Moira

Moira may refer to:

Geography

• Moira, Achaea, Greece
• Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland
  • Moira railway station, Moira, Northern Ireland
• Moira, Goa, India
• Moira, Leicestershire, England
  • Moira Furnace, nineteenth century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire
• Moira, New South Wales, Australia
• Moira, New York, USA
• Moira, Ontario, Canada
• Shire of Moira, a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia
• Moira Lake, Ontario, Canada
• Moira River, Ontario, Canada

Non-profit groups

• Moira Anderson Foundation, charitable organisation, based in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Education

• Moira House Girls School, school in Meads, Eastbourne, England

Military

• Moira (military), a Greek military formation term

Mythology

• Any one of the three Fates known as Moirae

Science

• Moira (genus), a genus of echinoderms

Explorer’s Log

1. Afghanistan is located on the continent of Asia.

2. Name the country that lies on the eastern border of Afghanistan.

                                          Pakistan

3. What is the capital of Afghanistan? Kabul 4. The two main languages in Afghanistan are: Uzbek and Turkmen 5. The main religion of the Afghan people is: Islam 6. Afghanistan has a lot of different types of delicious dishes. Read

  about these favorites and write down a description:

• Qabeli Pallaw: Rice with chopped and fried carrots and raison, which is called the crown of afghan cooking and serves for special occasions and guests such as weddings • Mantoo: (Non-Veggi Dumplings) Afghans favorite meal (Awasana) with ground beef, onions, dough, a bit of spice and toppings which serves in special parties and to special guests due to much work and preparation.

• Ashak: Veggie dumplings, which is another Afghans special meal with chopped (Gandana) or green part of the leek, due to lack of finding that specific vegetable here, people use spinach and green parts of the leek instead, a bit of olive oil and Dough.

6. Bulanni: One of delicious Afghan foods which is called (Awasana) which can be served any time with fresh homemade yogurt and homemade pepper hot sauce 'Chatni' but Bulanni is mostly served for special guests and in special parties. You can cook this great meal from two different ingredients such as boiled potato, chopped onions, dough and a bit coriander if needed and cooking oil for frying. You can make it with Green part of the leek or spinach, Dough, cooking oil, hot pepper if desired. People mostly serve this tasty food during the fasting month or Ramadan, for breaking of the fast (rooza)in the evening.

7. What is Gudiparan Bazi? Kite flying

8. Who are the Taliban? Taliban movement emerged from the southern province of Kandahar by support of Pakistan government. The Taliban took control of approximately 95% of the country almost until mid September of 2001.

9. What is the formal name of the Afghanistan Government? Afghanistan Government is an Islamic republic government.

10. What are the colors of the Afghan flag, and what do the colors represent? each color represents a different page in the history of Afghanistan.

11. List at least three important facts you learned from the short biographies you read on Deborah Ellis, author of the Breadwinner.

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Music

• Moira, an album by Japanese band Sound Horizon

Name

• Moira (given name)
• Earl of Moira, an earldom in the Peerage of Ireland, possibly named after Moira, County Down