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“The Arabic term baraka is only vaguely understood in the English sense of "blessing," the lexical translation.”
“Barack is a variant of the Arabic and African word baraka, the blessed one, or if you prefer, the Hebrew word for lightning (the Barak of Jewish tradition is a victor against the odds, which should come in handy for Obama).”
Printing: Obama the Terrorist: The Vote-Baiting Smear Begins
“North African would say that Qaddafi has "baraka," a good fortune that protects him from evil.”
“The sufis have a word 'baraka', which means the ability to transmit spiritual energy through verbal or non-verbal means.”
“Thu. 7/1/10 3: 19pm postmanpaul: hi fabio, this is reminding me of the movie 'baraka'. very nice.”
“This was his Sufi Saint act of conveying "baraka" on America (or was it "ka-ka" on America?).”
“This was his Sufi Saint act of conveying "baraka" on America (or was it ka-ka?)”
“The Arabic word meaning "blessing," baraka implies that your money goes further; you sense that you waste less and save more.”
The Huffington Post: Daliah Merzaban: Zakat: The Wealth Of Charity
“Obama will need a further dose of baraka after Osama bin Laden and now Qadhafi if he is to succeed in getting reelected.”
The Huffington Post: Dr. Charles G. Cogan: Libya: Sarko the Impulsive Meets Dorian Gray
“There is a negation meaning "misfortune" or "bad luck" as the opposite of baraka.”
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caffeinatedcows Baraka also means "blessing from God." And is a really cool film. Feb 15, 2008
reesetee He wears funky hats, too. Sep 19, 2007
uselessness Oh, one o'them abstract poetry types. Content-wise, I think it's a pretty good poem, but I've never been a fan of that style. Just hard to read. e.e. cummings was a particular challenge for me to get through. :-) Sep 19, 2007
reesetee A.k.a. LeRoi Jones. Poet, dramatist, essayist. He was NJ's poet laureate on 9/11/01, and after he wrote "Somebody Blew Up America" (nypdyuan quotes it here), Gov. McGreevy tried to remove him from the post. Sep 19, 2007
uselessness I don't know who Amiri Baraka is, but that's a good quote. Sep 19, 2007
npydyuan All thinking people
oppose terrorism
both domestic
& international…
But one should not
be used
To cover the other
Amiri Baraka Sep 18, 2007