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  Al Minya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al Minya (Arabic: محافظة المنيا) is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt.
Al Minya is dubbed by the locals عروس الصعيد or the "Bride of Upper-Egypt".
Al Minya lies on the western bank of the Nile, in the centre of the country almost midway between Cairo and Luxor.
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 Minya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Godzilla and Minya were placed in hibernation when a group of scientists completed a weather experiment, resulting in the freezing of their island.
Minya is much more friendly with humans than any of his contemporaries, and once appeared in the dreams of a troubled boy in order to give an example of how to deal with bullying and other childhood issues.
Minya reappeared in a slightly altered form in Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) which, as part of the Millennium series, was not directly connected to any of his previous appearances.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minya   (811 words)

  
 Minya
Minya is a market and financial centre for its region, mainly the Minya governorate.
Minya is called by locals "Bride of Upper-Egypt", which may be a reflection of the city's charm, or it may have historical roots back to cults of ancient Egypt.
The land of Minya governorate is green river beds along the Nile, around 20-25 km wide, 120 km in length, and desert.
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 Al Minya - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Al Shurruq village which lies on the eastern bank of the Nile, 20 km.
The church was built by Empress Helena mother of Constantine the Great, in 328, on the site where the Virgin, Christ and Joseph, the Carpenter stayed during their flight to Egypt (hence, the possibility of a Jordanian origin of the governorate's name).
Finally, Al Cheikh Abadeh contains important monuments dedicated to the renowned Muslim warrior Ibadah Ibn Al Samet, Ibadah son of the silent.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Al_Minya   (909 words)

  
 Al minya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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 Al-Minya --  Encyclopædia Britannica
One of his more significant contributions to thought was bringing Greek philosophical concepts and methods into the mainstream of Islam.
Perhaps the best-known gangster of all time, Al “Scarface” Capone was the most powerful mob boss of his era.
He dominated organized crime in the Chicago area from 1925 until 1931, when he was imprisoned for federal income tax evasion.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9052906?tocId=9052906   (812 words)

  
 Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The most recent claim from Al Gama'at is the attack on tourists at the Luxor tourist facilities in Egypt, where some 65 tourists were killed and 25 were injured.
Al Gama'at claimed responsibility for the actions and the bodies of all the terrorists were known Al Gama'at agents.
Operates mainly in the Al Minya, Asyu't, and Qina Governorates of southern Egypt.
www.milnet.com /tgp/data/algama.htm   (299 words)

  
 Latest News #307 – Egypt
The new outlet is in the heart of the downtown district of Al Minya, the capital of the governorate of the same name.
The area of 'greater' Al Minya has a population of some 3.3 million scattered throughout more than 300 towns and villages and, with nearly 180 churches, is one of the most 'Christianised' areas in Egypt.
At the official opening, on March 22, His Grace Bishop Arsanious, Bishop of the Governorate of Al Minya, led a delegation of church leaders from all Christian denominations in the dedication of the new premises.
www.biblesociety.org /latestnews/latest307.html   (371 words)

  
 Terrorism - In the Spotlight: Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya - Islamic Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The group's spiritual leader, the blind cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel al-Rahman, was jailed in the United States for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya has also joined the International Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders, an alliance formed in 1998 by al Qaeda and a number of other terrorist groups from the Muslim world.
An offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya originally sought the overthrow of Egypt's secular regime and the creation of an Islamic state.
www.cdi.org /terrorism/algamaa.cfm   (864 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Minya, Al, Egypt (Egyptian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Minya, Al[Al mE´nyu] Pronunciation Key, city (1986 pop.
179,060), capital of Al Minya governorate, N central Egypt, on the Nile River.
More articles from AllRefer Reference on Minya, Al
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 A clinical and epidemiological study of lichen planus among Egyptians of AL-Minya province
Ragab NF, Youssef NM, El-Zawahry HR, et al.
El-Tonsy MH, Anber TE, El-Domyati MM, et al.
TB Fitzpatrick, AZ Eisen, K Wolff, et al.
dermatology.cdlib.org /112/original/lichen/ghannam.html   (2309 words)

  
 Al-Ahram Weekly | Features | New beginnings
It is close to the Governorate of Minya and not far from Cairo, with which it already has rail links.
But Minya is a well planned city which will facilitate the servicing of Al-Minya Al-Gadida," he argues.
Sobhi Abdel-Hakim, a professor of social geography at Ain Shams University has already pointed out that the location of the Egyptian capital has changed 17 times in history, moving from Alexandria to Aswan and places between.
weekly.ahram.org.eg /2005/725/fe2.htm   (367 words)

  
 Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1995 - Middle East Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In two shooting attacks against trains traveling through Qina and Al Minya Governorates in upper Egypt, two Europeans and 10 Egyptians were wounded.
The IG also is believed to have been the culprit in the deaths of at least 28 Coptic Christians and at least 20 Muslims alleged to be police informants.
A police sweep in Al Minya in September resulted in the arrest of a key leader of the IG's military wing, who had been sought since the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981.
www.usemb.se /terror/rpt1995/mideast.html   (3436 words)

  
 Minya, Al on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It is a tourist spot and an agricultural trade center.
Symbolic Gender Politics, Religious Group Identity, and the Decline in Female Genital Cutting in Minya, Egypt*
Symbolic gender politics, religious group identity, and the decline in female genital cutting in Minya, Egypt *.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Minya-A1l.asp   (302 words)

  
 Egypt
Minya Governorate ranked highest in terrorist incidents which included the IG's killing of a high ranking police official in April but attacks also occurred in Asyut Governorate.
The IG's shooting attack in April outside the Europa Hotel in Cairo that killed 18 Greek tourists waiting to board a bus disputed the previous year's lull in incidents in Cairo and northern urban areas.
Although the IG carried out no attacks outside Egypt in 1996, a senior IG leader who said he was speaking from Afghanistan publicly threatened in April to kidnap US citizens in retaliation for the sentencing to life in prison by the United States of Shaykh Umar Abd al Rahman, the IG's spiritual leader, in January.
www.american.edu /ted/hpages/terror/egypt.htm   (782 words)

  
 Background on International Terrorist Groups
At his house in the shabby Zeitun section of Gaza, callers wait for hours to be summoned into the presence of the spiritual leader of Hamas, the strongest Islamic movement among the Palestinians.
Barefoot children scamper in and out, and there are none of the legions of bodyguards and aides so favored by Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority, whose Al Fatah movement has been the core of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Operates in the [Al Biqa'] (Bekaa valley), the southern suburbs of Beirut, and southern Lebanon.
members.aol.com /missiletwa800/terror.htm   (2346 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Al-Minya
Minyā, Al, city in eastern Egypt, capital of Al Minyā Governorate, in Upper Egypt between the western bank of the Nile River and the Al Ibrāhīmīyah...
Al Başrah, also known as Basra, city in southeastern Iraq, capital of Al Başrah Governorate on the Shatt al Arab.
The main port of Iraq, Al Başrah has...
encarta.msn.com /Al-Minya.html   (115 words)

  
 Al Minya, Egypt Travel Guide | TravelPost.com
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All cities in Al Minya (a long list!)
www.travelpost.com /dir/Africa/Egypt/AlMinya/EG010   (49 words)

  
 FOCUS on EGYPT - Al_Minya
The story of the conquest indicates the strong alliance between the Copts of Egypt and the Arabs in the struggle against Roman oppression.
Contains important monuments dedicated to the renowned Muslim warrior Ibadah Ibn Al Samet (Ibadah son of the Silent).
By daily airconditioned trains, scheduled at regular hours.
www.focusmm.com /egypt/minya_1.htm   (334 words)

  
 AL MINYA Hotels and Hotel Reservations by TravelHERO.com
AL MINYA Hotels and Hotel Reservations by TravelHERO.com
Here is the largest selection of hotels, motels and other lodging in AL MINYA.
This rate does not apply to peak season or special event dates.
www.travelhero.com /search.cfm/country/EG/city/AL_MINYA   (98 words)

  
 UNDP-POGAR: Programme on Governance in the Arab Region
26 governorates (muhafazat): Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah, Al Isma'iliyah, Al Jizah, Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al Wadi al Jadid, Ash Sharqiyah, As Suways, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id, Dumyat, Janub Sina', Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina', and Suhaj.
The Supreme Judicial Council (Maglis al Qadai al-‘Ala) attends to all matters of appointment, promotion, and transfer of judges.
The administrative court system of the Council of State (Maglis ad-Dawla), established pursuant to Article 172 of the constitution of 1971, settles administrative and disciplinary matters.
www.pogar.org /countries/index.asp?cid=5   (810 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Administrative divisions
12 municipalities (manatiq, singular - mintaqah); Al Hadd, Al Manamah, Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah ash Shamaliyah, Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, Jidd Hafs, Madinat Hamad, Madinat 'Isa, Juzur Hawar, Sitrah
12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba
17 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan, Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a', Shabwah, Ta'izz
www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2051.html   (4978 words)

  
 MEDA ISIIMM - Institutional and Social Innovations in Irrigation Mediterranean Management
Localisation of Fayoum and Al Minya basins, two of the three worksites in Egypt.
Egypt - Minya : Situation map of ISIIMM Study Zone
World:Map of Tahnasha - Muhafazat al Minya, Egypt
www.isiimm.agropolis.org /index.php?page=abstract&iddoc=5   (696 words)

  
 Village Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
24-Abu Seer Al Malaq Library –Beni Sweif Governorate.
25-Dr.Youssif Idris Library –Al Bayroum village Al Sharqiya Governorate.
26- Betmeda Library –Banha District Al Qalioubiya Governorate.
www.cdf-eg.org /English/lib_Eng/lib_name.htm   (763 words)

  
 al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya / Jama'a Islamia (Islamic Group, IG)
Has an external wing with supporters in several countries worldwide.
The group issued a cease-fire in March 1999, but its spiritual leader, Shaykh Umar Abd al- Rahman—sentenced to life in prison in January 1996 for his involvement in the World Trade Center bombing of 1993 and incarcerated in the United States—rescinded his support for the cease-fi re in June 2000.
The IG has not conducted an attack inside Egypt since August 1998.
fas.org /irp/world/para/ig.htm   (534 words)

  
 Travel Channel :: Middle East & Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Location: Tell al-Amarna, 12 kilometers (7 miles) southwest of Mallawi, 60 kilometers (35 miles) south of Minya
Getting There: The easiest way to get to Tell al-Amarna is to take a shared service taxi (called "sur-VEES") from Mallawi.
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travel.discovery.com /destinations/africa_mideast/egypt/treasures/treasures5.html   (518 words)

  
 Map of Sharuna, Al Minya, Egypt Egypt | Multimap.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Map of Sharuna, Al Minya, Egypt Egypt
View a printer friendly version of the map.
These locations are nearest as the crow flies, but may not be nearest by road.
www.multimap.com /wi/155218.htm   (73 words)

  
 Alsun_2
"Evaluation of Zinc and Ascorbic Acid Therapy in Chronic Cystitis and Prostatitis With or Without Prostatic Hyperplasia", accepted in partial fulfillment for the degree of M. D.(Urology) by Mosa, S.M., Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.................………….......1983
Prevalence of Pediatric Dermatoses in attendance of Minya University Hospital.......………………………...1996
Prevalence of Photodermatoses in Attendants of Minya University Hospital....………………….............1996
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26 governorates : Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah, Al Isma'iliyah, Al Gizah, Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al Wadi al Jadid, Ash Sharqiyah, As Suwaise, Aswan, Asyut, ::I
The Egyptian judicial system is an amalgam of Islamic, French and English law with a hierarchy of courts descending from the Supreme Constitutional Court down to primary and summary tribunals in each of the country's 26 governorates (Muhafazat).
Bicameral system consists of the "People's Assembly", or Majlis al-Sha'b (454 seats; 444 elected by popular vote, 10 appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms) and the "Advisory Council", or Majlis al-Shura - which functions only in a consultative role (264 seats; 176 elected by popular vote, 88 appointed by the president.
www.arab.net /egypt/et_govtintro.htm   (189 words)

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