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  • The Federal Bureau of Investigations lists Mr. Zulkifli, a Malaysian who also uses the name Marwan, among its most wanted terrorists, identifying him as a member of Jemaah Islamiyah's central command.

    NYT > Home Page By FLOYD WHALEY 2012

  • The Federal Bureau of Investigations lists Mr. Zulkifli, a Malaysian who also uses the name Marwan, among its most wanted terrorists, identifying him as a member of Jemaah Islamiyah's central command.

    NYT > Global Home By FLOYD WHALEY 2012

  • The name Marwan Kanafani, the Arab League’s director in New York, kept coming up, especially among women.

    Unveiled Deborah Kanafani 2008

  • He was afterwards killed (A.D. 692) by the famous or infamous Hajjáj general of Abd al-Malik bin Marwan, the fifth Ommiade, surnamed “Sweat of a stone”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Faithful, Abd al-Malik bin Marwan, heard of her beauty and loveliness, her stature and symmetry, her sweet speech and the amorous grace of her glances and sent to her, to ask her in marriage; — And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan sat conversing with his Grandees concerning our lord Solomon, and these noted what Allah had bestowed upon him of lordship and dominion, quoth the Commander of the Faithful, Indeed he attained unto that whereto never attained other than he, in that he was wont to imprison Jinns and

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Marwan is working for the Chinese, and he did everything he could to prevent the world from finding out for the greater glory of his cause.

    24 – Isn’t it OBVIOUS?!? 2005

  • Zulkifli bin Hir, who goes by the alias Marwan, and a Singaporean known only as Mauwiyah - were among those who have fled to Basilan from Jolo, according to a military intelligence official who helps oversee counterterrorism assaults.

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Commander of the Faithful, Abd al-Malik bin Marwan, who hath heard tell of the lord Solomon, son of David (on whom be peace!) and of that which the Most High bestowed upon him of supreme dominion; how he held sway over Jinn and beast and bird and was wont when he was wroth with one of the Marids, to shut him in a cucurbite of brass and, stopping its mouth on him with lead, whereon he impressed his seal ring, to cast him into the sea of Al – Karkar.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • One day I called Marwan at his home, and his driver answered and told me he wasn’t there.

    Unveiled Deborah Kanafani 2008

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