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Maher Arar Maher Arar (; born 1970 in Syria) is a Canadian software engineer. On September 26, 2002, during a stopover in New York en route from Tunis to Montreal, Arar was detained by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service who may have been acting upon false and misleading information supplied by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Maher Shalal Hash Baz Maher Shalal Hash Baz is the artistic alter ego of Tori Kudo, a Japanese naivist composer and musician. The name is taken from Maher-shalal-hash-baz in the Book of Isaiah, and translates roughly as "Hurrying to the spoil, he has made haste to the plunder.
Maher v. Town Council of Portland In Maher v. Town Council of Portland, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council held that although funding for certain denominational schools in New Brunswick had been publicly supported in the past, there was no law guaranteeing this.
Mahes Goonatilleke Hettiarachige Mahes Goonatilleke (born 16 August 1952, Kegalle) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played five Test matches and six ODIs as wicket-keeper during 1981 and 1982 - being Sri Lanka's first wicketkeeper in Test cricket. He showed good promise as both wicket-keeper and batsman, and even made 56 against Pakistan as an opener.
Mahesh Anay Mahesh Anay is an Indian, National Film Award winning cinematographer. An FTII Pune graduate with specialization in cinematography, Mahesh Aney has shot for more than a thousand commercials including some award-winning films for Pepsi, Kellog’s, Tata Steel, Feviquik and Maggie.
Mahesh Elkunchwar Mahesh Elkunchwar (born October 9 1939) is an Indian playwright with more than 15 plays to his name, in addition to his theoretical writings, critical works, and his active work in India's Middle Cinema as actor and screenwriter.
Maheshwar Maheshwar is a town in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. It is located 13 km east of National Highway 3 (Agra-Mumbai highway) and 91 km from Indore, the commercial capital of the state.
Mahfoud Ali Beiba Mahfoud Ali Beiba is a Sahrawi nationalist politician and a member of the Polisario Front, an organisation that seeks the independence of Western Sahara. Since 1975, he has lived in exile in the refugee camps of Tindouf, Algeria.
Mahfoud Ould Lemrabott Mafoud Ould Lemrabott was the head of the supreme court of Mauritania. He and the Secreteary of State for Women's Affairs, Mintata Mint Hedeid were detained then fired from their posts by the Taya regime after the June 2003 attempted coup because of their tribal and regional affiliation with the accused coup-leader, Saleh Ould Hanenna.
Mahi River The Mahi is a river in western India. It rises in Madhya Pradesh and, after flowing through its name to the Mahi Kantha agency of Bombay, and also to the mehwasis, marauding highlanders often mentioned in Arabian chronicles.
Mahi-mahi The Mahi-mahi, Coryphaena hippurus, also known as dolphin-fish, dolphin, dorado, or lampuki (in Maltese), are surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. They are one of only two members of the Coryphaenidae family, the other being the Pompano dolphinfish.
Mahia whiptail The Mahia whiptail, large-headed whiptail, or Mahia rattail, Caelorinchus matamua, is a rattail of the genus Caelorinchus, found circumpolar in the southern oceans, at depths of between 450 and 1,000 m. Its length is between 45 and 65 cm.
Mahican The Mahicans (also Mohicans) are a Native American tribe who were living in and around the Hudson Valley at the time of their first contact with Europeans in 1609. Over the next hundred years, tensions between the Mahicans and the Mohawks as well as the Europeans caused the Mahicans to migrate eastward into eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut to the Hudson River.
Mahidol Adulyadej HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkhla (Somdej Chao Fa Mahidol Adulyadej Kromma Luang Songkla Nakarin - สมเด็จฯ เจ้าฟ้ามหิดลอดุลยเดช กรมหลวงสงขลานครินทร) (January 1,1892 - September 24, 1929) was the father of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand. He was also regarded as the father of modern medicine and public health of Thailand.
Mahidol Wittayanusorn School Mahidol Wittayanusorn School is a science school in central Thailand, located in Salaya campus of Mahidol University. The school is designed to providing education for the full development of exceptionally gifted and talented students in science and mathematics.
Mahina, French Polynesia Mahina is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Mahina is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.
Mahinda Mahinda (Sanskrit: महिन्द्र; Mahindra) (born 3rd century BCE in Magadha, now in Bihar, India, died in Sri Lanka) was a Buddhist monk who brought Buddhism to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He was the son of Emperor Ashoka and Devi of the Mauryan empire, who after conquering the subcontintent, had embraced Buddha's teachings.
Mahinda Rajapaksa Percy Mahendra 'Mahinda' Rajapaksa (born November 18, 1945) is the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and a Sri Lankan politician. Rajapaksa was also the country's Prime Minister from April 06, 2004 until November 21, 2005.
Mahindra Scorpio The Mahindra Scorpio (sold in some European countries as the Mahindra Goa) is an SUV made by automotive division of Mahindra and Mahindra Limited. It is the first SUV made by the company for global market and has been maduct from Mahindra & Mahindra (M & M), one of India’s foremost automobile manufacturing companies, with group sales of more than $3.
Mahindra United World College of India The Mahindra United World College of India (MUWCI) is one of 12 United World Colleges, located 40 km west of Pune in Maharastra, India. Established in 1997, the college has a population of about 200 students from all around the world who live together on campus for two years.
Mahisente Habte Mariam Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam is the widow of Prince Sahle Selassie, youngest son of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She is the daughter of Dejazmach Habte Mariam Gebre Igziabiher, heir to the former Welega Kingdom of Leqa Naqamte.
Mahjong Mahjong (; Cantonese: MĂ hjeung; or ; Cantonese: MĂ hjeuk; other common English spellings include mahjongg, majiang, and hyphenated forms such as mah-jong or mah-jongg) is a game for four players that originated in China.
Mahjong movie Mahjong movies are a subgenre of Chinese gambling films that focuses on Mahjong games and over-the-top tile-playing skills. The movie can be either a comedy or an action movie (occasionally with distinctive elements of Chinese kung fu).
Mahjong slang Mahjong slangs are jargons that originated from Mahjong terminology that are used in everyday life. The slang is used colloquially in some Chinese-speaking areas, showing the high popularity of Mahjong in these regions.
Mahjong tiles Mahjong tiles are tiles of Chinese origin that are used to play many games, most notably Mahjong and Mahjong solitaire. Although they are most commonly tiles, they may also refer to playing cards with similar contents as well.
Mahjong Titans Mahjong Titans is a computer game developed by Oberon Games that is included in premium editions of the Windows Vista operating system. The game takes advantage of the new and advanced graphical user interface (GUI) of Vista, and includes features such as tile set and background choices.
Mahlab Mahlab, Mahleb, or Mahlepi, is an aromatic spice from the pulverized pit of the black cherry, "Cerasus mahaleb" or (Prunus mahaleb). It has been used for centuries in the Middle East and the surrounding areas (especially in Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Armenia, Iran and Greece) as a sweet/sour, nutty addition to breads, cheese, cookies and biscuits.
Mahlasela Pass The Mahlasela pass is a tarred pass in the Maluti mountains of Lesotho, reaching a height of 3222 meters, at . It is one of two passes that links the town of Butha-Buthe with the diamond mining town of Mokhotlong, the other pass being the Moteng pass.
Mahlathini Simon ‘Mahlathini’ Nkabinde (1937 - 1999) was a South African mbaqanga singer. Known as the "Lion of Soweto" (which the name "Mahlathini" translates to), Nkabinde was the most distinguished of the basso-profundo "groaners" of black South African music and the acknowledged original of a mbaqanga sub-style known as mqashiyo, the indestructible beat.
Mahler's compactness theorem In mathematics, Mahler's compactness theorem is a foundational result on lattices in Euclidean space, characterising sets of lattices that are 'bounded' in a certain definite sense. Looked at another way, it explains the ways in which a lattice could degenerate (go off to infinity) in a sequence of lattices.
Mahlon Higbee Mahlon Jesse Higbee (August 16, 1901 - April 7, 1968) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who started three games for the New York Giants during the last week of the 1922 season. The 20-year-old rookie was a native of Louisville, Kentucky.
Mahlon Pitney Mahlon Pitney (February 5, 1858 – December 9, 1924) was an American jurist and politician from New Jersey, who served in the United States Congress and as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Mahmoodieh Mahmoodieh is one of Tehran`s most beautiful and expensive residential areas, located south of Zaferaniyeh, bordering Vali asr Ave on the east side, Velenjak on the west, and Chamran(parkway) highway to the south. The area is in close proximity to Tajrish.
Mahmoud al-Mashhadani Mahmud Dawud al-Mashhadani is an Iraqi politician and the Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives. He was elected to the Council of Representatives as part of the Sunni Arab-led Iraqi Accord Front list.
Mahmoud al-Zahar Mahmoud al-Zahar (Arabic: محمود الزهار) (born 1945) is a co-founder of Hamas, and a member of Hamas's leadership in the Gaza Strip. Since the formation of the Hamas/"Change and Reform" government in the Palestinian National Authority in March 2006, al-Zahar has served as foreign minister in the government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh.
Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha Mahmoud Fahmi an-Nukrashi Pasha (1888 - 1948) (Arabic: محمود فهمي النقراشي باشا) was an Egyptian political figure. He served as the prime minister of Egypt between 1945 and 1946 and again from 1946 and 1948.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to George W. Bush On May 8, 2006, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a [directly to United States President] [[George W. Bush that proposed "new ways" to end the dispute over Iran's development of nuclear power technology.
Mahmoud Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed (born May 8, 1941) is an Ethiopian singer of Gurage ancestry. Born in Addis Ababa, Mahmoud shined shoes in that city before becoming a handyman at the Arizona Club, where he first sang professionally in the early 1960s.
Mahmoud Al Jawhari Mahmoud Al Jawhari is an Egyptian coach born in 23 June 1937, now coaching the Jordanian National Football Team. he was the coach of Egyptian national team at world cup 1990 where the Egyptian team achieved the famous draw 1-1 with Netherlands ( the European champions at 1988 ).
Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni Mahmoud Asgari () and Ayaz Marhoni () were Iranian teenagers from the province of Khuzestan who were hanged in Edalat (Justice) Square in Mashhad, northeast Iran, on July 19 2005. The case attracted the attention of the international media on two grounds: firstly, due to the belief that the boys had been executed for engaging in consensual homosexual sex, while the Iranian judiciary assert it was for the forcible rape of a third boy; and secondly, due to the fact that the two were believed to have been juveniles at the time of the offense, and one believed to have been a juvenile at the time of his execution.
Mahmoud Darwish Mahmoud Darwish (; born 1941 in Al-Birwah, Palestine) is a contemporary Palestinian poet and writer of prose. He has published over thirty volumes of poetry, eight books of prose and has served as the editor of several publications, including: Al-jadid, Al-fajr, Shu'un filistiniyya and Al-Karmel.
Mahmoud El-Hajj Mahmoud El-Hajj (born February 13, 1987), nicknamed Muddi, is a Danish professional football forward who currently plays for Danish Superliga side Aalborg Boldspilklub. He previously played for another Aalborg based football club, Aalborg Chang.
Mahmoud Farshchian Mahmoud Farshchian (January 24, 1930-) is a world renowned Iranian master of painting and miniatures. He was born in the Iranian city Isfahan, a place famed for its art and artists, and it was here where he started to learn art and painting.
Mahmoud Jaballah Mahmoud Jaballah is an Egyptian, held, without charge, on a controversial Canadian "security certificate", since August 2001. Met top al-Qaeda figure just for tea, Egyptian says, Globe and Mail, May 26 2006
Mahmoud Khan Achhezai Mahmoud Khan Achhezai is the head of the popular local Pashtun National Peoples’ Party. The Party is an anti-clerical, left of center group, and calls for greater autonomy for the various tribal and ethnic groups of Pakistan.
Mahmoud Khayami Mahmoud Khayami (born 1930) (Farsi: محمود خيامي) is a well-known Iranian industrialist, perhaps best remembered for his role in establishment of Iran National automobile manufacturing and the introduction of the iconic Paykan car to Iran. He is also known for starting the Kourosh Department Stores: the first large retail chain stores of Iran, not unlike their American counterparts Sears and K-Mart.
Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta (Arabic: محمود محمود عطى ) (born 1954) is (or was) a Jordanian militant who was responsible for bombing a bus in 1986 on the Israel-controlled West Bank, killing one and severely injuring three.
Mahmoud Mohamed Taha Mahmoud Mohamed Taha (1909 – January 18 1985) was a Sudanese political figure and theologian. Taha played a prominent role in Sudan's struggle for independence, and was a cofounder of the Sudanese Republican Party.
Mahmoud Riad Mahmoud Riad (Arabic: محمود رياض)‎ (1917-1992) was an Egyptian diplomat. He was Egyptian ambassador to United Nations 1962-1964, Egyptian foreign minister 1964-1972, secretary-general of Arab League 1972-1979.
Mahmoud Sami al-Baroudi Mahmoud Sami al-Baroudi (1838 - 1904) (Arabic: محمود سامي البارودي) was a significant Egyptian political figure and a prominent poet. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt from February 4, 1882 until May 26, 1882.
Mahmoud Sanoussi Mahmoud Sanoussi (born in 1985) is a convicted gang rapist. He, along with his brother Mohammed Sanoussi was a member of a Lebanese Australian gang rape attack squad which targeted White Australian females during the Sydney gang rapes of 2000.
Mahmoud Solh Dr Mahmoud Solh (born Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese agricultural economist and genetic scientist who as of May 8 2006 is Director General of International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas,ICARDA based in Aleppo, Syria. He has been associated with international agricultural research and development in the dry areas since 1972 when he became a staff member of the Arid Land Agricultural Development (ALAD) Program in the Near East, the predecessor of ICARDA.
Mahmoudiyah Mahmoudiyah (also transliterated Mahmudiyah, Mahmoudi, or Mahmoodiyah, prefixed usually with Al-) is an Iraqi town south of Baghdad. During the Iraq War an alleged war crime took place in Mahmoudiyah in March of 2006 when five soldiers of the 502d Infantry Regiment, including Steven D.
Mahmud (name) Mahmud is the transliteration of a Arabic given name that comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root of H-M-D ("praise"), meaning "praiseworthy". The name is used in most parts of the Islamic world.
Mahmud al-Muntasir Mahmud al-Muntasir (Arabic: محمود المنتصر ) was the first Prime minister of Libya from 29 March, 1951 to 19 February, 1954 his second term was from 20 January, 1964 to 20 March, 1965. He was also the Minister of foreign affairs from 29 March,1951 to 19 February, 1954.
Mahmud Barzanji Sheikh Mahmmud Barzanji (Kurdish: Şêx Mehmûd Berzincî, Arabic:شیخ محمود برزنجي) (died 9 October 1956 in Baghdad) was the leader of several Kurdish uprisings against the British Mandate of Iraq. He was Sheikh of a Qadiriyah Sufi family from town of Barzinjah, which is now in Iraq.
Mahmud Begada Mahmud Begada (May 25, 1458 – 1511) also known as Sultan Mahmud I was the great-grandson of Ahmed Shah, the founder of the Muslim Ahmadshahi Kingdom, and of the City of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, India. He was known to be quite religious.
Mahmud I Mahmud I (in Arabic محمودالأول) (August 2, 1696 – December 13, 1754) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. He was the son of Mustafa II (1695–1703) and the older brother of Osman III (1754–57).
Mahmud II of Great Seljuk Mahmud II (died 1131) proclaimed himself the Seljuk sultan of Baghdad in 1118 following the death of Mehmed I (probably Mahmud's father). Mahmud fought against the Seljuk Sultan of Khorasan, Ahmed Sanjar, whom Mehmed I had revolted against in 1105.
Mahmud Kashgari Mahmud Kashgari ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad (Turkish: Kaşgarlı Mahmud), born in 1008, was an early Turkic A History of Inner Asia by Svat SoucekStudies on Turkish Politics and Society: Selected Articles and Essays by Kemal H. KarpatIn Marco Polo's Footsteps by John F.
Mahmud Khel Mahmud Khel, along with the Daulat Khel, Khulozai, Maghdud Khel, Mahsud Khel, Umar Khel and Yusaf Khel, is a sub-division of the Kakazai, Tarkanis/Mamund tribe of the Pashtuns located in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mahmud Mukhtar Pasha Mahmud Mukhtar Pasha (1867- ) was a Turkish soldier and diplomat, son of Grand Vizier Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha el Ghazi. He was born in Constantinople and returned there in 1893 after seven years' military education in Germany.
Mahmud of Ghazni Mahmud of Ghazni () (October 2 971–April 30 1030), also known as Yamin ad-Dawlah Mahmud (in full: Yamin ad-Dawlah Abd al-Qasim Mahmud Ibn Sebük Tigin), was the ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire from 997 until his death. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazni into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which included modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, most of Iran and parts of northwest India.
Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Bengal) Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1435-1459), sultan of Bengal, was a descendant of Sultan Shamsuddin Iliyas Shah and ascended the throne of Bengal under the title of Nasiruddin Abul Muzaffar Mahmud Shah in 1435 (839 AH). His accession to the throne marks the restoration of the House of Iliyas Shah after a gap of about twenty three years.
Mahmudali Chehregani Mahmudali Chehregani (also known as Mahmudali Chohraganli) is an ethnic Azeri born in Shabistar, Iran, in 1958 and is the founder (1995) and leader of the South Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement (SANAM), a nationalist political group that claims to represent the interests of Iran's estimated 12 to 23.5 "Iran: People" - CIA: The World Factbook (retrieved 7 June 2006).
Mahmuei Mahmuei (Persian: مهموئی ) is a village in Shakhenât rural subdistrict, Darmiyân district of Birjand in Khorasan Iran. According to legend the first settlers named the village "Mahmûeî" because it was in on open and flat ground.
Mahmut Bajraktarević Mahmut Bajraktarević (Sarajevo, 1909 - Bugojno, 1985) was a Bosnian mathematician and academician. He graduated at University of Belgrade in 1933 and received his doctorate from Sorbonne in 1953 with dissertation Sur certaines suites itérées.
Mahmut Karaduman Mahmut Karaduman was a Turkish national and the plaintiff in a famous libel case. The Long Island newspaper Newsday wrote a series of thirty-two articles entitled The Heroin Trail, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service.
Mahned Bridge The Mahned Bridge in Perry County, Mississippi was a through-truss-type single-lane bridge constructed in 1903. Its remote location several miles from the small town of New Augusta has made it a favorite place among college and high school students for star gazing and other activities.
Mahnike Mahnike is a sub-clan of the Chadhar clan of Rajputs and Jats. They mostly inhabit the village of Mahnika Thatta near Wijhalke on the right bank of the Chenab river near the Jhang-Lalian road in the province of Punjab in Pakistan.
Mahoba Mahoba is a town in Mahoba District of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in the Bundelkhand region. Mahoba is known for its closeness to Khajuraho and other historic places like Kulpahar, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi.
Mahogany (1975 film) Mahogany is a 1975 feature film, produced by Motown Productions and released to theaters by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Mahogany stars Diana Ross as a poor African-American woman who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome.
Mahogany gaspipe Mahogany gaspipe is a particularly surreal Irish expression, used to describe someone who wishes to sound authentically Irish but cannot speak the Irish language. The term comes from the Myles Na Gopaleen Catechism of Cliche as an imitation of what Irish sounds like to Anglophones.
Mahogany Research Project The Mahogany Research Project is an initiative by the Shell Oil Company to procure oil from the geologically-termed "Mahogany" layer of oil shale rock in the Piceance Basin of Colorado. The goal of the project is to heat sections of the vast oil shale field in situ (where it is) deep underground, releasing the oil and natural gas from the rock so that it can be pumped to the surface and made into fuel.
Mahogany Ship The Mahogany Ship refers to a supposed wrecked Portuguese caravel or Chinese junk that is purported to lie beneath the sand approximately six miles west of Warrnambool in southwest Victoria, Australia. While there is no conclusive evidence such a wreck exists today or that it ever existed, reports of the relic persist both in popular folklore and in publications of varying academic rigour.
Mahomet Weyonomon Mahomet Weyonomon was a Native American tribal chieftain (or "sachem") of the Mohegan tribe from Connecticut, who travelled to England in 1735 to petition King George II for better treatment of his people.
Mahon MahĂłn (alternately, MaĂł; Catalan it is also the official name, Spanish MahĂłn), is a municipality and the capital city of the Balearic Island of Minorca (an autonomic Spanish community), located in the eastern part of the island. Mahon boasts one of the deepest natural ports in the world.
Mahoney Mahoney (or O'Mahoney or Gaelic O'Mathghamhna) is an Irish surname that originated in the early eleventh century. The forebear of the Mahoney's was Mathghamhan (or Mathuin or Mahon), the grandson of Brian Boru.
Mahonia Mahonia is a genus of about 70 species of evergreen shrubs in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, North America and Central America. They are closely related to the genus Berberis, and included within that genus by some botanists; they are distinguished from Berberis by their large, pinnate leaves 10-50 cm long with 5-15 leaflets, and flowers in longer (5-20 cm long) racemes.
Mahoning Valley The Mahoning Valley is a geographic valley encompassing the area of northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania that drains into the Mahoning River. The Mahoning River empties into the Beaver River, which empties into the Ohio River.
Mahoning Valley HitMen The Mahoning Valley HitMen are a team in the Eastern Indoor Football League, a United States-based American football arena league, who are based in Masury, Ohio, United States, and coached and owned by Jim Terry. They are scheduled to begin play in the January 2007, as a member of the Eastern Indoor Football League, which is not affiliated with the Arena Football League or af2.
Mahoning Valley Scrappers The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are a minor league baseball club based in Niles, Ohio, a city in the valley of the Mahoning River. The Scrappers play in the Pinckney Division of the short-season Class A New York - Penn League and are affiliated with the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball club.
Mahoning Valley Wildcats The Mahoning Valley Wildcats (sometimes referred to as the Youngstown Wildcats), were a team in the International Basketball League (2005-) based in Struthers, Ohio. The team shared its name with the Struthers High School team, whose gym they play in.
Mahonri Young Mahonri Macintosh Young (August 9, 1877 – November 2, 1957) was an American sculptor and artist. Although he lived most of his life in New York City, Young is most remembered in Utah as being the grandson of Brigham Young who sculpted This is the Place Monument and Seagull Monument in Salt Lake City.
Mahony table A Mahony table is a set of reference tables used in architecture. Given some statistics about the proposed design and the climate of the location, the Mahony table provides information on the size, orientation and number of windows the building should have.
Mahoosuc Notch Mahoosuc Notch is a deep gap in the Mahoosuc Range of western Maine, traversed by the Appalachian Trail. The boulders on this mile-long section of trail present obstacles that must be climbed over and sometimes under, creating a unique hiking experience.
Mahoosuc Range The Mahoosuc Range, a northern extension of the White Mountains, straddles the border between New Hampshire and Maine. The range's highest peak, 4,180-foot Old Speck Mountain, is the fourth-highest peak in Maine.
Mahoraba is a manga series by Akira Kojima, which was later adapted into an anime. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan WING manga magazine between January 2000 and July 2006, spanning a total of 12 tankĹŤbon volumes.
Mahoran legislative election, 2004 Parliamentary elections were held in Mayotte on 21 and 28 March, 2004. The Mahoran branch of the Union for a Popular Movement won the most seats, despite claiming less votes than the Mahoré Departementalist Movement.
Mahoré Departementalist Movement The Mahoré Departementalist Movement (French: Mouvement Départementaliste Mahorais) is a political party in the French collectivité d'outre-mer of Mayotte. In the last elections for the General Council March 21 and 28 2004), the party won 23.
Mahoré People's Movement The Mahoré People's Movement (French: Mouvement populaire mahorais) is a political party in the French collectivité d'outre-mer of Mayotte. In the last elections for the General Council March 21 and 28 2004), the party won 1.
Mahottari District Mahottari district, a part of Janakpur zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Jaleswor as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,002 sq km and has a population (2001) of 553,481.
Mahr Vehl Mahr Vehl is a fictional character, an alien and a superhero in the Ultimate Marvel universe. The character is a reimagining of Mar-Vell (also known as Captain Marvel), created by writer Stan Lee and penciller Gene Colan.
Mahra Sultanate The Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra ( []) or sometimes the Mahra Sultanate of Ghayda and Socotra (Arabic: سلطنة المهرة في الغيضاء و سقطرة []) was a sultanate that included both Mahra and the Indian Ocean island of Socotra in what is now eastern Yemen. It was ruled by the Banu Afrar ( []) dynasty and is sometimes called Mahra State in English.
Mahram In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram (Arabic محرم, also transcribed mahrim or maharem) is an unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuous, a punishable taboo. Current usage of the term covers a wider range of people and mostly deals with the practice of hijab.
Mahsud Mahsud (Urdu: محسود) is a famous Pashtun tribe in Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahsud tribe lives in the very centre of Waziristan being hemmed by in on three sides by the Darwaish Khel Wazirs, and being shut off by the Bhittanis on the east from the Derajat and Bannu districts.
Mahsud Khel Mahsud Khel, along with the Daulat Khel, Khulozai, Maghdud Khel, Mahmud Khel, Umar Khel and Yusaf Khel, is a sub-division of the Kakazai, Tarkanis/Mamund tribe of the Pashtuns located in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mahte In Latvian mythology, Māte ("mother"), sometimes written in English as Mahte, was an epithet applied to some sixty-seventy goddesses. They were clearly distinct goddesses in most or all cases, so the term definitely referred to the mother-goddess of specific phenomena.
Mahu In Dahomey mythology, Mawu (alternately: Mahu) is a creator goddess, associated with the sun and moon. In some myths, she is the twin sister-wife of the male god Lisa; in others, both deities are aspects of the same androgynous or hermaphroditic deity, Mawu-Lisa.
Mahud The Mahud (possibly derived from "Mahout") was a Games Workshop name for the Oliphaunt's driver in The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game. According to Games Workshop, they were a tribe of shamans who were the first to tame the Mûmakil of Harad.

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