"The sheikh is involved," Abd al-Hamza said, with neither doubt nor drama. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Debt] Reference
For the sheikh -- for them, the sheikh is a clear target. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2007] Reference
The sheikh was a rather fine-looking fellow, except for smallpox marks. From Wordnik.com. [The Lion of Petra] Reference
"Hassan!" called the sheikh, and a tall, stalwart black stepped forward, with a courbash in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War] Reference
All the same, I asked, would he say that the sheikh was actively involved in the massacre or simply took no action to stop it?. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Debt] Reference
Although the sheikh was the real ruler of the country, he allowed the existence of the hereditary sultan, a mere puppet, who resided at. From Wordnik.com. [Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley] Reference
Perry explained to the jury of 7 men and 5 women that "sheikh" means spiritual "leader.". From Wordnik.com. ['Bleed the Enemy'] Reference
Step up firebrands, like Abu Hamza, a self-styled "sheikh" who once publicly announced a plan to blow up airplanes. From Wordnik.com. [THE LOST GENERATION] Reference
They take us to the "sheikh" for permission, a young guy in his early 30s with a big bushy beard who is the local Mahdi commander. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-06-01] Reference
The best translation is "sheikh" for a leader of a part. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Max Keiser: It's all gonna "sheikh" out, to coin a phrase. From Wordnik.com. [Thom Hartmann] Reference
BROWN (on camera): But the sheikh is a good man?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2006] Reference
"His smile is typical of our tribe," says the sheikh. From Wordnik.com. [Reflecting On Race Barriers] Reference
"Obama will not desert his family," the sheikh says confidently. From Wordnik.com. [Reflecting On Race Barriers] Reference
Probably the sheikh has ridden out of the city to inspect his crops. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
Arabia, and that is, that a few years ago they owned a white sheikh. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
A well-to-do Moor, possibly a sheikh, was the next to go for the ford. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
Yet another sheikh of the El Khalifa family was introduced to us, by name. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
I thought of an Arab sheikh, looking towards Mecca, at the hour of prayer. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866] Reference
The sheikh of Kouna said his name was Abdullah-bal-Jabbeli, of the tribe of Obathani. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
Our ships blockaded Bahrein, intercepted letters, and obliged the rebel sheikh to quit. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
The Bedou sheikh with his retinue came to see that we took no treasure out of the stone. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
The sheikh was given fifteen dollars, and he told us he would send four of his sons with us. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
Later the sheikh sent to say he would send twenty soldiers, and make them take us in eight days. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
Another man, this one a sheikh in desert robes, seized the sultan in an embrace, bellowing his entreaty. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
The sheikh has since denied issuing any such fatwa but has not officially disagreed with its essential holding. From Wordnik.com. [Fahad Faruqui: Facebook Fatwas: Does the Social Networking Site Really Cause 1 in 5 Divorces?] Reference
The sheikh offered a polite wave, a smile and a thumbs-up, and grown men could be seen blowing kisses in his direction. From Wordnik.com. [Manchester City's new confidence leads to best yet under Mancini] Reference
The sheikh may have given the fatwa and retracted it after the outburst, or he may not have said it in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [Fahad Faruqui: Facebook Fatwas: Does the Social Networking Site Really Cause 1 in 5 Divorces?] Reference
The old sheikh, whose protection was necessary, known as the Tiger from his ferocious disposition, was very ill in his tent. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
Some hours after the little crooked sheikh sent to say that if those men would not take us in seven days he would get others. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
Cadies, mufties, sheikh-el-islams, abound here as well as in other Mohamedan cities, and why should I not have recourse to them?. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan] Reference
The worthy old Lieutenant Ali Gaffoon, a Shilluk, who had been in his youth a sheikh and soldier, and who had fought in Mexico for. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
The rationale and the language that we read between the quotations attributed to the sheikh in news articles are familiar to many of us. From Wordnik.com. [Fahad Faruqui: Facebook Fatwas: Does the Social Networking Site Really Cause 1 in 5 Divorces?] Reference
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