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Hissa Hilal is a saudi poet who made quite a stir w/a poem she did at a poetry contest in abu dhabi.
here we go, again. rockbirthedme 2010
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RAISING BILL GATES: A "headstrong" child, he required correction that a few would probably call abu …
Instapundit 2009
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He was known as abu naji, the father of the saviours, a reference to the (sometimes ironic) term used for the British in the 1920s.
unknown title 2009
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This morning at just after midnight Mohammed al-Kurd, also known as abu-Kamal, died.
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Al-Kurd Family Patriarch Dies, Future of Family Residence in East Jerusalem Unknown Mohammed al-Kurd, also known as abu-Kamal, patriarch of the al-Kurd family, died on 23
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Notice the similarity in the ancient Egyptian word abu, ebu, yebu Coptic ebou, from ancient Egyptian ‘bw and Sanskrit ibha.
Goddess Kamkhaya Jan 2008
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Notice the similarity in the ancient Egyptian word abu, ebu, yebu Coptic ebou, from ancient Egyptian ‘bw and Sanskrit ibha.
Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008
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In his FBI interrogation, according to the U.S. intelligence official, Mr. Abdulmutallab spoke of being in a room in Yemen receiving Muslim blessings and prayers from Mr. al-Awlaki, along with a number of other men "all covered up in white martyrs 'garments," and known only by code names and "abu" honorifics.
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That uneasy balance is emerging as the operating principle of the globe's most important bilateral relationship, though U.S. lawmakers pressed Hu on sensitive issues ranging from trade policies to human-rights abu ses.
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She's dumber than dirt, but many Americans have a high opinion of dirt as well. abu anas
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