contains specific reference to the freedom of religious choice for both pupils and staff.
Fawcett Comics Fawcett Comics, a subsidiary of Fawcett Publications, was one of several successful comics publishers during the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. Its most popular character was Captain Marvel (not to be confused with Marvel Comics' character of the same name), the alter ego of boy radio reporter Billy Batson, who transformed into the hero whenever he spoke the magic word "SHAZAM!
Fawcett Publications Fawcett Publications was an American publishing company founded in 1919 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota by Wilford Hamilton "Captain Billy" Fawcett (1883-1940). At the age of 16, Fawcett ran away from home to join the Army, and the Spanish-American War took him to the Philippines.
Fawful is a fictional video game character who appears in the game Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its sequel, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. He is the accomplice to the villainous Cackletta and a source of the game's comic relief.
Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues The Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues is a defunct Australian football (soccer) club based in Epping, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed towards the end of 2004 from a merger of the senior teams of the Fawkner Blues (founded 1965) and Whittlesea Stallions (founded 2000), and played in the 2005 and 2006 Victorian Premier League seasons.
Fawley, Buckinghamshire Fawley is a village in the south western corner of Buckinghamshire, England. It sits on the border between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, about seven miles west of Great Marlow and north of Henley-on-Thames.
Fawlty Towers (hotel) Fawlty Towers is the name of the fictional hotel in which the UK television series Fawlty Towers is set, and which gives the TV series its name. The hotel's exterior location is represented by the now demolished Wooburn Grange Country Club in Buckinghamshire.
Fawn Hopping Mouse The Fawn Hopping Mouse (Notomys cervinus) is a rodent native to the central Australian desert. Like all hopping mice it has strong front teeth, a long tail, dark eyes, big ears, well-developed haunches and very long, narrow hind feet.
Fawn M. Brodie Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 — January 10, 1981) was a biographer and professor of history at UCLA, best known for Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History, a work of psychobiography, and No Man Knows My History, the first important non-hagiographic biography of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Fawn-breasted Bowerbird The Fawn-breasted Bowerbird, Chlamydera cerviniventris is a medium-sized, up to 32cm long, bowerbird with a greyish brown spotted white plumage, a black bill, dark brown iris, yellow mouth and an orange buff below. Both sexes are similar.
Fawnskin, California Fawnskin, California is an unincorporated community of San Bernardino County located on the north shore, more specifically at Grout Bay, of Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino National Forest. It sits at an elevation of 6750 feet at the north end of Grout Bay and is bordered by Big Bear City to its east.
Faworki Faworki (also known as chrust, chrusty, chruściki)¹ are traditional Polish sweet crispy biscuits in the shape of thin folded ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Most often they are eaten in time of carnival and on Fat Thursday the last Thursday before Lent - not to be confused with Fat Tuesday or (Mardi Gras) the day before Ash Wednesday.
Fawzi al-Mulki Fawzi El-Mulki (1910–1962) (Arabic: ŮŮزي الملقي) was a Jordanian diplomat and politician. While serving as ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s, he befriended King Hussein, whow was studying there.
Fawzi Al-Qawuqji Fawzi Al-Qawuqji (1890 - Beirut, 1977, ) was the field commander of the Arab Liberation Army during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and a rival of the principle Palestinian leader, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini.
Fawzi Selu Fawzi Selu (1905-1972) (Arabic: ŮŮزي السلŮ) was a Syrian military leader, politician and head of state (December 3, 1951 - July 11, 1953). He studied at the Homs Military Academy and joined the French-sponsored Troupe Speciales that was created when France imposed its League of Nations mandate on Syria in July of 1920.
Fax (Pern) Fax is the greedy, violent self-styled "Lord of Seven Holds" in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. Originally a nephew of Lord Faroguy of High Reaches, he carefully conquered hold after hold by means of trickery, marriage, murder, and force.
Fax from Sarajevo Fax from Sarajevo is a graphic novel by veteran American comic book artist Joe Kubert. It was initially released as a 207-page hardcover bookDark Horse Comics (November 1996), ISBN 1-56971-143-7 and two years later as a 224-page trade paperback.
Fax server A fax server is a set of software running on a server computer which is equipped with one or more fax-capable modems attached to telephone lines (or, more recently, software modem emulators which use T.38 ("Fax over IP") technology to transmit the signal over an IP network).
Faxanadu Faxanadu is a platform adventure game for the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom) and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The name was licensed by computer game developer Nihon Falcom ("Falcom") and was developed and released in Japan by Hudson Soft in 1986.
Faxcast Faxcast is the trade name for a communications system using the VBI (Vertical Blanking Interval) of an analog television signal to broadcast facsimile documents to Group 3 facsimile machines connected to a FAXCAST receiver. Invented in 1987 in the United Kingdom by Vincent Waterson the system went into commercial operation in 1992 with UPI (United Press International) delivering news to foreign embassies.
Faxe municipality As of January 1, 2007 Faxe municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), come into existence as a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. It will consist of the (what are currently existing, but on January 1 2007) former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and Rønnede.
Faxfleet Preceptory The Faxfleet Preceptory is a former community of the Knights Templar located in what is now the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stood on lands which are now part of Thorp Grange Farm and are largely buried under a field to the west of the farm known today as Temple Garth.
Fay Bainbridge State Park Fay Bainbridge State Park is built on 1,420 feet of saltwater shoreline on the northeast tip of Bainbridge Island on Puget Sound, Washington, immediately south of the Point Monroe sandspit. The park is popular for beachcombing and fishing.
Fay Compton Fay Compton (September 18, 1894 in West Kensington, London – December 12, 1978) was an English actress from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was 19th-century theatrical luminary, Henry Compton.
Fay Grim Fay Grim is a film by writer/director Hal Hartley. The film is a sequel to Hartley's 1997 film Henry Fool, and revolves around the title character, played by Parker Posey, the sister of Simon Grim (James Urbaniak).
Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation The Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation (also known as the Fay Hyland Arboretum), 10 acres (40,000 m²), is an arboretum and botanical garden located along the Stillwater River on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, USA. It is open to the public daily.
Fay Rusling Fay Rusling is a British comedy writer and performer, most known for her work in the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. She has had a working partnership with fellow writer Oriane Messina since 1999.
Fay Vincent Francis Thomas "Fay" Vincent, Jr. (born May 29, 1938 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a former entertainment lawyer and sports executive who served as the commissioner of Major League Baseball from September 13, 1989 to September 7, 1992.
Fay Weldon Fay Weldon (born September 22, 1931) is a British novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayist whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of Western, in particular British, society.
Fay's Drug Fay's Drug was a chain of drug stores that was founded in 1958 in Fairmount, New York. At it's height, Fay's Drugs operated its core business, along with Wheels Discount Auto and Paper Cutter Books and Office and Party Supply.
Fayalite Fayalite (Fe2SiO4) is the iron rich end-member of the olivine solid-solution series. In common with all minerals in the olivine group, fayalite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (space group Pbnm) with cell parameters a 4.
Faye (crater) Faye is a heavily eroded lunar crater in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon. It is attached to the northeastern rim of the Delaunay crater, with Donati crater located just a few kilometers to the northeast.
Faye Adams Faye Adams (born Faye Tuell circa 1923) is an American vocalist best known for a string of hits in the 1950s, including "Shake A Hand", "Hurts Me To My Heart", "I'll Be True" and "Anything For A Friend".
Faye Hamlin Fanny ("Faye") Matilda Dagmar Hamlin (born October 23, 1987 in Stockholm, Sweden) was one of the original members of the Swedish pop group Play, but left in late 2003 to continue her schooling. After her departure, Janet Leon became Play's new member.
Faye Kellerman Born in St. Louis, USA in 1952, Faye Kellerman is the author of the "Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus" crime novel series, as well as three non-series books, The Quality of Mercy, Moon Music and Straight into Darkness.
Faye Throneberry Maynard Faye Throneberry (June 22, 1931 in Fisherville, Tennessee – April 26, 1999 in Memphis, Tennessee) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1952, 1955-57), Washington Senators (1957-60) and Los Angeles Angels (1961). Throneberry batted left handed and threw right handed.
Fayette Fayette is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. Many are named for the Marquis de la Fayette (or Marquis de Lafayette), a French nobleman who fought along with General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.
Fayette County Reservoir Fayette County Reservoir is a power plant cooling reservoir on Cedar Creek in the Colorado River basin, 10 miles (16 km) east of LaGrange, Texas, USA. The reservoir was created in 1978 when a dam was built on the creek to provide a cooling pond for the Fayette Power Project which provides electrical generation to Fayette County and surrounding areas.
Fayetteville Fayetteville is the name of several places in the United States of America. These places are generally so named in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette (sometimes referred to as the Marquis de Lafayette), French hero of the American Revolution.
Fayetteville and Western Plank Road The Fayetteville and Western Plank Road was a 129Â mi plank road from Fayetteville, NC to the Moravian settlement at Bethania, NC. The road was constructed from 1851-1852 using funds raised by boosters and accompanying funds provided by the state of North Carolina.
Fayetteville Area System of Transit Fayetteville Area System of Transit operates nine fixed bus routes and two fixed shuttle routes within the cities of Fayetteville and Spring Lake, North Carolina between the hours of 5:45 am - 7:30 pm. Most routes begin and end at the Transfer Center located at 147 Old Wilmington Road in the city of Fayetteville.
Fayetteville Arsenal The Fayetteville Arsenal in North Carolina was built in 1838 directly as a result of the War of 1812. It was realized by the United States Government that the existing distribution of weapons and ammunition making factories was not adequate for the defense of the country.
Fayetteville Elementary School Fayetteville Elementary School, also known as Fay-El, is a New York public elementary school on South Manlius Street in the Village of Fayetteville, serving grades K-4 in the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District. The school was opened in 1953.
Fayetteville Patriots The Fayetteville Patriots were a NBA Development League team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina.Logo design: A bald eagle's head and a basketball in the middle of a capital letter "P" with stars and stripes filling the rest of it
Fayetteville rifle The Fayetteville Rifle was a 2 banded rifled musket of rifle length produced at the Confederate States Arsenal in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The machinery which produced these weapons was primarily that captured at the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia , which was previously used to produce the US Model 1855 Rifle.
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University is a four-year public comprehensive regional university located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The HBCU now enrolls over 6,000 students, offering Bachelor’s degrees in 43 areas, Master’s degrees in 22 areas, and 1 doctoral degree in educational leadership.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a four-county area including three Arkansas counties and one Missouri county, and anchored by the Arkansas cities of Fayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers — the state's third, fourth and ninth largest cities, respectively. The total MSA population in 2000 was 347,045 people.
Fayez Banihammad Fayez Rashid Ahmed Hassan al-Qadi Banihammad (Arabic: Ůايز راشد اŘŮ…ŘŻ Řسن القاضي بني ŘŮ…ŘŻ) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Both Banihammad and the media would refer to him alternately by any of a number of his names, including Fayez Ahmad, Banihammad Fayez Abu Dhabi Banihammad, Fayez Rashid Ahmed, Rasid Ahmed Hassen Alqadi, Abu Dhabi Banihammad Ahmed Fayez, and others.
Faygate railway station Faygate Station is located on the Arun Valley Line, between Littlehaven and Ifield. It serves the small village of Faygate and the Faygate Business Centre, situated on the A264 in the countryside between Crawley and Horsham.
Faysal al-Khalid Prince Faysal al-Khalid is the son of King Khalid of Saudi Arabia, by a distant cousin, Sita bint Turki bin Abd al-Aziz bin Abdallah Al Saud. Following the death of his father in 1982, he announced that he would not be contesting the succession.
Faysal al-Shaabi Faysal Abd al-Latif al-Shaabi (Arabic: Ůيصل عبد الطي٠الشعبي) (d. 1971) was the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of South Yemen from 6 April 1969 until the political coup that led to Salim Ali Rubai's ascendance to power on 22 June 1969.
Faysal Ben Ahmed Faysal Ben Ahmed (Arabic: Ůيصل بن ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ) (born 7 March 1973) is a Tunisian football player who was in the Tunisia national football team squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. At that time, he was playing for EspĂ©rance.
Faysal El Idrissi Mustapha Faysal El Idrissi, (born November 16 1977), is a half-Morrocan, half-French football player who plays on the left and right of midfield. He was signed by Coventry City at the start of the 2006/2007 season, but he played only a few matches before he was released as a free agent.
Fayum mummy portraits Fayum mummy portraits is the name given to a large number of paintings from the first to third century. These are encaustic paintings, made with hot, pigmented wax on wooden panels, which were inserted into the mummies of the deceased.
Fayyum Fragment The Fayyum Fragment is a papyrus fragment containing text that could form part of the New Testament, and consists of only about 100 Greek letters. The fragment was originally discovered in Al-Fayyum, Egypt, and was translated in 1885 by Gustav Bickell after it was found in the papyrus collection of Archduke Ranier in Vienna.
Fazal Din Fazal Din (1 July 1921-2 March 1945) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Fazal Din Group Fazal Din's Group is a group of family owned concerns with a joint turnover of over 25 million USD, with approximately 1200 Employees. The activities of the Group are entirely in the Healthcare field covering a Chain of Pharmacies, Marketing of Healthcare Devices, Electro-medical Equipment, Manufacturing of IV Solution & Pharmaceutical Preparations and joint venture participation in the production of Pharmaceutical Preparations.
Fazal Mohammed Fazal Mohammed (1901-1947) was a pioneer of the ghazal musical genre in Trinidad and father of many Trinidadian Indian cultural and political icons. His talent and creativity earned him the title of Lord, causing him to be known as Lord Fazal, composer of the first Ghazal.
Faze TV (UK) Faze TV was a planned television channel in the United Kingdom that aimed to be the first channel in the country specifically targeted towards gay men. It was expected to start broadcasting on 1st September 2005 on Sky Digital.
Fazel Ahmed Manawi Fazel Ahmed Manawi is currently a Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. In January of 2004 he publicly stated he was opposed to women singing on state television and in April Associated Press] reporter [[Todd Pitman reported that Manawi said that any Muslim caught drinking in the Irish Pub in Kabul would be punished.
Fazenda Fazenda is a Portuguese word for 'farm', but is used in the English language for the coffee estates that spread within the interior of Brazil between 1840 and 1896, which created major export commodities for Brazilian trade, but also led to intensification of slavery in Brazil.
Fazenda, Cape Verde Fazenda (Portuguese meaning farmland, also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK) is a village and a stream situated near the central part of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. The village is linked with the a rural road and is approximately 80 km away from the capital.
Fazil Iskander Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (; born 6 March 1929 in Sukhumi) is arguably the most famous Abkhaz writer, renowned in the former Soviet Union for his vivid descriptions of Caucasian life, mostly written in Russian. He has written various stories (including "Zashita Chika") starring "Chick," a crafty and likeable young boy.
Fazl ur-Rahman Maulana Fazl ur-Rahman (Urdu: Ů…Ůلانا Ůضل الرŘمان ) is the son of Mufti Mahmud (Former provincial Chief Minister). He is Ameer (President) of his political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Assembly of Pakistani Clergy).
Fazle Hasan Abed Fazle Hasan Abed is a Bangladeshi social worker, and the founder and chairman of BRAC (formerly, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee). For his outstanding contributions to social improvement, he has received the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the UNDP Mahbub Ul Haq Award.
Fazle Lohani Fazle Lohani (born 1928- died 30 October, 1985) was a television talk and variety show host from Bangladesh. He was the host of the popular show Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren aired on Bangladesh Television Hayat, Anupam, Article on Fazle Lohani, Banglapedia
Fazle Rabbi Fazle Rabbi (born April 25, 1935, Dhaka) is a freelance writer, editor and organizer of non-government public libraries in Bangladesh. He has an experience of 35 years working in the field of book publication, printing and promotion.
Fazlollah Noori Fazlollah Noori ( - July 31 , 1909) is one of the most important figures in the 1906 Constitutional movement in Iran which ended with having right to have a parliament. He introduced an Islamic Clergy Council to have eye on parliament not to issue Anti-Islamic laws.
Fazlollah Reza Fazlollah Reza (born on January 1, 1915 in Rasht, Iran) graduated from Faculty of Engineering (Fanni) University of Tehran in 1938 by receiving his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He received his master's and PhD in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1946 and Polytechnic University of New York in 1950 repectively.
Fazlullah Mojadeddi Dr Fazlullah Mojadeddi an Afghan mujahadeen leader of lowgar province during the fight against soviets who was Governor of Lowgar Province after the fall of the Taliban in the 2001 American invasion of the country and is currently a member of the Wolesi Jirga lower house of parliament.
Fazlur Khan Fazlur Rahman Khan (Bangla: ফজলŕ§ŕ¦° রহমান খান Fozlur RĂ´hman Khan) (April 3, 1929 - March 27, 1982), born in Dhaka, Bengal (now in Bangladesh), was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer.
Fazlur Rahman Fazlur Rahman Malik (Urdu: Ůضل الرŘمان ملک) (September 21, 1919 – July 26, 1988) was a well-known scholar of Islam; M. Yahya Birt of the Association of Islam Researchers described him as "probably the most learned of the major Muslim thinkers in the second-half of the twentieth century, in terms of both classical Islam and Western philosophical and theological discourse.
Fazoli's Fazoli's is a "fast casual" Italian food restaurant founded in 1988 as Gratzi's in Lexington, Kentucky known for their breadsticks that are free to dine-in customers. The name was changed to Fazoli's in 1989.
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed Fazul Abdullah Mohammed (Arabic: ŮازŮŮ„ عبدالله Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ) (born August 25, 1972, February 25, 1974 or December 25, 1974) is a suspected member of Al Qaeda and sometimes purported to be the leader of Al Qaeda's East Africa cell. Mohammed was born in Moroni, Comoros Islands.
FA Community Shield The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is an English association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. It is equivalent to the Super Cups found in many countries.
FA Council The FA Council consists of 92 elected representatives, from the FA Premier League, the Football League, County FAs, and the non-executive board of The Football Association. The council meets to decide the major policies of The FA, which is the goverening body of English football.
FA Cup 1871-72 The 1871-72 Football Association Challenge Cup was the first organised Association Football competition in the world. Fifteen clubs entered that first competition, although three withdrew without playing a game.
FA Cup 2006-07 The FA Cup 2006-07 is the 126th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. This season's edition will be the first to be entitled "The FA Cup sponsored by E.
FA Cup 2006-07 Qualifying Rounds The world's oldest football cup competition, the English FA Cup for the 2006-07 season began with these qualifying rounds. With so many sides from lower down the English league pyramid taking part in the competition, the English FA organised a series of qualifying rounds.
FA Cup Final The FA Cup Final is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. It is the culmination of a knockout competition among clubs belonging to The Football Association in England.
FA Cup Final 1872 The 1872 FA Cup Final was the first ever final of the world's oldest football competition, the FA Cup. The match took place on March 16, 1872 at the Kennington Oval, London and was won by the Wanderers with a 1-0 victory over a team from the Royal Engineers.
FA Cup Final 1873 The 1873 FA Cup final was the second final of the world's oldest football competition, the FA Cup. It was won by the Wanderers, claiming their second victory in the competition, after they beat Oxford University 2-0 at Lillie Bridge on March 291873.
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