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  • proper noun Islam the first wife of the prophet Muhammad; the mother of Fatima who married Ali and founded Shi'a Islam

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Examples

  • Sheik Mohamed Abdirahman Kariye, the imam, or spiritual leader, of Masjed As-Saber, won’t let Khadija back in his Southwest Portland mosque because Khadija is transgendered.

    Transsexuality in Islam 2008

  • VANCOUVER — Beverly Giesbrecht, a West Vancouver woman who converted to Islam in 2002 and adopted the name Khadija Abdul Qahaar, was on a freelance assignment for the Al Jazeera network when she was abducted in northern Pakistan this week.

    17 « November « 2008 « Niqnaq 2008

  • VANCOUVER — Beverly Giesbrecht, a West Vancouver woman who converted to Islam in 2002 and adopted the name Khadija Abdul Qahaar, was on a freelance assignment for the Al Jazeera network when she was abducted in northern Pakistan this week.

    the bev giesbrecht mystery 2008

  • Beverly Giesbrecht, also known as Khadija Abdul Qahaar, was kidnapped in Pakistan.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

  • If that is the case, then I really do feel sorry for "Khadija".

    The Jawa Report 2009

  • If that is the case, then I really do feel sorry for "Khadija".

    The Jawa Report 2009

  • A leading Tunisian human rights activist and secretary general of the Paris-based International Federation of Human Rights, Khadija Cherif, wants a separation of mosque and state.

    Growing Debate Centers on Tunisia's Islamist Party 2011

  • Khadija Al Sheikh tweeted today: "The guy who started the Hashtag #tal3mrak is probably tied up in a tinted GMC half way to Alrub3 ElKhaly Desert".

    Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: #Tal3mrak: A Hashtag Challenges Saudi Arabian King Ahmed Shihab-Eldin 2011

  • Khadija Al Sheikh tweeted today: "The guy who started the Hashtag #tal3mrak is probably tied up in a tinted GMC half way to Alrub3 ElKhaly Desert".

    Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: #Tal3mrak: A Hashtag Challenges Saudi Arabian King Ahmed Shihab-Eldin 2011

  • A leading Tunisian human rights activist and secretary general of the Paris-based International Federation of Human Rights, Khadija Cherif, wants a separation of mosque and state.

    Growing Debate Centers on Tunisia's Islamist Party 2011

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