I know he thinks my name is awkward to say. He rarely calls me Mia. Christened Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, she couldn't pronounce Maria when she was a toddler and called herself Mia.
Mouvement Islamique Armé (Armed Islamic Movement) - Clandestine movement headed by Mustafa Bouyali between 1982 and 1985 The acronym has reappeared after the coup of January 1992
Media Interface Adapters MIA adapters are used to convert the copper I/O signal to optical Fibre Channel enclosures support MIA on all port I/O connectors
Missing in Action "MIA" refers to a soldier who is reported missing in action but whose death cannot be confirmed
A military service member is in a missing (missing in action) status if not at his duty location due to apparent involuntary reasons as a result of hostile action and his location is not known