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Maher
Maher may refer to: Name *Maher (given name), an Arabic given name * Maher (surname), list of people with the name Places * Maher Island, an Antarctic island * Maher, Colorado, an unincorporated community in the United States * Maher, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Maher Building, a historic building in Florida, United States * Mahers, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement in Canada Other uses *Maher Cup, an Australian rugby league football trophy * Maher (NGO), an Indian non-profit organization * Maher (community), a social group of India * Maher (god), an Aksumite god See also *''Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher ''Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher'',. is a leading case in Australian contract law. The Australian High Court decided that estoppel, in certain circumstances, could be a cause of action. Facts Maher owned some property with buildings ...'', leading case in Australian contract law *'' Maher v. Town Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher (given Name)
Maher () is an Arabic given name meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "''Maa-her''." Notable people with the name include: Given name *Maher al-Agal (died 2022), a Syrian ISIS commander *Maher Arar (born 1970), Syrian-Canadian telecommunications engineer whose legal case involved compensation for "extraordinary rendition" practiced against him *Maher al-Assad (born 1967), Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard *Maher Bouallegue, Tunisian Paralympian athlete *Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian *Maher Hamza, Egyptian fencing coach known as Mauro Hamza (born 1965/66) *Maher Jamal, Syrian politician *Maher Abd al-Rashid (1942-2014), Iraqi Army General during the Saddam Hussein rule *Maher Sabra (born 1992), Lebanese footballer *Maher Sabry (born 1967), Egyptian theater director, playwright, film director, producer and screenwriter, poet, writer *Maher Zain (born 1981), Arab-Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher (surname)
Maher is a surname. It can be derived from the Irish surname Ó Meachair, but is also found in Arabic ("ماهر"). People Alphabetically: *Adam Maher (born 1993), Dutch-Moroccan footballer * Ahmad or Ahmed Maher, several people, including: **Ahmad Maher (diplomat) (1935–2010), Egyptian diplomat **Ahmad Maher (director), Egyptian film director **Ahmad Maher (footballer) (born 1990), Egyptian footballer **Ahmad Mahir Pasha (1888–1945), Prime Minister of Egypt, grandfather of the above **Ahmad Maher Wridat (born 1991), Palestinian football player **Ahmed Maher (youth leader) (born 1980), co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement in Egypt * Ali Maher (diplomat) (1938–2016), Egyptian diplomat * Alice Maher (born 1956), Irish painter and sculptor * Allan Maher (born 1950), Australian football player * Andrew Maher (born 1964), Australian sports journalist and broadcaster * Ben Maher (born 1983), British show jumper * Big Joe Maher (born c.1953), American blues drummer, singer and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Island
Maher Island is a small horseshoe-shaped island lying north of the north-western end of Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It is one of the three pieces of land closest to the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, also known as 'Point Nemo', the other two being Ducie Island, one of the Pitcairn Islands, and Motu Nui near Easter Island. It has numerous areas of exposed rock and is mostly ice-free in summer. Discovery and naming It was discovered and photographed from aircraft of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Eugene Maher, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of during Operation Deep Freeze, 1955–56. Important Bird Area A 51 ha site, comprising the whole of the island, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 10,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins, as estimated by 2011 satellite imagery. See also * List of Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher, Colorado
Maher is an unincorporated community located in Montrose County, Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ..., United States. The U.S. Post Office at Crawford ( ZIP Code 81415) now serves Maher postal addresses. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Montrose County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher, West Virginia
Maher is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ..., United States. Its post office is closed. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Mingo County, West Virginia West Virginia populated places on the Tug Fork {{MingoCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Building
The Maher Building is a historic building in Vero Beach, Florida. Originally located at 1423 Osceola Boulevard, now 20th Street, the Maher Building housed the Maher department store owned by William J. and Catherine Maher. The store retained a reasonable reputation throughout the city for offering apparel at "pleasing prices". Although there were no deaths when the original store building burned down in November 1919, the tragedy resulted in its complete loss. After Maher recovered from the damages, he reordered stock from St. Louis and commissioned a new brick and concrete structure on the building's original site. On October 28, 1994, this structure was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist .... In 1989, it was liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahers, Newfoundland And Labrador
Division No. 1, Subdivision M is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in Division 1. It contains the unincorporated communities of Emerald Vale, Goulds Road, Juniper Stump, Mahers and Turks Water. At several times in the past, census enumerating officers have considered Emerald Vale, Turks Water and Juniper Stump - along with other names such as Riverside Mills - to be part of the loosely defined Makinsons/Hodgewater settlement. Goulds Road Goulds Road was a village located south of Bay Roberts. It had a population of 139 in 1956. Mahers Mahers is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ... that has undergone a recent resurgence after nearly being abandoned after the railway w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Cup
The Maher Cup was an Australian rugby league (originally rugby union) challenge cup contested between towns of the South West Slopes and northern Riverina areas of New South Wales between 1920 and 1971. The main teams involved were Cootamundra, Tumut, Gundagai, Temora, West Wyalong, Young, Harden-Murrumburrah, Junee, Barmedman, Cowra, Grenfell and Boorowa. For more than four decades it remained a particular focus of attention and conversation in these small communities, fostering intense local rivalries. Along with the Foley Shield, it is considered to be the most significant of the regional rugby league challenge cups played in Australia, as well as a sporting and social phenomenon. In parts of New South Wales the Maher Cup "...was to Rugby League what the Melbourne Cup was to racing". According to the ''Tumut and Adelong Times'' in 1931: A battered, lidless trophy! If you saw it in a second-hand goods shop you wouldn't give 5/- for it. Yet it represents the ambition and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher (NGO)
Maher (Marathi: ') is an UN-registered, interfaith and caste-free Indian non-governmental organization based near Pune. The objective of the organization is to provide shelter and support to destitute, exploited, battered women, men and children. It was founded by Sister Lucy Kurien in 1997 in the village Vadhu Budruk. Philosophy Most of Maher's inhabitants are Hindus, but as an inter-religious institution Maher celebrates all religions and faiths. Maher's emphasis on interfaith is essential in everyday life, but shows especially during festivities and celebrations to promote peace, harmony and brotherhood. In November 2012, Maher celebrated the Hindu festival of light - Diwali - in a special way: people from different religions recited verses and prayed together. Love is the religion that Maher believes in and lives by. Their mission therefore is to create secure and loving homes for everyone and enabling their inhabitants to discover the power within them and develop self ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher (community)
Mer, Maher or Mehar ( Gujarati: ISO 15919: ''Mēr, Mahēr'', ''Mēhar'') is a caste from the Saurashtra region of Gujarat in India. They are largely based in the Porbandar district, comprising the ''Ghēḍ'' and ''Barḍā'' areas, and they speak a dialect of the Gujarati language. The Mers of the '' Ghēḍ and Barḍā'' form two groups of the ''jāti'' and together they are the main cultivators in the Porbandar. Origin Mers of other lineages consider the ''Kēshwaḷā'' as the earliest lineage citing the proverb'': Ādya Mēr Kēshwaḷā, jēni suraj purē chē śakh'' - "the sun stands testimony to the fact that ''Kēshwaḷās'' are the original Mers." An origin myth of the ''Kēshwaḷās'' descending from the neck hair of Rama was recorded by colonial authors. However, possibly the oldest reference to ''Kēshwaḷās'' indicates that the founder of this lineage may have lived over a thousand years ago, although, this relies on the genealogies of Barots which are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher (god)
Maher or Maḥrem was a South Semitic god of the Aksumites and the Himyarites. He was the son of the main god Ashtar, and his counterpart was Beher, god of the sea. He was the deity of war, comparable to Mars or Ares in ancient Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ..., who used both forms of the interpretatio. The god ''Maher'' (or Mahrem) held a place of special importance with the Axumites; the kings of the pagan period were all called the "Sons of the Invincible Mahrem." See also * Ashtar * Beher References {{DEFAULTSORT:Maher (God) African gods Axumite gods War gods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd V Maher
''Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher'',. is a leading case in Australian contract law. The Australian High Court decided that estoppel, in certain circumstances, could be a cause of action. Facts Maher owned some property with buildings on it in Nowra. He was negotiating with a department store company called Waltons Stores (at the time controlled by the Bond Corporation) for a lease of the land. They wanted an existing building to be demolished and a new one erected. In reliance on representations made before a contract was completed, Maher demolished the building and started to erect a new one. But the contract never came to completion because Waltons Stores did not sign the lease as Maher had yelled at them and become hostile towards them. Waltons told their solicitors to slow the deal while they did further investigations as to whether the transaction would be good business, but allowed Maher to remain under the impression that the deal would be completed. Judgmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
