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  Agha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
azap agha, besli agha, janissary agha: the commanders of azaps, beslis, and janissaries.
agha bey or ağabey or abi is used for elderly broother.
The title Agha Khan was an honorific title bestowed by Qajar Shah Fath Ali Shah of Iran on his son-in-law Hassan Ali Shah (ca.1800-1881), the leader of the Ismaili Shi'as of Persia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agha   (364 words)

  
 Gul Agha - People / OSL @ UIUC
Mechitov, Kirill, WooYoung Kim, Gul Agha, Tomonori Nagayama.
Tosic, Predrag, Myeong-Wuk Jang, Smitha Reddy, Joshua Chia, Liping Chen, Gul Agha.
Agha, Gul, Svend Frølund, Rajendra Panwar, Daniel Sturman.
osl.cs.uiuc.edu /people?user=agha   (4015 words)

  
 Contributors: M. F. Agha
M.F. Agha was educated in Kiev and Paris.
Agha proved himself with Vogue magazine by showing that the art director was an integral part of the editorial process and was soon given the art directorship of Vanity Fair and House and Garden as well.
Agha led the field in the use of leading photographers of his day.
www.drleslie.com /Contributors/agha.shtml   (181 words)

  
 Lecturer Gul Agha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Gul Agha is Director of the Open Systems Laboratory, and an Associate Professor of Computer Science and of Computational Science and Engineering, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Agha received his B.S. with honors from Caltech; M.A. (Psychology), M.S. and Ph.D. (Computer and Communication Science), from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Agha is a past recipient of the Incentives for Excellence Award from Digital Equipment Corporation, and of the Naval Young Investigator Award from the US Office of Naval Research.
www.acm.org /top/people/agha.html   (514 words)

  
 The News - International
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in his remarks expressed deep sorrows over the sad demise of Agha Shahi, who, he said, was an outstanding diplomat and made valuable contribution in formulating Pakistan’s foreign policy first as a civil servant and later as a foreign minister.
He said Agha Shahi was an institution in himself and a long-standing, personal friend and one of the leading strategic thinkers of Pakistan who always protected, preserved and promoted Pakistan's national interest with commitment and competence.
The Namaz-e-Janaza for Agha Shahi was held at an Islamabad graveyard on Wednesday.
www.thenews.com.pk /top_story_detail.asp?Id=2913   (1356 words)

  
 News of Agha Moosavi
Agha Moosavi while announcing the election policy termed electoral politics on sectarian, lingual, and regional basis fatal for the nation and the country and the basic reason behind the menace of terrorism
RAWALPINDI, September 21: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan has said the Murtazvi Mission was restoration of justice and fair-play and rooting out of oppression and brutality and in addition he was the protector of the objectives and goals of Anbia-e-Karaam and Mursaleen.
RAWALPINDI, September 3: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan has said love with the Khanwada-e-Muhammad and Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.) demands that their seerat and character should be highlighted to the maximum and the people should be told that love and Muwaddat with Muhammad and Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.) is Ajar-e-Risalat.
www.jafariyanews.com /regional/tnfj6.htm   (3018 words)

  
 Gul A. Agha
Dr. Agha received his Bachelor's in an interdisciplinary program from the California Institute of Technology, an A.M. in Psychology, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer and Communication Sciences, all from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Dr. Agha is a Fellow of the Institute for Electrical Engineering and Electronics (IEEE), a Golden Core of the IEEE Computer Society and an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Lecturer.
Dr. Agha is a past Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Concurrency: Parallel, Distributed and Mobile Computing, and the current Editor-in-Chief of ACM Computing Surveys, the most widely respected journal spanning all areas of Computer Science.
poisson.ecse.rpi.edu /~vastola/schoff_lec/agha.html   (566 words)

  
 Shia News | Asia | Agha Hossein Ali Montazeri's memoirs published on web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Dissident cleric Agha Hossein Ali Montazeri, once in line to be Iran's supreme leader, dropped a political bombshell this week by publishing his memoirs on the Web, sparking a cyber war with the leadership in Tehran.
Montazeri, 79, who had been chosen to succeed Agha Khomeini, founder of the Islamic republic, has been living under house arrest in Qom, south of Tehran, ever since he was forced to resign weeks before Khomeini's death in 1989.
Most noteworthy on Agha Montazeri's site are his remarks on how he tried in 1988 to prevent the summary execution of thousands of opponents to the Khomeini regime.
www.shianews.com /hi/asia/news_id/0000573.php   (383 words)

  
 AGHA Buy, Swap and Sell Board
Only AGHA members can put an ad on this board but, of course, everyone is free to answer the ads.
AGHA members will need their username and password to post an ad.
When you click the link to reply to the ad you will be sending an email directly to the address the advertiser entered.
www.agha.org.au /buyandsell   (115 words)

  
 Gul Agha | Directory | Computer Science | UIUC
The goal of Professor Agha's research is to understand the nature of concurrent computation.
Specifically, Agha's group is developing concurrent programming languages and systems which support applications with high-performance, fault-tolerance or real-time requirements.
The research is based on the Actors, a model of concurrent objects for which Professor Agha is recognized as a prime exponent.
www.cs.uiuc.edu /directory/directory.php?name=agha   (237 words)

  
 Shia News | Europe | Iranian security forces seize body of Agha Shirazi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
This is in contradiction to the expressed will of Agha Shirazi to be buried in his house, said a press release from AAR sent to Shia News today.
They were only removed from the coffin after Agha Muhammad Sadiq Shirazi refused to perform the prayers, out of respect for the deceased, and in accordance with religious teachings, which do not permit the placing of photographs, the press release said.
Furthermore, it is rumoured that the authorities have buried the body of Agha Shirazi in the shrine of Lady Ma’soumah next to the grave of his brother Agha Hassan Shirazi, who was assassinated in Beirut in 1980.
www.shianews.com /hi/europe/news_id/0000336.php   (775 words)

  
 Mohammed Ismail Agha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Mohammed Ismail Agha, about 14, from the Afghan village of Durabin, is arrested and sent to the Bagram US air base.
According to Agha, he was arrested while looking for construction work with a friend at an Afghan military camp in the town of Greshk.
Agha was their oldest child and was a major income-earner of the family.
www.cooperativeresearch.org /entity.jsp?entity=mohammed_ismail_agha   (306 words)

  
 | Victory News Magazine | Agha Syed Musavi Participates in Arbaeen Procession |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
The Chehlum in memory of Nawasa-e-Rasool Hazrat Imam Hussain ('a) and his 72 companions was observed with due solemnity and devotion throughout Pakistan including Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas on Friday April 25th 2003.
Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, the chief of TNFJ (Quaid-e-Millat-e-Jafariya), is pictured above wearing new fl, solemn, scholarly clothing as he spoke with the delightful horse chosen this year to represent the beloved horse of Imam Hussain ('a), Zuljanah, in the Juloos procession.
He said, as per the saying of Quaid-e-Millat-e-Jafariya Agha Syed hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, Azadai is a universal protest of the oppressed against the oppressors and no sacrifice would be spared for its promotion and protection.
www.victorynewsmagazine.com /AghaSyedInArbaeenProcession.htm   (1654 words)

  
 UPNE - Ravishing DisUnities: Agha Shahid Ali
Agha Shahid Ali's lively introduction gives a brief history of the ghazal and instructions on how to compose one in English.
An elegant afterword by Sarah Suleri Goodyear elucidates the larger issues of cultural translation and authenticity inherent in writing in a "borrowed" form.
AGHA SHAHID ALI is on the poetry faculty of the University of Utah and Warren Wilson College.
www.dartmouth.edu /~upne/0-8195-6438-9.html   (275 words)

  
 Jirga resolves stand-off: Gul Agha named Kandahar governor -DAWN - Top Stories; December 10, 2001
The jirga, which was attended by all the important commanders and elders of different tribes, decided that Gul Agha would remain the Governor of Kandahar till a stable government is established in Kabul, Hamid Karzai told Dawn by telephone from Kandahar.
In an interview with the BBC, Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken at a meeting of tribal elders and ulema held at the house of Mulla Omar in Kandahar.
He said Gul Agha would be responsible for general administration and the law and order of Kandahar and Mulla Naqibullah had pledged to extend full cooperation to the new administration.
www.dawn.com /2001/12/10/top1.htm   (625 words)

  
 Egyptian Journey 2003: Photos: Aswan: Agha Khan Mausoleum
Just uphill and visible from the water is the Mausoleum of Agha Khan - a walled estate on a barren hillside.
Agha Khan was well known for his wealth and on his diamond jubilee in 1945 he was given his weight in jewels by his followers.
He was succeeded by his grandson, Karim Agha Khan upon his death in 1957
www.phouka.com /pharaoh/egypt/photos/aswan/agha-01.html   (161 words)

  
 News of Agha Moosavi
RAWALPINDI, June 18: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan has said protection and defense of religion and Shariat is the foremost responsibility of the Ulema-e-Haq and there is need to create coherence in their words and deeds to fulfill that responsibility.
RAWALPINDI, June 16: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, the chief of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan, has said that divine representatives and saints of religion have always termed ‘faqr’ a source of pride for themselves, and piety & abstinence is apparel of faqr while its zenith and acme is going against sensual desires.
RAWALPINDI, June 15: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan, said that the topmost objective of Mukhtar-e-Aal-e-Muhammad (RA) was obliteration of oppression, barbarism and despotism, and protection, safety and defense of the rights of the oppressed and deprived.
www.jafariyanews.com /tnfj.htm   (2182 words)

  
 Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Agha Shahid Ali
Agha Shahid Ali was born in New Delhi on February 4, 1949.
He grew up Muslim in Kashmir, and was later educated at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, and University of Delhi.
Agha Shahid Ali died on December 8, 2001.
www.poets.org /poet.php/prmPID/127   (255 words)

  
 Agha Shahi passes away -DAWN - Top Stories; September 07, 2006
Agha Shahi even after his retirement from the Foreign Service remained very active.
Although popularly dubbed as a hardliner diplomat, Agha Shahi was in fact an ‘enlightened realist’.
It was Agha Shahi’s brainwave that foiled India’s plan to make Pakistan surrender Kashmir and the Kashmiri right to self-determination, she notes.
www.dawn.com /2006/09/07/top6.htm   (336 words)

  
 Agha Mohhamad Khan Qajar
A descendent of Gengis Khan, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, a merciless warrior and visionary King, would thus allow his successors to move feudal Persia into modernity.
"Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar," which was published at the Nouvelles Editions Debresse, Paris 1963.
An expert on the Qajar Dynasty, she also authored the "Prince Sans Histoire" (A Prince without History) which won the Rivarol Prize in 1951 and a book on "Abbas Mirza," the valorous son of Fath Ali Shah Qajar.
users.sedona.net /~sepa/agha.html   (353 words)

  
 Agha Djari's Afghans - My Kennel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Agha Djari's Forever In My Heart is #1 afghan 2002, after being #1 afghan 2000, #1 afghan bitch 2001 (with a litter in february 2001!) with a huge distance of points!
Agha Djari's Imitation Of Life was res.CAC both days and is already #2 bitch in Germany (18 months) behind her mom Ch.
Agha Djari's Imitation Of Life, 'Meggan', wins her third CAC and is in the waiting-year for her German Championship, not 18 months old!!!
www.agha-djaris.de /archiv02.html   (1583 words)

  
 ::: ::: ::: Welcome To Agha Associates ::: ::: :::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Agha Associates actively maintains exclusive databases of prospects, demographics and sales histories for your area to assist in marketing your property.
- the Agha Associates office is open 7 days a week, our Property Consultants are available to assist you at any time.
We make it a priority to always keep you up to date on all progress, every step of the way.
www.aghaassociates.com   (271 words)

  
 Meet Dr. Siamak Agha-Mohammadi of Pittsburgh - Obesity Surgery Care in Pennsylvania
Dr Agha also completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Cambridge which resulted in several publications and patents in Gene therapy and Molecular Biology.
Dr Agha joined the University of Pittsburgh in 1998 and served as a Faculty in Biologic and Gene Therapy.
Dr Agha has completed training in general surgery, aesthetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Pittsburgh where he is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery.
www.hurwitzcenter.com /html/meet_agha.html   (896 words)

  
 Agha Designs Custom Jewelry Guarantee
Our gold (of all colors and karat weights) and platinum, is guaranteed to be as advertised.
If any piece is found to be not as advertised (as ascertained by another competent and qualified jeweler), Agha Designs International will immediately refund the full purchase price (except shipping).
A special note to Internet customers: Agha Designs International will be happy to size rings at the customer's request before shipping (email us for prices).
www.agha-designs-international-custom-jewelry.com /custom_jewelry_guarantee.shtml   (184 words)

  
 IQBAL AGHA
Professor Agha emphasizes the complexity of decision-making in the 21
Future managers and leaders of the corporate world need to understand the importance and necessity of complex-decision making tools.” His thoughts reflect his extensive academic training in the mathematical and cybernetic sciences, which culminated with a Ph.D. in Operations Research.
Professor Agha has developed and implemented mathematical models of complex business processes over the past two decades.
intra.som.umass.edu /agha   (107 words)

  
 Agha Khan confers with Syrian ministers on bilateral cooperation
Talks during the meeting dealt with the fields of cooperation between Agha Khan Network for Development and the Syrian Education Ministry, particularly the development of education system, the rehabilitation of the relevant personnel, improving education to rise to the level of international level in this field.
Talks dealt with the program of the health in the villages in which the Agha Khan Network for Development participates, improvement of the quality of basic social services in the rural societies, prospects of economic development, improvement of the health, technical administration as well as clinical care in many medical facilities.
The Agha Khan Network for Development is a group of non-profit development agencies and firms that aim at contribution in the economic, social, scientific and educational development in many countries across the world.
www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/040216/2004021607.html   (588 words)

  
 Andrew Agha | Brockington and Associates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Agha’s thesis research dealt with how African slaves created  their own landscapes and places within the plantation.
Through the utilization of Political Ecology, Sensuous Geography, and historical records, he was able to show how slaves, like people worldwide today, used their five senses to organize space and create meaningful places, within the plantation.  Mr.
Agha also attempted to identify slave yards through artifact patterning in his search of slave landscape and place.  Andrew currently serves as a project manager for Brockington and Associates, Inc., in Charleston, SC.
www.brockington.org /people/aagha.html   (98 words)

  
 Agha Djari's Afghans - Litter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
Agha Djari's Imitation Of Life has been bred to
Agha Djari's Per JJ (currently No. 1 afghan Germany)
Agha Djari's Pillow Talk, a Multiple BOB winner in South Africa
www.agha-djaris.de /litter.html   (116 words)

  
 Lubna Agha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lubna Agha is a South Asian artist at the forefront of modern Islamic and contemporary Asian art.
Whereas revival of miniature paintings and calligraphy characterizes much of modern Asian and Islamic art, Agha's latest paintings draw inspiration from Asian and Islamic architecture and from traditional Muslim crafts such as woodcarving, metalworking, and textile-production.
Intricate architectural forms and design motifs suggested by the meditative and ornamental qualities of unique historical handicrafts are evident in her paintings.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lubna_Agha   (504 words)

  
 Australian Grain Harvesters Association Home
The AGHA was formed in 1973 primarily through the collective actions of several contractors in NSW who were very concerned about the image of harvesting contractors and the longevity of the harvesting business.
A thoroughly professional commitment to contract harvesting by AGHA members has gained great credibility with not only Australian farmers but also with Australian governmental and regulatory authorities.
To maintain and promote the image, welfare and general interest of Association members with grain harvesting in Australia.
www.agha.org.au   (135 words)

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