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As the Australian reports, it is reminiscent of the first uprising of the movement in Kandahar in 1994 when the Taliban, from the word talib, meaning student, banded together to take on the vicious warlords who then ran southern Afghanistan:
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As the Australian reports, it is reminiscent of the first uprising of the movement in Kandahar in 1994 when the Taliban, from the word talib, meaning student, banded together to take on the vicious warlords who then ran southern Afghanistan:
The Taliban Take Control Of Western Pakistan « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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The word talib means “student,” and indeed, many of the Taliban’s fighters received their education in these madrassas in the Peshawar area.
A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009
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The Arab word talib, “student,” has been given a Persian suffix, -an, which is an unusual amalgam or was a mistake.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The Arab word talib, “student,” has been given a Persian suffix, -an, which is an unusual amalgam or was a mistake.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The 114-page report, "'Off the Backs of the Children': Forced Begging and Other Abuses against Talibés in Senegal," documents the system of exploitation and abuse in which at least 50,000 boys known as talibés
Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami sheikyermami 2010
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First of all, the author should have stated up front that the word 'talib' means student, with
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Scott Atran 2010
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In spite of the fact that "talib" is literally translated as "student", the Taliban hate education and have stooped so low as to murder little girls attending class.
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In spite of the fact that "talib" is literally translated as "student", the Taliban hate education and have stooped so low as to murder little girls attending class.
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In spite of the fact that "talib" is literally translated as "student", the Taliban hate education and have stooped so low as to murder little girls attending class.
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