Al-Abbas

On last week's HBO show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David and friend quietly sneak off to a 'Palestinian' roasted chicken place, the fictional Al-Abbas (in real life, it would probably be the glorious Lebanese-Armenian Zankou -- if anything is real these days), figuring they would never run into anyone (Jewish) they knew, only to encounter a plethora of friends.

Jay Weston: Mezze's Marvelous Middle-Eastern Menu Jay Weston 2011

On last week's HBO show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David and friend quietly sneak off to a 'Palestinian' roasted chicken place, the fictional Al-Abbas (in real life, it would probably be the glorious Lebanese-Armenian Zankou -- if anything is real these days), figuring they would never run into anyone (Jewish) they knew, only to encounter a plethora of friends.

Jay Weston: Mezze's Marvelous Middle-Eastern Menu Jay Weston 2011

On last week's HBO show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David and friend quietly sneak off to a 'Palestinian' roasted chicken place, the fictional Al-Abbas (in real life, it would probably be the glorious Lebanese-Armenian Zankou -- if anything is real these days), figuring they would never run into anyone (Jewish) they knew, only to encounter a plethora of friends.

Jay Weston: Mezze's Marvelous Middle-Eastern Menu Jay Weston 2011

On last week's HBO show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David and friend quietly sneak off to a 'Palestinian' roasted chicken place, the fictional Al-Abbas (in real life, it would probably be the glorious Lebanese-Armenian Zankou -- if anything is real these days), figuring they would never run into anyone (Jewish) they knew, only to encounter a plethora of friends.

Jay Weston: Mezze's Marvelous Middle-Eastern Menu Jay Weston 2011

Police confirm the injury toll in Friday's attack that occurred some 500 meters from the Shiite shrine to Imam Al-Abbas in the city center.

Iraq bomb blast wounds 9 civilians 2008

GUTIERREZ: At the mosque where the Al-Abbas worship, others have similar stories of loss and the same determination to make a difference.

CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2005 2005

GUTIERREZ: After a lifetime of waiting, the day has finally come for the Al-Abbas family to help democracy get started in Iraq.

CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2005 2005

Mohammed Kalifah, descendant of Al-Abbas, who keeps the key of the

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

Al-Abbas, observed a well-built country-seat and a garden full of trees covered with fruit, and asked to whom that property belonged.

A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions 1903

He gave not over going and the journey was joyous to him, till they came to a goodly land, abounding in birds and wild beasts, whereupon Al-Abbas started a gazelle and shot it with a shaft.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855