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Hakami The Hakami tribe or Tribe of Hakam was an Arabian tribe influential in early Muslim politics, particularly during the Umayyad Caliphate. Prior to the rise of Islam, their territory was in northern Arabia and southern Syria.
Hakapik A hakapik is a club, of Norwegian design, used for killing seals. The hakapik is a multipurpose hunting tool—a heavy wooden club, with a hammer head (used to crush a seal's skull), and a hook (used to drag away the carcass) on the end.
Hakata no mori stadium Hakata no mori stadium, located in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka city is the home ground of Avispa Fukuoka football (soccer) club and also hosts rugby union matches, including some Top League games, Top League Challenge series and Top Kyushu league games. The stadium's seating capacity is 22,563.
Hakata Station Hakata Station (博多駅, Hakata-eki) is the main railway terminal of the city of Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest station on Kyūshū, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyūshū for travellers from Honshū.
Hakataramea Hakataramea is a rural village located in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is in the Waitaki District and sits on the north bank of the Waitaki River; it is here that the Hakataramea River joins the Waitaki River.
Hakea Hakea (Hakea) is a genus of 149 species of shrubs and small trees in the Proteaceae, native to Australia. They are found throughout the country, with the highest species diversity being found in the south west of Western Australia.
Hakea salicifolia Hakea salicifolia (HAK-ee-uh sal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-uh) commonly known as the (Willow-leaved Hakea) is indigenous to New South Wales and Queensland. It is a fast growing shrub which grows up to 5m tall with leaves that can grow up to 12cm long and the new growth on the Willow-leaved Hakea has a pleasant rose colouring.
Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born Akeem Abdul Olajuwon on January 21, 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. Olajuwon played center for the Houston Rockets, whom he led to back-to-back championships in 1994 and 1995, and the Toronto Raptors.
Haken manifold In mathematics, a Haken manifold is a compact, P²-irreducible 3-manifold that contains a two-sided incompressible surface. Sometimes one considers only orientable Haken manifolds, in which case a Haken manifold is a compact, orientable, irreducible 3-manifold that contains an orientable, incompressible surface.
Haki Hake, Haki or Haco, the brother of Hagbard, was a famous Scandinavian sea-king, in Norse mythology. He would have lived in the 5th century and he is mentioned in Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur, Völsunga saga and Gesta Danorum.
Hakim Said Hakim Mohammed Said (Urdu: ŘÚ©ŰŚŮ… Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ سعید) (January 9, 1920 - October 17,1998) was a notable scholar, philanthropist of Pakistan and former Governor of Sindh. He established Hamdard Foundation in 1948.
Hakim Taniwal Hakim Taniwal was the Governor of Paktia province in Afghanistan until he was killed September 10, 2006, at age 63, by a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body; "when the bomber threw himself under the governor's vehicle and detonated the explosives as Taniwal was approaching his office in the provincial capital, Gardez". indystar.
Hakka The Hakka are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Fujian in China. Their ancestors are said to have originated in the Henan and Shanxi provinces of northern China over 1,700 years ago.
Hakka (linguistics) Hakka (Simplified Chinese: 客家话, Traditional Chinese: 客家話, Pronunciation in Hakka: Hak-ka-fa/-va, Pinyin: KèjiÄhuĂ ) is a spoken variation of the Chinese language spoken predominantly in southern China by the Hakka ethnic group and descendants in diaspora throughout East and Southeast Asia and around the world.
Hakkar the Soulflayer Hakkar the Soulflayer is the blood god of the Gurubashi Trolls in World of Warcraft, a vicious and brutal creature that demands daily blood sacrifices. Long ago when the Trolls first encountered Hakkar, when they realised the mistake they had made trying to summon him to the real world, the war that engulfed the nation of Gurubashi destroyed the Troll's homeland and set the tribes against each other.
Hakkasan Hakkasan is a leading and stylish high-class Chinese restaurant in the West End of London, England. The restaurant was created by Alan Yau, also behind the Wagamama Japanese restaurant chain and the newer Yauatcha restaurant, also in London.
Hakkâri Hakkâri (Çölemerik, Kurdish: Colemêrg) is a city in the far southeast of Turkey. The region surrounding Hakkâri came under Ottoman control, but local rule remained in the hands of local Kurdish emirs up to the 19th century.
Hakkı Keskin Professor Dr. Hakkı Keskin (born in 12 February 1943, Maçka, Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish-German politician with the Left Party (die Linkspartei), formerly of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and a professor of Political Science.
Hakko Ryu Hakkoryu (ĺ…«ĺ…‰ćµ) or Hakkoryu Jujutsu (ĺ…«ĺ…‰ćµćź”術) is a school or 'style' of jujutsu related to Daito-ryu founded by Shodai Soke Okuyama Ryuho (1901-1987) a student of Sokaku Takeda and a practitioner of shiatsu. The school is now headed by his son Nidai Soke Okuyama Ryuho.
Hakkoda The Hakkoda (八甲田山, Hakkōda-san) mountain range lies to the south of Aomori city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The highest peak in the range is Ōdake, which can be climbed from Sukayu Onsen in about four hours.
Hakluyt Society The Hakluyt Society is a registered charity based in London, England dedicated to the advancement of the understanding of world history. It is best known as a publisher of historical texts from the Age of Discovery.
Hakoah All-Stars In the spring of 1926, the all-Jewish Hakoah soccer club from Vienna toured the United States, playing the best clubs in the country. After the tour, many of the players from the team, impressed with the relative lack of anti-Semitism, decided to stay in the country and signed with many of the top clubs.
Hakodate Station is a railway station in Hakodate, HokkaidĹŤ, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. It is the terminus of the Hakodate Main Line and the Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line; Hakodate Municipal Transit streetcars stop at the adjacent Hakodate Eki-mae Station.
Hakon (Gargoyles) Hakon is a fictional character featured in the Gargoyles. He was the Viking captain who led the assault to Wyvern Castle which resulted in most of the native gargoyle clan being killed during their day-long stone sleep.
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick is an animated Japanese television series, based on Herman Melville's original novel Moby Dick. However, this adaptation used futuristic outer space as the setting, with "whales" being large abandoned spaceships instead.
Hakucho Hakucho (also known as CORSA-b before launch) was the Japan's first X-ray astronomy satellite developed by Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (then a division of University of Tokyo). It was launched by M-3C-4 rocket on February 21, 1979 and reentered to atmosphere on April 16, 1985.
Hakuin Ekaku Hakuin Ekaku (ç™˝éš ć…§é¶´ Hakuin Ekaku, 1686-1769) was undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He transformed the Rinzai school from a declining tradition that lacked rigorous practice into a tradition that focused on arduous meditation and koan practice.
Hakuna Matata (song) Hakuna Matata is a song from Disney's 32nd animated feature "The Lion King". It was one of the most popular songs in the film especially among children and is characterized by its simple 4/4 time, upbeat message and catchy lyrics.
Hakuryu Hakuryu, the lovable white dragon with red eyes, is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Saiyuki created by Kazuya Minekura. He is referred to as Jeep in the Japanese anime, as well as in the English series.
Hakusensha Hakusensha (白泉社) is a Japanese publishing firm, founded December 1, 1973 by Shueisha, but now a separate company. It is best known in the West as a publisher of shōjo manga, though the seinen magazine Young Animal is its second best selling as of 2003, after Hana to Yume.
Hakushu, Yamanashi Hakushū (白州町; -machi) was a town located in Kitakoma District, Yamanashi, Japan. On November 1, 2004 the town merged with six other towns and villages from Kitakoma District to form the new city of Hokuto.
Hakusui, Kumamoto Hakusui (白水村; -mura) was a village located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan. On February 13, 2005, the village merged with two other villages forming the village of Minamiaso and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Hal (band) Hal are a critically acclaimed Irish band comprised of brothers Dave Allen (vocals/guitar) and Paul Allen (vocals/bass), Stephen O'Brien (keyboards, occasional guitars and backing vocals) and Steve Hogan (drums) who formed in 2003.
Hal and Roger Hunt Hal and Roger Hunt are two fictional brothers appearing in the children's "Adventure" novel series, by Canadian-born American author Willard Price. The sons of world-renowned animal collector John Hunt, Hal and Roger have grown up alongside exotic and dangerous wildlife.
Hal Anger Hal Oscar Anger (born May 20,1920 in Denver, Colorado, USA - died October 31, 2005 in Berkeley, California) was an electrical engineer and biophysicist at Donner Laboratory, UCB. In 1957, he invented the scintillation camera, known also as the gamma camera or Anger camera.
Hal Bevan Harold Joseph (Hal) Bevan (November 15, 1930 - October 5, 1968) was a backup third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1952), Philadelphia Athletics (1952), Kansas City Athletics (1955) and Cincinnati Reds (1961). Bevan batted and threw right handed.
Hal Brown Hector Harold Brown (born December 11, 1924 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1951 through 1964 for the Chicago White Sox (1951-52), Boston Red Sox (1953-55), Baltimore Orioles (1955-62), New York Yankees (1962) and Houston Colt .45's (1963-64).
Hal Buell Hal Buell is the former head of the Photography Service (photography director) at the Associated Press. He is also the author of Moments: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographs and Uncommon Valor, Uncommon Virtue, a book about war photographer Joe Rosenthal.
Hal C. Banks Harold Chamberlain "Hal" Banks (February 28, 1909 - September 24, 1985) was a controversial labour union leader in Canada. An American with mob connections, he came to Canada in 1949 to help bust purportedly Communist-controlled shipping unions and establish the Seafarers' International Union as their replacement.
Hal Colebatch Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch CMG (29 March 1872–12 February 1953) better known as Sir Hal Colebatch, was a long serving and occasionally controversial figure in Western Australian politics. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for nearly 20 years, premier of Western Australia for a month in 1919, Agent-General for Western Australia for nearly ten years, and a Senator for four years.
Hal Davis Hal Davis was an African American songwriter and record producer, best known as the key figure in the latter part of the Motown career of The Jackson 5. The co-writer and producer of Jackson 5 hits such as "I'll Be There" and "Dancing Machine", and Eddie Kendricks' "Can I", Davis also produced for Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, The Supremes, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Brenda Holloway, Thelma Houston, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Little Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, Junior Walker, and The Miracles.
Hal Douglas Hal Douglas is a voice actor who has lent his deep voice to many movie trailers and television commercials. He has been described by a Miramax publicist as "perhaps the most recognizable trailer voice in the business.
Hal Draper Hal Draper (1914-1990) was a Third Camp American socialist activist, Marxist and author, perhaps best known for his role in the Berkeley, California Free Speech Movement. His brother, Theodore Draper, is best known for his studies of the Communist Party of the United States of America and himself an activist in the socialist movement.
Hal E. Chester American film producer and former child actor, Hal E. "Hally" Chester (born March 6 1921 in Brooklyn, New York) is best remembered for his appearances as one of Universal Studios's Little Tough Guys series members during the 1940s.
Hal Foster Harold ("Hal") Rudolf Foster (August 18, 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American cartoonist most famous as the creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant. He worked as a staff artist for the Hudson Bay Company and moved to Chicago in 1919, where he studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
Hal Galper Harold "Hal" Galper is a jazz pianist born in Salem, Massachusetts on April 18, 1938. He studied classical piano as a boy, but switched to jazz which he studied at the Berklee College of Music from 1955 to 1958.
Hal Gibson Pateshall Colebatch Hal Gibson Pateshall Colebatch (born 1945) is an author, Australian poet, lecturer, journalist, editor, and lawyer. He was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal in 2003 for writing, law, poetry and political commentary, the only award for this combination of activities.
Hal Gregg Harold Dana (Hal) Gregg (July 11, 1921 - May 13, 1991) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1947), Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-1950) and New York Giants (1952). Greeg batted and threw right handed.
Hal Gurnee Hal Gurnee is an American television director who directed all of the television shows hosted by David Letterman on NBC. Gurnee directed the Emmy award-winning but short-lived NBC daytime program The David Letterman Show, then moved with Letterman to Late Night with David Letterman in 1982.
Hal Haig Prieste Hal Haig Prieste, nicknamed Harry (23 November, 1896 - 19 April, 2001), was an Armenian-American immigrant who participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp as a diver. "Haig" is a form of "Hayk" - the name of the great patriarch of Armenians.
Hal Halpin Hal Halpin is an American computer game executive and entrepreneur. He is perhaps best known as the founder of the game industry's retail trade association, IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association), which merged with the VSDA (Video Software Dealers Association) to form the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA).
Hal Helms Hal Helms is a consultant, trainer and mentor in the ColdFusion and Java development communities. Known by some as the "godfather of Fusebox", he has been the motive force behind the development of Fusebox since his early collaboration with Steve Nelson.
Hal Herbert Harold Thomas Herbert (1922-06-17 – 2003-07-25) was a Canadian politician. He introduced the Private Member's Bill in 1982 which amended the Holidays Act to change the name of Canada's national holiday from "Dominion Day" to "Canada Day".
Hal Hunter Hal Hunter (born July 8, 1959) is the current Assistant Offensive Line coach of the San Diego Chargers. Prior to that, he has held positions at the University of North Carolina, Indiana University and Louisiana State University.
Hal Chase Harold Homer Chase (February 13, 1883 in Los Gatos, California - May 18, 1947 in Colusa, California), nicknamed "Prince Hal", was a first baseman in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position, who was banned from baseball for corruption. During his career, he played for the New York Highlanders (1905-1913), Chicago White Sox (1913-1914), Buffalo Blues (1914-1915), Cincinnati Reds (1916-1918), and New York Giants (1919).
Hal Kanter Hal Kanter (December 18, 1918 - ) is a veteran writer, producer and director, principally for comedy actors such as Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley, for both feature films and television. Kanter helped Tennessee Williams turn the play by Williams into the film version of The Rose Tattoo.
Hal Kemp Hal Kemp (March 27, 1905 – December 21, 1940) was a Jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. He was born in Marion, Alabama and died in Madera, California following an auto accident.
Hal Kopp Hal Kopp coached the BYU football team for three seasons from 1956-58. Kopp produced winning records in his last two seasons with the Cougars, but was dismissed from the university when rumors surfaced that he had committed a potential NCAA rules infraction.
Hal Lanier Harold Clifton Lanier (born July 4 1942 in Denton, North Carolina) is a former infielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. From 1964 through 1973, Lanier played for the San Francisco Giants (1964-71) and New York Yankees (1972-73).
Hal Lindes Hal Lindes (born June 30 1953, Monterey, USA) is an English-American guitarist and composer. In 1980 he was a part of the British rock band Dire Straits, recording albums with the band before he gave up the guitar playing to concentrate on his first love of composing film music.
Hal Lindsey Harold Lee "Hal" Lindsey (born 1929) is an American evangelist and Christian writer. A graduate of the Dallas Theological Seminary, a prominent Christian Zionist and dispensationalist author, he expresses this theology in his writings.
Hal McKusick Hal McKusick, an alto saxophonist and clarinetist , played with well-known big bands in the 1940s including Claude Thornhill. He made a significant contribution to jazz in the late 1950s and early 60's in New York as studio musician in the avante guarde scene.
Hal McRae Harold Abraham McRae (born July 10, 1945 in Avon Park, Florida) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1968, 1970-72) and Kansas City Royals (1973-87). McRae batted and threw right-handed.
Hal Mooney Hal Mooney was a United States composer and arranger, born Harold Mooney (under which name he was occasionally credited professionally) on 4 February 1911, in Brooklyn, New York. He died on 23 March 1995, in Los Angeles, California.
Hal Morris William Harold Morris III (born April 9 1965 in Fort Rucker, Alabama) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. He attended Munster High School in Munster, Indiana, and the University of Michigan.
Hal Naragon Harold Richard Naragon (born October 1, 1928 in Zanesville, Ohio) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1951, 1954-1959) and Washington Senators & Minnesota Twins (1959-1962). He batted left handed and threw right handed.
Hal Oppenheim Hal Oppenheim is a film composer and studio musician working out of Los Angeles and has been involved in projects with many top music acts and film actors including Will Smith, M Jackson, "Law and Order", "ER", "Bones", and has written film scores for a host of direct to DVD, live action martial arts films, including the cult classic "Duel" and "Shira". He attended the University of Miami and has several degrees including one in communications, and was the project manager for communications at Miami International Airport for 5 years.
Hal Ozsan Hal Ozsan (born Halil Ozsan October 26, 1976 in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) is an actor known for appearing in fourteen episodes of the television drama Dawson's Creek, and a role in the 2005 film Guy in Row Five. Ozsan has also appeared in many other films and TV shows, including a recurring role on Felicity.
Hal Prince Hal Prince (born January 30 1928) is an American theatrical producer and director associated with many of the best-known Broadway musical productions of the past half-century. He has earned more Tony Awards (21) than any other individual, including eight for directing, eight for producing, two as producer of the year's Best Musical, and three special awards.
Hal Rayle Hal Rayle is an American voice actor. His roles include Raphael in the United Kingdom redub of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lieutenant Commander Steele in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Primacron and Shrapnel in Transformers, and Hammerhead Hannigan in Darkwing Duck.
Hal Robinson Hal Robinson (born Harold Hall Robinson July 29, 1952, Houston, Texas) was the appointed principal bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra beginning with the 1995/96 season, serving for 10 years as principal bass of the National Symphony Orchestra and eight years as associate principal of the Houston Symphony. Prior to that, he was a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra.
Hal Robson Hal Robson (August 16 1911 Mount Dennis, Ontario – July 2 1996 San Bernardino, California) was a Canadian racecar driver active in the 1940's. He was the brother of 1946 Indianapolis 500 winner George Robson.
Hal Salwen Hal Salwen is an American Independent filmmaker best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed Denise Calls Up (1996), notable for being the only American film to win a prize that year at the Cannes Film Festival. Salwen's other films include His & Hers (1998), starring Liev Schreiber, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and Duane Incarnate(2005), which stars Kristen Johnston.
Hal Scardino Hal Scardino is an American child actor (Born as Albert Henry Hugh Scardino) best known for the leading role in the movie The Indian in the Cupboard. Over 500 kids from 200 cities tried out for the part but ultimately Scardino was picked.
Hal Schacker Harold Schacker (born April 6, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in six games, all in relief, for the Boston Braves in 1945. At the age of 20, the 6'0", 190 lb.
Hal Smith (MLB catcher) Harold Raymond Smith (born June 1, 1931 in Barling, Arkansas) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1956 through 1965 in baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1956-1961) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965).
Hal Trosky Harold Arthur Trosky, born Harold Arthur Trojovsky (November 11, 1912 - June 18, 1979), was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1933-1941) and the Chicago White Sox (1944, 1946). Trosky was born in Norway, Iowa.
Hal Turner Harold "Hubert" Turner is an Internet radio talk show host from North Bergen, New Jersey, USA sometimes labeled a white supremacist and supporter of violence against minorities and government officials. His program, The Hal Turner Show, is broadcast from "Metropolitan New York, New York" via the Internet on Wednesday evenings.
Hal Williams Hal Williams (born December 14, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as the black cop "Smitty" on Sanford and Son, and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins on 227.
Hal Willner Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American music producer working in recording, Films, TV and live events. He is best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles (jazz, classical, rock, Tin Pan Alley).
Hal Woodeshick Harold Joseph Woodeshick (born August 24, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1956 and 1961), Cleveland Indians (1958), Washington Senators (1959-60), (the expansion) Washington Senators (1961), Houston Colt .45's/Houston Astros (1962-65) and St.
Hala Jaber Hala Jaber is an Arab journalist, currently writing for British paper The Sunday Times. She won the prestigious British Press AwardsForeign Reporter of the Year, in 2005] for her articles covering the aftermath of the [[Iraq War.
Hala Ludowa The Hala Stulecia (Centennial Hall, ) or Hala Ludowa (People's Hall), is an historic building in Wrocław, Poland, built in the years 1911-1913 according to the plans of Max Berg in memory of the liberation wars against Napoleon. The cupola was made of reinforced concrete and with an inner diameter of 69 m and 42 m high; it was the largest building of its kind at the time of construction.
Hala Sedki Hala Sedki George Younan (Arabic:هالة صدقى جŮرج ŮŠŮنان) (born on June 12, 1961 in Cairo) is an Egyptian actress.She began her career with the director Nour Al Demirdash in Rehlet Al Melion and has worked in more than 30 films.
Hala'ib Triangle The Hala'ib Triangle is an area of land measuring 20,580 km² located on the Red Sea's African coast, between the borders of Egypt and Sudan. There are 3 major towns in the area, Shalateen, Abu Ramad and Hala'ib, the largest of which is Shalateen.
Halabi Halabi, el-Halabi, al-Halabi is the name of a number of different families, each of which was named after the city of Aleppo (Halab in Arabic) in today's northern Syria, typically due to the family having originated from there. al-Halabi includes people from the faiths of Islam, Christianity, and Druze.
Halabja Halabja (Kurdish: Helepçe or , Arabic: ) is a Kurdish town in Iraq about 150 miles northeast of Baghdad and 8-10 miles from the Iranian border. The town's population is largely Kurdish and is known for being more religiously observant than Kurds in other Iraqi regions.
Halabja poison gas attack The Halabja poison gas attack was an incident on 15 March–19 March 1988 during the Iran-Iraq War when chemical weapons were used by the Iraqi government forces to kill a number of people in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Halabja (population 80,000), as part of the Al-Anfal Campaign. Estimates of casualties range from several hundred to 5,000 people.
Halaesa Halaesa is an ancient town on the north coast of Sicily, about 14 miles east of Cephaloedium (CefalĂą) and east of the modern Castel di Tusa. It was founded in 403 BC by Archonides, tyrant of Herbita, whose name it sometimes bore.
Halah bint Wahhab Halah binte Wuhayb ibn Ă‚â€Abdu Manaaf ibn Zuhrah was one of Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim's wives and the mother of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib. She was a first cousin to Aminah binte Wahb Ă‚â€Abdu Manaaf ibn Zuhrah, the mother of Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
Halahala Halahala (Sanskrit हलाहल) is the name of a poison (as per Hindu mythology) created from the sea when Devas (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churned the sea in order to obtain Amrita, the nectar of immortality.
Halacha Yomis The Halacha Yomis Program (or, Halacha Yomit, as it is known in Israel) is a learning program which covers the entire Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim followed by the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. The cycle takes about 4 years to complete.
Halakha Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halakhot and Halachah with pronunciation emphasis on the third syllable, "kha"), is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law as well as customs and traditions. Judaism classically draws no distinction in its laws between religious and ostensibly non-religious life.
Halal & Loving It The unusually titled album is due to be released in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore sometime in the end of 2006 and contains many of One Buck Short's fun pop-punk songs such as Punk Rock Picnic, That Day and the new single from this album Fast Times.
Halaqah Media Halaqah Media Group (Halaqah Films) is a multimedia publishing company founded in 1998, located in London, UK with offices in Birkama, The Gambia. Halaqah Media is a Film documentary and Feature Film Production and distribution company.
Halasuru Halasuru (Kannada: ಹಲಸŕłŕ˛°ŕł; pronounced ), formerly known as Ulsoor, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the Indian city of Bangalore. It is located in east Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of MG Road.
Halawa, Hawaii HÄlawa is a stream, a valley, an ahupuaâ€a, a neighborhood, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in the â€Ewa District, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaiâ€i. HÄlawa Stream branches into two valleys: North and South HÄlawa; North HÄlawa is the larger stream and fluvial feature.
Halayudha Halayudha (हलयŕĄŕ¤¦ŕĄŤŕ¤§) was a 10th century Indian mathematician who wrote a commentary on Pingala's Chandah-shastra, containing the earliest known description of Pascal's triangle (called meru-prastaara)
Halbach array A Halbach array is a special arrangement of permanent magnets which augments the magnetic field on one side of the device while cancelling the field to near zero on the other side. In the diagram, the magnetic field is enhanced on the bottom side and cancelled on the top side (a one-sided flux).
Halbach cylinder A Halbach cylinder is a magnetized cylinder composed of ferromagnetic material producing (in the idealised case) a magnetic field confined entirely within the cylinder with zero field outside. The cylinders can also be magnetized such that the magnetic field is entirely outside the cylinder, with zero field inside.
Hakapik A hakapik is a club, of Norwegian design, used for killing seals. The hakapik is a multipurpose hunting tool—a heavy wooden club, with a hammer head (used to crush a seal's skull), and a hook (used to drag away the carcass) on the end.
Hakata no mori stadium Hakata no mori stadium, located in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka city is the home ground of Avispa Fukuoka football (soccer) club and also hosts rugby union matches, including some Top League games, Top League Challenge series and Top Kyushu league games. The stadium's seating capacity is 22,563.
Hakata Station Hakata Station (博多駅, Hakata-eki) is the main railway terminal of the city of Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest station on Kyūshū, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyūshū for travellers from Honshū.
Hakataramea Hakataramea is a rural village located in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is in the Waitaki District and sits on the north bank of the Waitaki River; it is here that the Hakataramea River joins the Waitaki River.
Hakea Hakea (Hakea) is a genus of 149 species of shrubs and small trees in the Proteaceae, native to Australia. They are found throughout the country, with the highest species diversity being found in the south west of Western Australia.
Hakea salicifolia Hakea salicifolia (HAK-ee-uh sal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-uh) commonly known as the (Willow-leaved Hakea) is indigenous to New South Wales and Queensland. It is a fast growing shrub which grows up to 5m tall with leaves that can grow up to 12cm long and the new growth on the Willow-leaved Hakea has a pleasant rose colouring.
Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born Akeem Abdul Olajuwon on January 21, 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. Olajuwon played center for the Houston Rockets, whom he led to back-to-back championships in 1994 and 1995, and the Toronto Raptors.
Haken manifold In mathematics, a Haken manifold is a compact, P²-irreducible 3-manifold that contains a two-sided incompressible surface. Sometimes one considers only orientable Haken manifolds, in which case a Haken manifold is a compact, orientable, irreducible 3-manifold that contains an orientable, incompressible surface.
Haki Hake, Haki or Haco, the brother of Hagbard, was a famous Scandinavian sea-king, in Norse mythology. He would have lived in the 5th century and he is mentioned in Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur, Völsunga saga and Gesta Danorum.
Hakim Said Hakim Mohammed Said (Urdu: ŘÚ©ŰŚŮ… Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ سعید) (January 9, 1920 - October 17,1998) was a notable scholar, philanthropist of Pakistan and former Governor of Sindh. He established Hamdard Foundation in 1948.
Hakim Taniwal Hakim Taniwal was the Governor of Paktia province in Afghanistan until he was killed September 10, 2006, at age 63, by a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body; "when the bomber threw himself under the governor's vehicle and detonated the explosives as Taniwal was approaching his office in the provincial capital, Gardez". indystar.
Hakka The Hakka are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Fujian in China. Their ancestors are said to have originated in the Henan and Shanxi provinces of northern China over 1,700 years ago.
Hakka (linguistics) Hakka (Simplified Chinese: 客家话, Traditional Chinese: 客家話, Pronunciation in Hakka: Hak-ka-fa/-va, Pinyin: KèjiÄhuĂ ) is a spoken variation of the Chinese language spoken predominantly in southern China by the Hakka ethnic group and descendants in diaspora throughout East and Southeast Asia and around the world.
Hakkar the Soulflayer Hakkar the Soulflayer is the blood god of the Gurubashi Trolls in World of Warcraft, a vicious and brutal creature that demands daily blood sacrifices. Long ago when the Trolls first encountered Hakkar, when they realised the mistake they had made trying to summon him to the real world, the war that engulfed the nation of Gurubashi destroyed the Troll's homeland and set the tribes against each other.
Hakkasan Hakkasan is a leading and stylish high-class Chinese restaurant in the West End of London, England. The restaurant was created by Alan Yau, also behind the Wagamama Japanese restaurant chain and the newer Yauatcha restaurant, also in London.
Hakkâri Hakkâri (Çölemerik, Kurdish: Colemêrg) is a city in the far southeast of Turkey. The region surrounding Hakkâri came under Ottoman control, but local rule remained in the hands of local Kurdish emirs up to the 19th century.
Hakkı Keskin Professor Dr. Hakkı Keskin (born in 12 February 1943, Maçka, Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish-German politician with the Left Party (die Linkspartei), formerly of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and a professor of Political Science.
Hakko Ryu Hakkoryu (ĺ…«ĺ…‰ćµ) or Hakkoryu Jujutsu (ĺ…«ĺ…‰ćµćź”術) is a school or 'style' of jujutsu related to Daito-ryu founded by Shodai Soke Okuyama Ryuho (1901-1987) a student of Sokaku Takeda and a practitioner of shiatsu. The school is now headed by his son Nidai Soke Okuyama Ryuho.
Hakkoda The Hakkoda (八甲田山, Hakkōda-san) mountain range lies to the south of Aomori city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The highest peak in the range is Ōdake, which can be climbed from Sukayu Onsen in about four hours.
Hakluyt Society The Hakluyt Society is a registered charity based in London, England dedicated to the advancement of the understanding of world history. It is best known as a publisher of historical texts from the Age of Discovery.
Hakoah All-Stars In the spring of 1926, the all-Jewish Hakoah soccer club from Vienna toured the United States, playing the best clubs in the country. After the tour, many of the players from the team, impressed with the relative lack of anti-Semitism, decided to stay in the country and signed with many of the top clubs.
Hakodate Station is a railway station in Hakodate, HokkaidĹŤ, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. It is the terminus of the Hakodate Main Line and the Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line; Hakodate Municipal Transit streetcars stop at the adjacent Hakodate Eki-mae Station.
Hakon (Gargoyles) Hakon is a fictional character featured in the Gargoyles. He was the Viking captain who led the assault to Wyvern Castle which resulted in most of the native gargoyle clan being killed during their day-long stone sleep.
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick is an animated Japanese television series, based on Herman Melville's original novel Moby Dick. However, this adaptation used futuristic outer space as the setting, with "whales" being large abandoned spaceships instead.
Hakucho Hakucho (also known as CORSA-b before launch) was the Japan's first X-ray astronomy satellite developed by Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (then a division of University of Tokyo). It was launched by M-3C-4 rocket on February 21, 1979 and reentered to atmosphere on April 16, 1985.
Hakuin Ekaku Hakuin Ekaku (ç™˝éš ć…§é¶´ Hakuin Ekaku, 1686-1769) was undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He transformed the Rinzai school from a declining tradition that lacked rigorous practice into a tradition that focused on arduous meditation and koan practice.
Hakuna Matata (song) Hakuna Matata is a song from Disney's 32nd animated feature "The Lion King". It was one of the most popular songs in the film especially among children and is characterized by its simple 4/4 time, upbeat message and catchy lyrics.
Hakuryu Hakuryu, the lovable white dragon with red eyes, is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Saiyuki created by Kazuya Minekura. He is referred to as Jeep in the Japanese anime, as well as in the English series.
Hakusensha Hakusensha (白泉社) is a Japanese publishing firm, founded December 1, 1973 by Shueisha, but now a separate company. It is best known in the West as a publisher of shōjo manga, though the seinen magazine Young Animal is its second best selling as of 2003, after Hana to Yume.
Hakushu, Yamanashi Hakushū (白州町; -machi) was a town located in Kitakoma District, Yamanashi, Japan. On November 1, 2004 the town merged with six other towns and villages from Kitakoma District to form the new city of Hokuto.
Hakusui, Kumamoto Hakusui (白水村; -mura) was a village located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan. On February 13, 2005, the village merged with two other villages forming the village of Minamiaso and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Hal (band) Hal are a critically acclaimed Irish band comprised of brothers Dave Allen (vocals/guitar) and Paul Allen (vocals/bass), Stephen O'Brien (keyboards, occasional guitars and backing vocals) and Steve Hogan (drums) who formed in 2003.
Hal and Roger Hunt Hal and Roger Hunt are two fictional brothers appearing in the children's "Adventure" novel series, by Canadian-born American author Willard Price. The sons of world-renowned animal collector John Hunt, Hal and Roger have grown up alongside exotic and dangerous wildlife.
Hal Anger Hal Oscar Anger (born May 20,1920 in Denver, Colorado, USA - died October 31, 2005 in Berkeley, California) was an electrical engineer and biophysicist at Donner Laboratory, UCB. In 1957, he invented the scintillation camera, known also as the gamma camera or Anger camera.
Hal Bevan Harold Joseph (Hal) Bevan (November 15, 1930 - October 5, 1968) was a backup third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1952), Philadelphia Athletics (1952), Kansas City Athletics (1955) and Cincinnati Reds (1961). Bevan batted and threw right handed.
Hal Brown Hector Harold Brown (born December 11, 1924 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1951 through 1964 for the Chicago White Sox (1951-52), Boston Red Sox (1953-55), Baltimore Orioles (1955-62), New York Yankees (1962) and Houston Colt .45's (1963-64).
Hal Buell Hal Buell is the former head of the Photography Service (photography director) at the Associated Press. He is also the author of Moments: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographs and Uncommon Valor, Uncommon Virtue, a book about war photographer Joe Rosenthal.
Hal C. Banks Harold Chamberlain "Hal" Banks (February 28, 1909 - September 24, 1985) was a controversial labour union leader in Canada. An American with mob connections, he came to Canada in 1949 to help bust purportedly Communist-controlled shipping unions and establish the Seafarers' International Union as their replacement.
Hal Colebatch Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch CMG (29 March 1872–12 February 1953) better known as Sir Hal Colebatch, was a long serving and occasionally controversial figure in Western Australian politics. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for nearly 20 years, premier of Western Australia for a month in 1919, Agent-General for Western Australia for nearly ten years, and a Senator for four years.
Hal Davis Hal Davis was an African American songwriter and record producer, best known as the key figure in the latter part of the Motown career of The Jackson 5. The co-writer and producer of Jackson 5 hits such as "I'll Be There" and "Dancing Machine", and Eddie Kendricks' "Can I", Davis also produced for Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, The Supremes, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Brenda Holloway, Thelma Houston, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Little Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, Junior Walker, and The Miracles.
Hal Douglas Hal Douglas is a voice actor who has lent his deep voice to many movie trailers and television commercials. He has been described by a Miramax publicist as "perhaps the most recognizable trailer voice in the business.
Hal Draper Hal Draper (1914-1990) was a Third Camp American socialist activist, Marxist and author, perhaps best known for his role in the Berkeley, California Free Speech Movement. His brother, Theodore Draper, is best known for his studies of the Communist Party of the United States of America and himself an activist in the socialist movement.
Hal E. Chester American film producer and former child actor, Hal E. "Hally" Chester (born March 6 1921 in Brooklyn, New York) is best remembered for his appearances as one of Universal Studios's Little Tough Guys series members during the 1940s.
Hal Foster Harold ("Hal") Rudolf Foster (August 18, 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American cartoonist most famous as the creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant. He worked as a staff artist for the Hudson Bay Company and moved to Chicago in 1919, where he studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
Hal Galper Harold "Hal" Galper is a jazz pianist born in Salem, Massachusetts on April 18, 1938. He studied classical piano as a boy, but switched to jazz which he studied at the Berklee College of Music from 1955 to 1958.
Hal Gibson Pateshall Colebatch Hal Gibson Pateshall Colebatch (born 1945) is an author, Australian poet, lecturer, journalist, editor, and lawyer. He was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal in 2003 for writing, law, poetry and political commentary, the only award for this combination of activities.
Hal Gregg Harold Dana (Hal) Gregg (July 11, 1921 - May 13, 1991) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1947), Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-1950) and New York Giants (1952). Greeg batted and threw right handed.
Hal Gurnee Hal Gurnee is an American television director who directed all of the television shows hosted by David Letterman on NBC. Gurnee directed the Emmy award-winning but short-lived NBC daytime program The David Letterman Show, then moved with Letterman to Late Night with David Letterman in 1982.
Hal Haig Prieste Hal Haig Prieste, nicknamed Harry (23 November, 1896 - 19 April, 2001), was an Armenian-American immigrant who participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp as a diver. "Haig" is a form of "Hayk" - the name of the great patriarch of Armenians.
Hal Halpin Hal Halpin is an American computer game executive and entrepreneur. He is perhaps best known as the founder of the game industry's retail trade association, IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association), which merged with the VSDA (Video Software Dealers Association) to form the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA).
Hal Helms Hal Helms is a consultant, trainer and mentor in the ColdFusion and Java development communities. Known by some as the "godfather of Fusebox", he has been the motive force behind the development of Fusebox since his early collaboration with Steve Nelson.
Hal Herbert Harold Thomas Herbert (1922-06-17 – 2003-07-25) was a Canadian politician. He introduced the Private Member's Bill in 1982 which amended the Holidays Act to change the name of Canada's national holiday from "Dominion Day" to "Canada Day".
Hal Hunter Hal Hunter (born July 8, 1959) is the current Assistant Offensive Line coach of the San Diego Chargers. Prior to that, he has held positions at the University of North Carolina, Indiana University and Louisiana State University.
Hal Chase Harold Homer Chase (February 13, 1883 in Los Gatos, California - May 18, 1947 in Colusa, California), nicknamed "Prince Hal", was a first baseman in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position, who was banned from baseball for corruption. During his career, he played for the New York Highlanders (1905-1913), Chicago White Sox (1913-1914), Buffalo Blues (1914-1915), Cincinnati Reds (1916-1918), and New York Giants (1919).
Hal Kanter Hal Kanter (December 18, 1918 - ) is a veteran writer, producer and director, principally for comedy actors such as Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley, for both feature films and television. Kanter helped Tennessee Williams turn the play by Williams into the film version of The Rose Tattoo.
Hal Kemp Hal Kemp (March 27, 1905 – December 21, 1940) was a Jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. He was born in Marion, Alabama and died in Madera, California following an auto accident.
Hal Kopp Hal Kopp coached the BYU football team for three seasons from 1956-58. Kopp produced winning records in his last two seasons with the Cougars, but was dismissed from the university when rumors surfaced that he had committed a potential NCAA rules infraction.
Hal Lanier Harold Clifton Lanier (born July 4 1942 in Denton, North Carolina) is a former infielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. From 1964 through 1973, Lanier played for the San Francisco Giants (1964-71) and New York Yankees (1972-73).
Hal Lindes Hal Lindes (born June 30 1953, Monterey, USA) is an English-American guitarist and composer. In 1980 he was a part of the British rock band Dire Straits, recording albums with the band before he gave up the guitar playing to concentrate on his first love of composing film music.
Hal Lindsey Harold Lee "Hal" Lindsey (born 1929) is an American evangelist and Christian writer. A graduate of the Dallas Theological Seminary, a prominent Christian Zionist and dispensationalist author, he expresses this theology in his writings.
Hal McKusick Hal McKusick, an alto saxophonist and clarinetist , played with well-known big bands in the 1940s including Claude Thornhill. He made a significant contribution to jazz in the late 1950s and early 60's in New York as studio musician in the avante guarde scene.
Hal McRae Harold Abraham McRae (born July 10, 1945 in Avon Park, Florida) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1968, 1970-72) and Kansas City Royals (1973-87). McRae batted and threw right-handed.
Hal Mooney Hal Mooney was a United States composer and arranger, born Harold Mooney (under which name he was occasionally credited professionally) on 4 February 1911, in Brooklyn, New York. He died on 23 March 1995, in Los Angeles, California.
Hal Morris William Harold Morris III (born April 9 1965 in Fort Rucker, Alabama) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. He attended Munster High School in Munster, Indiana, and the University of Michigan.
Hal Naragon Harold Richard Naragon (born October 1, 1928 in Zanesville, Ohio) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1951, 1954-1959) and Washington Senators & Minnesota Twins (1959-1962). He batted left handed and threw right handed.
Hal Oppenheim Hal Oppenheim is a film composer and studio musician working out of Los Angeles and has been involved in projects with many top music acts and film actors including Will Smith, M Jackson, "Law and Order", "ER", "Bones", and has written film scores for a host of direct to DVD, live action martial arts films, including the cult classic "Duel" and "Shira". He attended the University of Miami and has several degrees including one in communications, and was the project manager for communications at Miami International Airport for 5 years.
Hal Ozsan Hal Ozsan (born Halil Ozsan October 26, 1976 in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) is an actor known for appearing in fourteen episodes of the television drama Dawson's Creek, and a role in the 2005 film Guy in Row Five. Ozsan has also appeared in many other films and TV shows, including a recurring role on Felicity.
Hal Prince Hal Prince (born January 30 1928) is an American theatrical producer and director associated with many of the best-known Broadway musical productions of the past half-century. He has earned more Tony Awards (21) than any other individual, including eight for directing, eight for producing, two as producer of the year's Best Musical, and three special awards.
Hal Rayle Hal Rayle is an American voice actor. His roles include Raphael in the United Kingdom redub of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lieutenant Commander Steele in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Primacron and Shrapnel in Transformers, and Hammerhead Hannigan in Darkwing Duck.
Hal Robinson Hal Robinson (born Harold Hall Robinson July 29, 1952, Houston, Texas) was the appointed principal bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra beginning with the 1995/96 season, serving for 10 years as principal bass of the National Symphony Orchestra and eight years as associate principal of the Houston Symphony. Prior to that, he was a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra.
Hal Robson Hal Robson (August 16 1911 Mount Dennis, Ontario – July 2 1996 San Bernardino, California) was a Canadian racecar driver active in the 1940's. He was the brother of 1946 Indianapolis 500 winner George Robson.
Hal Salwen Hal Salwen is an American Independent filmmaker best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed Denise Calls Up (1996), notable for being the only American film to win a prize that year at the Cannes Film Festival. Salwen's other films include His & Hers (1998), starring Liev Schreiber, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and Duane Incarnate(2005), which stars Kristen Johnston.
Hal Scardino Hal Scardino is an American child actor (Born as Albert Henry Hugh Scardino) best known for the leading role in the movie The Indian in the Cupboard. Over 500 kids from 200 cities tried out for the part but ultimately Scardino was picked.
Hal Schacker Harold Schacker (born April 6, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in six games, all in relief, for the Boston Braves in 1945. At the age of 20, the 6'0", 190 lb.
Hal Smith (MLB catcher) Harold Raymond Smith (born June 1, 1931 in Barling, Arkansas) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1956 through 1965 in baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1956-1961) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965).
Hal Trosky Harold Arthur Trosky, born Harold Arthur Trojovsky (November 11, 1912 - June 18, 1979), was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1933-1941) and the Chicago White Sox (1944, 1946). Trosky was born in Norway, Iowa.
Hal Turner Harold "Hubert" Turner is an Internet radio talk show host from North Bergen, New Jersey, USA sometimes labeled a white supremacist and supporter of violence against minorities and government officials. His program, The Hal Turner Show, is broadcast from "Metropolitan New York, New York" via the Internet on Wednesday evenings.
Hal Williams Hal Williams (born December 14, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as the black cop "Smitty" on Sanford and Son, and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins on 227.
Hal Willner Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American music producer working in recording, Films, TV and live events. He is best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles (jazz, classical, rock, Tin Pan Alley).
Hal Woodeshick Harold Joseph Woodeshick (born August 24, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1956 and 1961), Cleveland Indians (1958), Washington Senators (1959-60), (the expansion) Washington Senators (1961), Houston Colt .45's/Houston Astros (1962-65) and St.
Hala Jaber Hala Jaber is an Arab journalist, currently writing for British paper The Sunday Times. She won the prestigious British Press AwardsForeign Reporter of the Year, in 2005] for her articles covering the aftermath of the [[Iraq War.
Hala Ludowa The Hala Stulecia (Centennial Hall, ) or Hala Ludowa (People's Hall), is an historic building in Wrocław, Poland, built in the years 1911-1913 according to the plans of Max Berg in memory of the liberation wars against Napoleon. The cupola was made of reinforced concrete and with an inner diameter of 69 m and 42 m high; it was the largest building of its kind at the time of construction.
Hala Sedki Hala Sedki George Younan (Arabic:هالة صدقى جŮرج ŮŠŮنان) (born on June 12, 1961 in Cairo) is an Egyptian actress.She began her career with the director Nour Al Demirdash in Rehlet Al Melion and has worked in more than 30 films.
Hala'ib Triangle The Hala'ib Triangle is an area of land measuring 20,580 km² located on the Red Sea's African coast, between the borders of Egypt and Sudan. There are 3 major towns in the area, Shalateen, Abu Ramad and Hala'ib, the largest of which is Shalateen.
Halabi Halabi, el-Halabi, al-Halabi is the name of a number of different families, each of which was named after the city of Aleppo (Halab in Arabic) in today's northern Syria, typically due to the family having originated from there. al-Halabi includes people from the faiths of Islam, Christianity, and Druze.
Halabja Halabja (Kurdish: Helepçe or , Arabic: ) is a Kurdish town in Iraq about 150 miles northeast of Baghdad and 8-10 miles from the Iranian border. The town's population is largely Kurdish and is known for being more religiously observant than Kurds in other Iraqi regions.
Halabja poison gas attack The Halabja poison gas attack was an incident on 15 March–19 March 1988 during the Iran-Iraq War when chemical weapons were used by the Iraqi government forces to kill a number of people in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Halabja (population 80,000), as part of the Al-Anfal Campaign. Estimates of casualties range from several hundred to 5,000 people.
Halaesa Halaesa is an ancient town on the north coast of Sicily, about 14 miles east of Cephaloedium (CefalĂą) and east of the modern Castel di Tusa. It was founded in 403 BC by Archonides, tyrant of Herbita, whose name it sometimes bore.
Halah bint Wahhab Halah binte Wuhayb ibn Ă‚â€Abdu Manaaf ibn Zuhrah was one of Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim's wives and the mother of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib. She was a first cousin to Aminah binte Wahb Ă‚â€Abdu Manaaf ibn Zuhrah, the mother of Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
Halahala Halahala (Sanskrit हलाहल) is the name of a poison (as per Hindu mythology) created from the sea when Devas (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churned the sea in order to obtain Amrita, the nectar of immortality.
Halacha Yomis The Halacha Yomis Program (or, Halacha Yomit, as it is known in Israel) is a learning program which covers the entire Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim followed by the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. The cycle takes about 4 years to complete.
Halakha Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halakhot and Halachah with pronunciation emphasis on the third syllable, "kha"), is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law as well as customs and traditions. Judaism classically draws no distinction in its laws between religious and ostensibly non-religious life.
Halal & Loving It The unusually titled album is due to be released in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore sometime in the end of 2006 and contains many of One Buck Short's fun pop-punk songs such as Punk Rock Picnic, That Day and the new single from this album Fast Times.
Halaqah Media Halaqah Media Group (Halaqah Films) is a multimedia publishing company founded in 1998, located in London, UK with offices in Birkama, The Gambia. Halaqah Media is a Film documentary and Feature Film Production and distribution company.
Halasuru Halasuru (Kannada: ಹಲಸŕłŕ˛°ŕł; pronounced ), formerly known as Ulsoor, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the Indian city of Bangalore. It is located in east Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of MG Road.
Halawa, Hawaii HÄlawa is a stream, a valley, an ahupuaâ€a, a neighborhood, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in the â€Ewa District, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaiâ€i. HÄlawa Stream branches into two valleys: North and South HÄlawa; North HÄlawa is the larger stream and fluvial feature.
Halayudha Halayudha (हलयŕĄŕ¤¦ŕĄŤŕ¤§) was a 10th century Indian mathematician who wrote a commentary on Pingala's Chandah-shastra, containing the earliest known description of Pascal's triangle (called meru-prastaara)
Halbach array A Halbach array is a special arrangement of permanent magnets which augments the magnetic field on one side of the device while cancelling the field to near zero on the other side. In the diagram, the magnetic field is enhanced on the bottom side and cancelled on the top side (a one-sided flux).
Halbach cylinder A Halbach cylinder is a magnetized cylinder composed of ferromagnetic material producing (in the idealised case) a magnetic field confined entirely within the cylinder with zero field outside. The cylinders can also be magnetized such that the magnetic field is entirely outside the cylinder, with zero field inside.
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