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Jakriborg Jakriborg is an apartment building district, or new town, under construction at suburban Hjärup, between Malmö and Lund in the Southwest Scania metropolitan area opposite to Copenhagen on the Swedish side of the Danish-Swedish border. Hjärup is built on the fields of the village of Uppåkra, which existed for a thousand years as the predecessor of Lund until the town was moved in 990 to a new and more secure location a few miles away, at which time Uppåkra reverted to a village.
Jakub Arbes Jakub Arbes (June 12, 1840, Prague – April 8, 1914, Prague) was a Czech writer and journalist, sympathizer of the Májovci literary group and creator of the new genre called romanetto. Although sympathetic to the Májovci group, he was not part of it, because they created under different circumstances.
Jakub Berman Jakub Berman (born December 26, 1901, in Warsaw, Poland - died April 10 , 1984), was a Polish communist politician of Jewish origin. As a member of the Polish United Workers' Party's Politbiuro he was in charge of the Urzad Bezpieczenstwa and considered Joseph Stalin's right hand in Poland between 1944 and 1953.
Jakub Bursa Jakub Bursa (1813-1884) was a famous Czech architect and builder of Bohemian Rustic Baroque architecture. He decorated many gables of houses in Southern Bohemia in the style of the so-called rural South Bohemian Baroque.
Jakub HusnĂ­k Jakub HusnĂ­k (*March 29 1837 Vejprnice near Pilsen; March 26 1916 in Prague), was a Czech painter, indication teacher and inventor of the improved photolithography (new reproduction method of the pressure of the surface).
Jakub Kindl Jakub Kindl (born February 10, 1987, in Sumperk, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL. He was drafted 1st (19th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2005 NHL Draft.
Jakub Ĺšwinka Jakub Ĺšwinka (died on March 4, 1314) was a Polish Catholic priest, the Archbishop of Gniezno and a notable politician and supporter of the idea of unification of all Polish lands under the rule of Wladislaus the Short. His Coat of Arms was Ĺšwinka.
Jakub Szczawiński Jakub Szczawiński (1577-1637) was a noble (szlachcic) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, of Prawdzic Coat of Arms. He held the offices of voivode of Brześć Kujawski (1622-1637)and starosta] łeczycki (1620-1637).
Jakub Uchański Jakub Uchański (1502-1581) of Radwan Coat of Arms was a primate of Poland and interrex from 1572 to 1573 and from 1574 to 1575.began his career at the royal court] as a secretary and overseer of the lands of [[Polish queen Bona Sforza.
Jakub Wawrzyniak Jakub Wawrzyniak (born July 7, 1983 in Kutno, Poland) is a Polish footballer midfielder and defender playing currently playing for Widzew Łódź. He debuted in Poland national football team in the game versus UAE on 6 of December 2006 in Abu Zabi
Jakub Wędrowycz Jakub Wędrowycz is the main protagonist of a number of short stories by Andrzej Pilipiuk, a renown Polish writer. Wędrowycz is an elderly alcoholic, moonshine producer, amateur exorcist and fighter against all sorts of supernatural forces dwelling around Wędrowycz's village, from the aliens to ancient demons and from Russian mafia to tax inspectors.
Jakub Zadzik Jakub Zadzik (1582-1642), Great Crown Secretary from 1613 to 1627, bishop of Chełmno from 1624, Crown Deputy Chancellor from 1627, Great Crown Chancellor from 1628 to 1635, bishop of Kraków from 1635, diplomat, szlachcic, magnate in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. His coat of arms was Korab.
Jakup Xherahu Jakup Xherahu was the mayor of the town of Ishmi, western Albania. Very distinguished, he proclaimed independence from the Ottoman Empire by raising the Albanian flag, just days before Albanian Independence Day on November 28, 1912.
Jakusho Kwong Jakusho Kwong-roshi is an American Zen Buddhist teacher of the Soto sect who studied with Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, the author of Zen Mind Beginner's Mind. Jakusho is his Buddhist name, his given name being Bill Kwong.
Jal Culluh Jal Cullah is a fictional extraterrestrial villain who appeared in the first two seasons of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. He is First Maje, or leader, of the Kazon-Nistrim, one of the various warring sects of the Kazon race, who inhabit the farthest region of the Delta Quadrant, on the other side of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Jala neti Jala neti is an ancient Indian yoga technique, meaning literally "water cleansing", where the practitioner rinses out the nasal cavity with water (usually salted) using a neti pot. The technique is starting to be recognized by science under the term nasal irrigation.
Jalaa language Jalaa (autonym bàsàrə̀n dà jàlààbè̩) is an endangered language of northeastern Nigeria (Loojaa settlement in Balanga Local Government Area, Bauchi State), of uncertain (possibly Niger-Congo) origins. It is nearly extinct; the ethnic group has come to use the Bwilim dialect of Cham in daily life, and the few remaining speakers of Jalaa, all elderly, are much more fluent in Cham than in Jalaa.
Jaladat Ali Badirkhan Jaladat Ali Badirkhan (or Celadet AlĂ® Bedirxan in Kurdish) (April 26, 1893 - 1951), was a Kurdish diplomatist, writer, linguist, journalist and political activist. According to Kurdish sources he was born in a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey, however according to Encyclopaedia Britannica, he was born in Maktala in Syria.
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin,The Grandfather Of Rap, born in Brooklyn, New York, 1944, is one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in New York City. Devout Muslim, poet, acupuncturist, and martial art exponent, He was incarcerated and was given early release on condition that he join the Army, where he trained as a paratrooper but was imprisoned again for refusing to salute the Flag.
Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani ( / Celal TalebanĂ® / Jelal TalebanĂ­ , ) (born 1933), is an Iraqi politician, who was elected State President of Iraq on April 6, 2005, (sworn in the next day, April 7, and once again on April 22, 2006, by the Iraqi National Assembly. Talabani is the founder and secretary general of one of the main Iraqi Kurdish] political parties, the [[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
Jalal-Abad Jalal-Abad (also Dzhalal-Abad; since 2003 also spelled Jalalabad and Jalalabat) is the administrative and economic center of Jalal-Abad Oblasty in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, with a population of about 75,000. It is situated at the north-eastern end of the Fergana valley along the Kugart river valley, in the foothills of the Babash Ata mountains (at ), very close to the Uzbek border.
Jalalabad Jalalabad (Pashto: جلال آباد Jalālābād) is a city in eastern Afghanistan, the capital of Nangarhar province, next to the Kabul and Kunar rivers. It is linked by approximately 90 miles highway with the city of Kabul to the west and about the same distance with Peshawar in Pakistan to the east.
Jalaleddin Farsi Jaleleddin Farsi (جلال‌الدین فارسی in Persian), born as Hekmatollah Baaraan-Cheshmeh(حکمت الله باران چشمه in Persian), was the presidential candidate for the Islamic Republic Party in the first presidential election in Iran. He was chosen because Ayatollah Khomeini had personally forbidden the party to run Mohammad Beheshti, a cleric, for president.
Jalaluddin Haqqani Maulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani (c. 1950- ) is a respected Pashtun military leader known for his success in fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s and early 1990s, for his invitation by Hamid Karzai to become Prime Minister of Afghanistan, and more recently for his role in leading pro-Taliban militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Jalan Bani Bu Hassan Jalan Bani Bu Hassan is the largest wilayah (province) in area - 12130 km² - among the south east wilayat of Ash Sharqiyah Region, Oman. The diverse geography of the wilayah makes it one of the most extraordinary spots in Oman.
Jalan Besar Jalan Besar is the name of a street in the northeastern part of the Central Area in Singapore, which is its central business district. It is also the name of the electoral Jalan Basar Group Representation Constituency, of which Jalan Basar is a prominent centrepiece.
Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (Simplified Chinese: 惹兰勿刹集选区) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency, and therefore an electoral district composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore, of which the street Jalan Besar it is named after and forms its centrepiece. The street itself is within the Kallang planning area, Kallang itself being part of the Jalan Basar Group Representation Constituency.
Jalan Duta Jalan Duta is a highway in Kuala Lumpur which spans from the adjoining roundabout of Jalan Kuching, which the flyover under construction would take traffic straight into Jalan Ipoh and ends at the Parliament where it adjoins Jalan Mahameru. Buildings such as Federal Territory Mosque, Federal Governmental Complex, Arkib Negara, Federal Territory Court, MATRADE complex, Tun Razak Hockey Stadium and IKIM are located nearer to the Jalan Kuching roundabout.
Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway also known as Jalan Duta and Jalan Segambut is the municipal highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It connects Segambut until Parliament interchange on the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1.
Jalan Jaksa Jalan Jaksa (jalan meaning 'street' in Indonesian) is a colorful street located in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Its name literally means "Prosecutors' Street", as it used to be a place where legal students congregated, due to the fact that it contained affordable lodgings which suited their student budgets.
Jalan Kayu Jalan Kayu is a name of a street situated within the Sengkang Planning Area in the North-East Region of Singapore, under the urban planning scheme of the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The area east of Jalan Kayu has been renamed as Fernvale to form the western part of Sengkang New Town.
Jalan Malioboro Jalan Malioboro (Malioboro Street) is a major shopping street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; the name is also used more generally for the neighborhood around the street. It runs north from the Yogyakarta kraton (palace) towards the roads that lead to either Surakarta to the east, or Magelang to the north, as well as Mount Merapi.
Jalandhar Jalandhar () is an ancient city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It was the capital of Trigarttas (people living in the "land between three rivers": Ravi, Beas and Sutlej) in the times of Mahabharata war.
Jalap Jalap is a cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomaea purge, a convolvulaceous plant growing on the eastern declivities of the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico at an elevation of 5000 to 8000 ft. above sea level, more especially about the neighbourhood of Chiconquiaco on the eastern slope of the Cofre de Perote in the state of Veracruz.
Jalapeño The Jalapeño is a small to medium-sized chile pepper that is prized for the hot, burning sensation that it produces in the mouth when eaten. Ripe, the jalapeño can be 2–3½ inches (5–9 cm) and either red or more commonly green.
Jalapeño popper Jalapeño poppers are jalapeño peppers that have been hollowed out, stuffed with a mixture of cheese, spices, and sometimes ground meat, and then deep fried. They are served (usually with some kind of dip) as appetizers at some Mexican or Southwest-themed bars and restaurants.
Jalatarangam Jalatarangam in Sanskrit, literally means 'water waves' ('jala' means water and 'tarangam' means waves). It is an ancient solo instrument, now used in Carnatic music usually accompanied by the mridangam and is found mentioned in ancient literature.
Jalaun District Jalaun District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The district is named after town of Jalaun, which was the former headquarters of a Maratha governor, but the administrative headquarters of the district is at Orai.
Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at the foothills of Eastern Himalayas in Alipurduar Sub-Division of Jalpaiguri District in West Bengal and on the bank of river Torsa and have an area of 141 km². Jaldapara, the vast grassland with patches of riverine forests was declared a sanctuary in 1941 for protection of the great variety flora and fauna, particularly one-horned rhinos, an animal threatened with extinction.
Jaldhaka River Jaldhaka () is a river originating in the eastern Himalayas.It is a trans-boundary river that originates from the himalayas of southeast Sikkim and flows over Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal, India.
Jale Baba Jale Baba is a Fijian businessman and political organizer. A forestry graduate of the Australian National University, he worked for Fiji Pine Limited for more than 20 years, before leaving in 1999 to start his own company- Baba Forests.
Jaleco Jaleco was founded as Japan Leisure Corporation on October 3 1974. In 1982, the company started developing and manufacturing arcade video games; as a result Japan Leisure Corporation shortened its name to Jaleco the same year.
Jalen Rose Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA), currently with the Phoenix Suns. He is the son of former NBA player Jimmy Walker.
Jalfrezi Jalfrezi (also jhal frezi and "zalfrezi") is a type of Indian curry in which marinated pieces of meat or vegetables are fried in oil and spices to produce a thick, dry sauce. Bell peppers and onions are usually included.
Jalgaon Jalgaon (जळगाव) is a city in western India, in northern Maharashtra state, Jalgaon District on the northern Deccan Plateau. Located within the productive, irrigated agricultural region of Khandesh, Jalgaon is municipal corporation.
Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Jalil Huseyngulu oglu Mammadguluzadeh (Azeri: Cəlil Hüseynqulu oğlu Məmmədquluzadə; Persian: جليل محمدقلی زاده; spelled: Jalil Mohammad Gholizadeh) (22 February 1866, Nakhichevan – 4 January 1932, Baku) was an Azerbaijani satirist and writer of Iranian descent. Molla Nasraddin and Jalil Mammadguluzadeh by Ebrahim Nabavi BBC Persian.
Jalios JCMS Jalios , founded in 2001, develops a natively integrated Information Management solution to help enterprises manage their content and information. Jalios JCMS, their flagship system, is a framework for developing custom enterprise systems, offering much functionality out of the box and capable of being customized to manage a specific business process.
Jaljulia Jaljulia (, ), officially also spelled Jaljulye, is a local council in the Center District of Israel, located next to Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), its population was 7,600 at the end of 2005.
Jallarzi Sallivarian In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Jallarzi Sallivarian is a powerful human wizard of Greyhawk City and the only female member of the Circle of Eight. She is nearly always accompanied by her familiar, a red pseudodragon named Edwina.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre, was named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in Amritsar, where, on April 13, 1919, British Indian Army soldiers under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened fire on an unarmed gathering of men, women and children. The firing lasted about 10 minutes and 1600 rounds were fired.
Jalo oasis Jalo Oasis (or Jalu) is an oasis in Cyrenaica, Libya, located west of the Great Sand Sea and about 250 km south-east of the Gulf of Sirte. It's the administrative capital of the governorate of Al Wahah (or al-Wahat)
Jalopy Theory The Jalopy Theory: a theory of Ole Miss athletics formulated in Oxford, Mississippi in the late 1980's. The theory, which at first included only football, hypothesizes that as soon as one part of an Ole Miss football team is performing well another part breaks, (i.
Jalore Fort The main attraction of Jalore, a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan, is its fort, which was one of the nine castles of the Maru’, under the Paramaras in the 10th century. It is one of the most famous and impressive forts in the state and has been known through history as the Sonagir or the ‘golden mount’.
Jalousie A jalousie () is a slatted window covering, typically a shutter or window covering, which consists of a set of parallel angled slats. These slats can be opened variously so as to control the amount of air or light allowed to pass through.
Jalozai Jalozai refugee camp, 35 kilometers southwest of Peshawar, Pakistan, was one of the largest of 150 refugee or transit camps in Pakistan, holding Afghan refugees from the 1980s Soviet occupation and wars following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan on December 25, 1979. It had an estimated 70,000 refugees at its peak.
Jalre Schtevie Jalre Schtevie (born April 5, 1981 in Sacramento, California) is an American actor best known for his cameo role in “A Stupid Movie For Jerks,” an independent feature film currently in post-production in Maryland. As “Dirty Chef,” Schtevie appears on-screen for eight seconds – his face and backside both visible, respectively, in consecutive camera shots occurring forty-six minutes into the film. Clad in a chef’s apron and cap, Schtevie is seen exiting a bathroom stall, then exiting the bathroom itself, as the film’s central character performs actions relevant to the film’s plot.
Jalsaghar Jalsaghar (1958), known in English as The Music Room, is the fourth feature film directed by Satyajit Ray. Based on a novel of the same name by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, the film is a detailed dramatic study of the last days of a zamindar - a semi-feudal landlord in Bengal.
Jalt Jalt is a neologism coined by professor Yochai Benkler as a contraction of jealousy and altruism, to describe the dynamic in commons-based peer production where some participants get paid while others do not, or "whether people get paid differentially for participating." The term was first introduced in his seminal paper Coase's Penguin (2002).
Jaŋalif Jaŋalif, Janalif or Yañalif ([]; Cyrillic: Яалиф; Tatar: new alphabet — jaŋa əlifba/yaña älifba -> jaŋalif/yañalif) was the first Latin writing system used during the Soviet epoch Tatar language in the 1930s.
Jaša Tomić Jaša Tomić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јаша Томић; Vršac, 1856 - Novi Sad, 1922) was a Serb politician, publicist, journalist and literate from Vojvodina, Serbia. He was born in Vršac, where he attended elementary school.
Jam Jam (also known as jelly) is a type of sweet spread or condiment made with fruits or sometimes vegetables, sugar and sometimes thickened with pectin if the fruit's natural pectin is insufficient to produce a thickened product. Jam and its variations are often spread on bread and as a culinary sweetener, for example in yoghurt.
Jam & Spoon Jam & Spoon was an influential electronic dance duo from Frankfurt, Germany that consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a DJ, stage name: Mark Spoon). They also worked under the pseudonyms Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Storm and Big Room.
Jam band The term jam band refers to bands from the 1960s to the 2000s whose concerts were composed greatly of extended musical improvisation over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns. Although jam bands are often near with psychedelic rock, jam bands often got on various musical genres, including other rock styles, progressive rock, funk, progressive bluegrass, blues, country music, folk music, world music and jazz.
Jam block A jam block is a modern, hard plastic version of the more fragile wood block. It is sturdy, designed for hard hitting and is becoming more and more popular with modern drummers, due to its durability and sound.
Jam Camp Jam Camp is an American jam band based in the Seattle, WA area of the Pacific Northwest. The band includes: David Broyles (guitar), Steve Munger (saxophone), Michael "Smitty" Smith (guitar), Jess White (bass), and Joel Veatch (drums).
Jam Factory, Adelaide Located in Adelaide's West End, The Jam Factory (properly JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design) is a world-renowned contemporary craft and design centre and retail outlet with a focus on South Australian artists and having four major artistic directions (Ceramics, Furniture, Metal and Glass). In May 2005, the Jam Factory hosted 1000 glassmakers from 25 countries for the 35th Glass Arts Society (GAS) conference, the first in the southern hemisphere.
Jam of the Year "Jam of the Year" is the opening song from Prince's 1996 3-CD album Emancipation. It later became the name of the tour for the album, and a live version of the song was released as part of a single called "NYC Live" in 1997.
Jam Roly-Poly Jam Roly-Poly is a traditional British dessert probably invented in the early 19th century It is a flat-rolled suet] [[pudding, which is then spread with jam and rolled up. In days past, Jam Roly-Poly was also known as shirt-sleeve pudding, because it was often steamed and served in an old shirt-sleeve.
Jam sai Jam Sai (sometimes spelled Jamsay) is a variety of the Dogon languages spoken in Mali. It is known as "plains dialect" because it is spoken in Dogon villages that are not part of the Bandiagara Escarpment (the cliffs that the Dogon ethnic group is usually associated with).
Jam skating Jam skating is any recreational, improvisational dance performed on roller skates, usually accompanied by music. It is also sometimes a competitive sport in which performers, solo or in groups, must dance on skates for a predetermined length of time before one or more judges who assess the quality of their performance.
Jam sync Jam sync refers to the practice of applying a phase hit to a system to bring it in synchronization with another. The term originates from the use of this technique to replace defective time code on a video tape recording by replacing it with a new time code sequence, which may be an extension of a previous good time code sequence on an earlier part of the source material .
Jama Masjid, Delhi The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, commonly known as Jama Masjid of Delhi is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best known mosque in India.
Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami also known as the Jamaat of Central Asian Mujahedins (JCAM), Jamoat Mujahedin (English: Community of Holy Warriors), and Islamic Jihad Group (IJG) is an Islamic terrorist organization affiliated with Al Qaeda that operates in Central Asia and Russia. IJG broke away from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, but maintains ties with the IMU and Hizb ut-Tahrir, Islamic terrorist organizations with Islamist ideologies.
Jama'at-ud-Da'wah Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JUD) is an Islamic organisation launched in Lahore, Pakistan in 1985. Previously called Markaz Daw'a wal Irshad, the organisation changed its name after the United States Department of State declared Lashkar-e-Toiba to be a terrorist organisation.
Jamaal Charles Jamaal Charles (born December 27, 1986 in Port Arthur, Texas) is a running back for The University of Texas Longhorns. Charles is a speed back and has enough speed to compete in track at the collegiate level, yet he seems to bounce off tacklers like a power back.
Jamaal Magloire Jamaal Magloire (born May 21 1978 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently playing for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He attended Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute.
Jamaal Tinsley Jamaal Tinsley (born February 28 1978 in Brooklyn, New York) is an NBA basketball player, currently playing point guard for the Indiana Pacers. Tinsley was drafted out of Iowa State University by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 27th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft, and was immediately dealt to the Pacers on draft night.
Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Abdul-Lateef Wilkes (born Jackson Keith Wilkes on June 2, 1953 in Berkeley, California) is an American former National Basketball Association player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born Rudy McDaniel on June 11, 1956 in Long Island, New York) is a jazz bass guitarist. He came to prominence in the first version of Ornette Coleman's electric group Prime Time, with whom he recorded Dancing In Your Head and Body Meta in December 1975.
Jamaat al Muslimeen The Jamaat al Muslimeen (from Arabic جماعة المسلمين) is a Muslim organisation within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with a membership of predominantly Afro-Trinidadians. The appeal of its doctrines to the poor and displaced classes of society have seen its membership and popularity increase.
Jamaat al Muslimeen (disambiguation) The name Jamaat al Muslimeen (from Arabic جماعة المسلمين; also tranliterated Jamaat-ul Muslimeen, Jama'at al-Muslimeen, etc.) can be literally translated as "Group of Muslims", or "The Muslim Group", "The Muslim Assembly", "The Muslim Society", "The Muslim Community".
Jamaat ul-Fuqra Jamaat ul-Fuqra (alternatively Jamaat al-Fuqra) (Arabic: جماعة الفقراء, "Community of the Impoverished") is a terrorist organization and cult based in Pakistan and the United States. Al-Fuqra members fatally stabbed Muslim schismatic Rashad Khalifa in 1990 and assassinated Ahmadiyya leader Mozaffar Ahmad in 1983.
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (often referred to as just 'Jamaat') is the largest and most influential islamist political party in Bangladesh. In the last general election (2001) it secured 18 seats (among 300 seats) in the parliament and awarded 2 ministries for its role in the formation of the four-party alliance that gained a landslide victory in the 2001 Parliamentary Election.
Jamaat-ul-muslimeen Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen [(Arabic: جماعة المسلمين) Literally translated as "Group of Muslims", or "The Muslim Group", "The Muslim Assembly", "The Muslim Society", "The Muslim Community"] is a Muslim sect found in the Indo-Pak subcontinent. Headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, it was founded by Masood Ahmad in the 1960s.
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen is a banned Bangladeshi Islamist organization which calls for the establishment of an Islamic state in Bangladesh, governed by Islamic shari'a. It favours violent methods in its attempt to implement such laws and government.
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (Alternatively Spelled: Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh; abbreviated: JMB) is an Islamic terrorist organization with an Islamist ideology that operates in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi government banned JMB in 2005.
Jamahiriya Jamahiriya (Arabic جماهيرية) is an Arabic term generally translated as "state of the masses." The term, coined by Muammar al-Qaddafi, is intended to be a generic term describing a type of state, like "republic" or "kingdom.
Jamahl Lolesi Jamahl Lolesi (born March 20 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League competition. He previously played for the Wests Tigers, the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.
Jamaiat Al-Wafa LiRayat Al-Musenin Jamaiat Al-Wafa LiRayat Al-Musenin is a charity which has been proscribed by the Israeli government for connections to Hamas.List of Entities declares “Unlawful Organizations” in Israel by order of Israeli Prime Minister, according to Israeli Emergency Defense Regulations (article 84 2 A) 1945 due to their Connection to Hamas, Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies
Jamaica (LIRR station) Jamaica Station (often referred to simply as "Jamaica") is a major hub of the Long Island Rail Road, in Jamaica, Queens, in New York City. It is the largest transit hub on Long Island and is one of the busiest railroad stations in the New York City area—behind Pennsylvania Station, Grand Central Terminal, and Secaucus Junction—with over 1,000 trains passing through it every day.
Jamaica (musical) Jamaica, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg was a musical that opened on October 31 1957, and starred Lena Horne, Ricardo Montalbán, Ossie Davis, and Adelaide Hall. Harburg was at the time blacklisted in Hollywood, and the lyrics are particularly bitter and cynical (as well as very funny).
Jamaica Anansi Stories Jamaica Anansi Stories is a book by Martha Warren Beckwith published in 1924. It is a collection of folklore, riddles and transcriptions of folk music, all involving the trickster Anansi, gathered from Jamaicans of African descent.
Jamaica Bay Jamaica Bay is a lagoon that lies in the shadow of New York City's skyscrapers and is adjacent to one of the nation's busiest airports. The salt marshes of Jamaica Bay offer prime habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.
Jamaica coalition Jamaica coalition (German: Jamaika-Koalition; also known as the Jamaica alliance, Jamaica traffic light, black traffic light or Schwampel) is a term used to identify a potential coalition among the parties of the German Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), and the Green Party.
Jamaica Committee The Jamaica Committee was a group set up in 1866, which called for Edward Eyre, Governor of Jamaica, to be tried for his excesses in suppressing the Morant Bay rebellion of 1865. More radical members of the Committee wanted him tried for the murder of British subjects (Jamaica was at that time a Crown Colony), under the rule of law.
Jamaica Handicap The Jamaica Handicap is a race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses run on the turf each fall at Belmont Park on Long Island, New York. Set at a distance of nine furlongs (one and one/eighth mile), it occasionally serves as a prep to either the Breeders' Cup Mile or the Breeders' Cup Turf, which is why it is now known as the Jamaica Breeders' Cup Handicap.
Jamaica Hills, Queens Jamaica Hills is a small neighborhood in the east central portion of the former Township of Jamaica, Queens in New York City, USA. The neighborhood is surrounded by the Grand Central Parkway (north), Jamaica Estates (east), Hillside Avenue (south), and Briarwood (west).
Jamaica Inn The Jamaica Inn is a free house on the borders of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Famous for being the base of smugglers in the past, it is most commonly known as the setting for Daphne du Maurier's novel by the same name.
Jamaica Inn (film) Jamaica Inn is a film made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier's novel of the same name, in 1939, the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted. It is an eerie period piece set in Cornwall in 1820.
Jamaica Journal Jamaica Journal is a periodical published by the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) in Kingston, Jamaica. It publishes scholarly articles on the history, natural history, art, literature, music, and culture of Jamaica.

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