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Meer Syed Mohammad Kalpi
Meer may refer to: People *Fatima Meer (1928–2010), South African writer and anti-apartheid activist *Ismail Chota Meer (1918–2000), South African writer and anti-apartheid activist *Mark Meer (born 1971), Canadian actor and writer * (1897–1972), South African journalist *Mir Taqi Mir (1722–1810), pen name Mir, Urdu poet Places *Meer, Antwerp, Belgium *Meer, Overijssel, Netherlands * Meer, Beytüşşebap, Turkey Other uses *Meer Campbell, fictional character from anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' *Meer, a character in the Deverry Cycle See also *Mir (other) ''Mir'' was a Soviet/Russian space station. Mir or MIR may also refer to: Places *Mir, Belarus, an urban settlement * Mir Castle Complex, a historic fortified castle in Belarus * Mir, Vareš, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Mir (Calixto Ga ... * Van der Meer, a Dutch surname {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Meer
Fatima Meer (12 August 1928 – 12 March 2010) was a South African writer, academic, screenwriter, and prominent anti-apartheid activist. Early life Fatima Meer was born in the Grey Streets of Durban, South Africa, into a middle-class family of nine, where her father M.I. Meer, a newspaper editor of TIV (The Indian View), instilled in her a consciousness of the racial discrimination that existed in the country. Her mother was Rachel Farrell, the second wife of Moosa Ismail Meer. Her mother was orphaned and of Jewish and Portuguese descent. She converted to Islam and changed her name to Amina. When she was 16 years old in 1944, she helped raise £1 000 for famine relief in Bengal, India. She completed her schooling at the Durban Indian Girls High School. When she was still a student she mobilized students to found the Student Passive Resistance Committee to gather funds for the Indian community's passive resistance campaign from 1946 to 1948. The committee led her to meet Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismail Chota Meer
Ismail Chota Meer (5 September 1918 – 1 May 2000), sometimes spelled Ismael Meer, was a South African lawyer, writer, and anti-apartheid activist. He was the secretary of the Transvaal Indian Congress during the presidency of Yusuf Dadoo, and he later held leadership positions in the Natal Indian Congress and South African Indian Congress. After the end of apartheid, he represented the African National Congress in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from May 1994 until his death in May 2000. Early life and education Meer was born on 5 September 1918 in Wasbank, Waschbank, a small town in northern Natal (province), Natal Province (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father, Chota Meer, had migrated from Surat, India to Natal in 1893, opening a general store called C. A. Meer in nearby Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, Dundee. He was a teenager when his father's business collapsed during the Great Depression, and he moved to the urban centre of Durban to find work. He matriculated in 1939 at Sastri Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Meer
Mark Meer is a Canadian actor, writer and improvisor, based in Edmonton, Alberta. He is known for his role in the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy, in which he stars as the voice of the player character, Commander Shepard. His voice is featured in a number of other games from BioWare Corp., notably the ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Dragon Age'' series. Meer stars as the voice of the player character William Mackenzie in '' The Long Dark'' from Hinterland Studio. He also works in animation, providing the voice for several characters in a series of cartoon shorts produced by Rantdog Animation Studios, and the voice of Horse in the Captain Canuck web series starring Kris Holden-Ried and Tatiana Maslany. Career Meer starred as the male voice of the main player character, Commander Shepard, in the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. His voice is featured in a number of other games from BioWare Corp., notably the ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Dragon Age'' series. Meer starred as the voice of the player character W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir Taqi Mir
Mir Muhammad Taqi (February 1723 – 20 September 1810), known as Mir Taqi Mir (also spelled Meer Taqi Meer), was an Urdu poetry, Urdu poet of the 18th century Mughal Empire, Mughal India and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself. He was one of the principal poets of the Delhi School of the Urdu ''ghazal'' and is often remembered as one of the best poets of the Urdu language. His pen name (''takhallus'') was Mir. He spent the latter part of his life in the court of Asaf-ud-Daulah in Lucknow. His father's name was Meer Muttaqi. After his father's death, his step-brothers took control over his property. His step-uncle took care of him after he was orphaned and after the death of his step-uncle (paternal) his maternal step-uncle took care of him. The signature of his poetry is the grief he expresses. He has expressed a lot of grief over the downfall of his city, Delhi. Life The main source of information on Mir's life is his autobiography ''Zikr-e-Mir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meer, Antwerp
Meer is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten in the province of Antwerp. As of 2021, it has 3,542 inhabitants. History The village was first mentioned around 1200 as Mera, Mere. It used to be part of the Land of Breda Breda ( , , , ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant. .... In 1278, Meer became owned by the Lord of Hoogstraten. In 1794, it became an independent municipality. In 1972, the village was cut in two by the E19 motorway. Meer was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Hoogstraten. Business Brouwerij Sterkens is a microbrewery in Meer that has been a family business since 1651, and has been managed by the Sterkens family for 14 generations. The brewery is well known for their beer brands St. Sebastiaan, St. Paul, Hoogstraten Poorter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meer, Overijssel
Meer ɪːris a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand, about 2 km west of the town of Den Ham.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Meer is a statistical entity, but the postal authorities have placed it under Den Ham Den Ham ɛn ɦɑmis a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand, about 15 km northwest of Almelo. Den Ham was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of V .... It was first mentioned in 1333 as Mederen. In 1840, it was home to 242 people. References Populated places in Overijssel Salland Twenterand {{Overijssel-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meer Campbell
This is a list of fictional characters featured in the Cosmic Era (CE) timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. These characters appear in the ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' and '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' anime television series, the sequel film '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'', as well as in the manga and OVA spinoffs. Both series focus on the raging conflict between Naturals and Coordinators, the former being regular humans and the latter being genetically-enhanced ones. ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' begins when the neutral space colony Heliopolis is attacked by ZAFT, a military organization composed of Coordinators. Coordinator Kira Yamato pilots the mobile suit GAT-X105 Strike to protect his friends on the Naturals' ship ''Archangel'' from potential enemies as they head towards Earth. ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' continues two years after ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' and follows the teenager Shinn Asuka and his duties in ZAFT. Protagonists Kira Yamato is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters In The Deverry Cycle
This article lists some of the major characters in the Deverry Cycle by Katharine Kerr. The core characters of the Deverry cycle appear under different names in various books and at various times due to being reincarnated. The Deverry culture in the cycle is heavily influenced by Kerr’s extensive reading on both the Celts and classical Graeco-Roman society. Having no written records by the Celts themselves, it is a matter of dispute if Ancient Celtic religion included a belief in reincarnation. Several ancient classical sources refer to the Celts as believing in reincarnation.''Journal of Celtic Studies'' http://balkancelts.wordpress.com/tag/celtic-reincarnation/ Incarnations People of Deverry Jill Cullyn's daughter, who has latent dweomer talent. As a child, she follows her father on his wanderings, and learns swordcraft from him. Jill becomes Rhodry's lover, following him into exile. After being separated from Rhodry, Jill is abducted by Perryn, who places her under his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mir (other)
''Mir'' was a Soviet/Russian space station. Mir or MIR may also refer to: Places *Mir, Belarus, an urban settlement * Mir Castle Complex, a historic fortified castle in Belarus * Mir, Vareš, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Mir (Calixto García), a village in Holguín Province, Cuba * Mir, Iran, a village in Alborz Province, Iran * Mir, Lorestan, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran * Mir mine, an abandoned open-pit diamond mine in East Siberia *MiR, Musiktheater im Revier, a theater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany * Mir (theatre), a theatre in Moscow, Russia People with the name * Mir (title), a title for a ruler * Mir (surname), a surname * Mir (given name), a given name Science and technology * Mir (lens), a Soviet photographic lens *Mir (payment system), a Russian card payment system *Mid-infrared * Micropower Impulse Radar *microRNA (miRNA or miR), a small non-coding RNA molecule * Multiple isomorphous replacement, a crystallographic technique *Music information retrieva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
