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Maqaam
Maqaam ( the station ) is one's spiritual station or developmental level, as distinct from one's hal, or state of consciousness. This is seen as the outcome of one's effort to transform oneself, whereas the haal is a gift. "Maqam" is also terms for “scale” .These are the topmost foundations of ..
Maqam
In Arab music a maqaam (Arabic: مقام) is, "a technique of improvisation" that defines the pitches, patterns, and development of a piece of music and which is "unique to Arabian art music." There are over seventy heptatonic tone rows or scales of maqaamat. These are constructed from major, neutr..
Maqama
Maqāma (Arabic, assemblies, pl., maqāmāt) are an (originally) Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical extravagance is conspicuous. The 10th century author Badī' al-Zaman al-Hamadhāni is said to have invented the form, which was extended by al-Harīrī..
Maqam al-iraqi
Maqam al-iraqi is a four hundred year old genre of Arab music found in Iraq and often considered the most perfect form of maqam. The instrumentation of the ensemble used in maqam al-iraqi, Jalghi baghdadi, includes a qart' (singer), three santur (hammered dulcimers), juazh (spike fiddle), tablah or..
Maqasid
Maqasid is the Arabic word for goals or purposes. In Islamic context, it can refer to the purposes of Islamic faith, Zakat (charity tax), pilgrimage or even of the Qur'an's and Sunnah's text. See: Al-Maqasid In terms of Shariah, there are five Maqasid (foundational goals): These are the preserv..
Maqbool
Maqbool (2004), directed by Vishal Bharadwaj and starring Pankaj Kapoor, Irfan Khan and Tabu is an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. The film had its North American premiere at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. Though the film failed to entice much of an audience during its..
Maqiupai
Maqiupai is an independently developed commercial arcade-style version of the chinese board game Mahjong for the Sega Dreamcast. Maqiupai was released commercially for the Sega Dreamcast as the second place prize in Cyberdog Castle's and The GOAT Store's first annual Dream On Contest. External li..
Maqluba
Arabic: مقلوبة. Is an Upside-Down Rice and Eggplant Casserole made with richly succulent braised lamb and tomatoes In Palestine is one of the most popular family dishes and they generally make it with rice, chicken and different sorts of vegetables (tomatoes, onions, aubergines, etc.). Exte..
Maqqari
Maqqari, or Makkari, full name Ahmed ibn Mohammed al-Maqqari, (c. 1591-1632), Arabian historian, was born at Tlemcen in Algeria and studied at Fez and Marrakesh, where he remained engaged in literary work until he made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 1618. In the following year he settled in Cairo. In ..
Maqsood Ahmed
Maqsood AhmedPakistan (PAK) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm medium Tests First-class Matches 16 85 '''Runs scored 507 3815 Batting average 19.50 31.52 100s/50s -/2 6/22 Top score 99 144 Balls bowled 462 7938 Wickets 3 124..
Maqsood Rana
Maqsood RanaPakistan (PAK) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium Tests ODIs Matches - 1 '''Runs scored - 5 Batting average - 5.00 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score - 5 ..
Maqsud Ali Tabrizi
Maqsud Ali Tabrizi was a 17th century Azeri physician from Tabriz. Maqsud Ali Tabrizi was a translator who worked at the request of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (who ruled 1605-27CE). He translated Arabic treatises into Persian, including the Arabic treatise on the lives and sayings of 34 pre-Isla..
Maqta
The maqta is the last sher (couplet) of a ghazal, a collection of Urdu poems, in which the poet's takhallus, or pen name, is employed, often in very creative ways. A shayar can use the maqta in a variety of interesting ways. He can "talk to himself", "to somebody else", "refer to something" etc. Fo..
Maquahuitl
--> Drawing of a 15th century macahuitl The maquahuitl was an Aztec obsidian-edged sword-club. It served both as an edged weapon (due to its obsidian blades) and an impact weapon (due to its stout hardwood body). The maquahuitl was also self sharpening. It was capable of easily cleaving to..
Maquenque National Park
Maquenque National Park ..
Maque choux
Maque choux is a traditional dish of southern Louisiana. It is thought to be an amalgam of Acadian French (Cajun) and Native American cultural influence, and the name is likely to derive from the French interpretation of the Native American name. It fundamentally contains corn, green bell pepper, ..
Maquiladora
A maquiladora (or maquila) is a factory that imports materials and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing and then re-exports the assembled product usually back to the originating country. There were many maquiladoras located in Mexican towns along the United ..
Maquila Decree
The Maquila Decree, established in 1989, lays out the legal requirements for foreign operations in Mexico. As described by the Bancomext Mexican Showroom, an organization to promote foreign investment in Mexico, this program allows foreign companies to build and operate factories in virtually any M..
Maquila Solidarity Network
The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) describes itself as: A Canadian network promoting solidarity with groups in Mexico, Central America, Africa, and Asia organizing in maquiladora factories and export processing zones to improve conditions and win a living wage. The Network is the secretariat of ..
Maquinna
Maquinna is the usual spelling of the name of the chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Nootka Sound, during the heyday of the maritime fur trade in the 1780s and 1790s on the Pacific Northwest Coast. His people are known as the Mowachaht and reside today with their kin, the Muchalaht, at Gold Rive..
Maquinna Marine Provincial Park
Maquinna Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Maquis
The term maquis may refer to: The Cameroonian maquis, guerrillas from the outlawed Union des Populations du Cameroun political party;The Corsican maquis democracy of the 18th century;The maquis shrublands found in France, Corsica, and elsewhere around the Mediterranean Sea;The French maquis, who re..
Maquis (Star Trek)
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Maquis were a Federation resistance movement made mostly of humans that refused to give up the colony planets that they lived on after they were ceded to the Cardassians as part of the treaty to end the war between the Federation and the Cardassian Union. The..
Maquis (World War II)
Members of the Maquis in La Tresorerie For other uses, see Maquis. The Maquis (IPA /ma'ki/) were the predominantly rural guerrilla bands of French Resistance. Originally the word meant a type of high ground in southeastern France covered with scrub growth. It is the kind of terrain armed res..
Maquis shrubland
Maquis (French) or macchia (Italian; plural macchie) is a shrubland biome in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs such as sage, juniper and myrtle. It is similar to heath in many aspects, but with taller shrubs, typically 2-4 m high as opposed to 0.2-1 m ..
Maquoketa
Maquoketa can refer to: The Maquoketa RiverMaquoketa, IowaMaquoketa Caves State Park This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended articl..
Maquoketa, Iowa
Maquoketa --nicknamed the Timber City-- is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,112 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County[Geographic references#6GR6]. U.S. Highway 61 adjoins the city, and the city benefits from traffic between Dubuque,..
Maquoketa Caves State Park
Natural Bridge at Maquoketa Caves State Park Maquoketa Caves State Park is located in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. It stands northwest of the city of Maquoketa. The park contains more caves than any other state park in Iowa. A trail system links the caves, formations, and overlooks wh..
Maquoketa River
The North Fork of the Maquoketa River at Dyersville, Iowa in 1996 The Maquoketa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in eastern Iowa in the United States. Its watershed encompasses 1879 sq mi (4886 km²) within a rural region of rolling hills and f..
Maquon, Illinois
Maquon is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census. Geography Maquon is located at [40°47′54″N, 90°9′46″W] (40.798290, -90.162832)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the villag..
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