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  • proper noun Islam Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs.

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Examples

  • Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (who plays the youngest Jamal), comes from a middle-class background, while the other two, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail (who play the youngest Latika and Salim), are from Mumbai slums similar to those depicted in the film.

    Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack | /Film 2008

  • My guide, Ismail, is twenty years old, quiet and well-spoken.

    In a Ruined Country 2005

  • My guide, Ismail, is twenty years old, quiet and well-spoken.

    In a Ruined Country 2005

  • Ismail could not tolerate being a mere pasha, an honorific granted to any senior Ottoman administrator, but Abdul Aziz refused to dub Ismail a sultan or king.

    Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

  • Ismail could not tolerate being a mere pasha, an honorific granted to any senior Ottoman administrator, but Abdul Aziz refused to dub Ismail a sultan or king.

    Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

  • Ismail could not tolerate being a mere pasha, an honorific granted to any senior Ottoman administrator, but Abdul Aziz refused to dub Ismail a sultan or king.

    Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

  • Authorities believe Haji Ismail aka Sayed Azad or Sayed Jalal, an associate of Abbas, dispatched the boat.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Authorities believe Haji Ismail aka Sayed Azad or Sayed Jalal, an associate of Abbas, dispatched the boat.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Authorities believe Haji Ismail aka Sayed Azad or Sayed Jalal, an associate of Abbas, dispatched the boat.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Brian Whitaker's best blogs and analysis from the Middle East The above graphic is from the Facebook page of presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, aka the world's cuddliest Salafi.

    The Guardian World News Saeed Kamali Dehghan 2012

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