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The Arabic term baraka is only vaguely understood in the English sense of "blessing," the lexical translation.
tabsir.net 2009
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Barack is a variant of the Arabic and African word baraka, the blessed one, or if you prefer, the Hebrew word for lightning (the Barak of Jewish tradition is a victor against the odds, which should come in handy for Obama).
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Barack is a variant of the Arabic and African word baraka, the blessed one, or if you prefer, the Hebrew word for lightning (the Barak of Jewish tradition is a victor against the odds, which should come in handy for Obama).
Printing: Obama the Terrorist: The Vote-Baiting Smear Begins 2007
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North African would say that Qaddafi has "baraka," a good fortune that protects him from evil.
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The sufis have a word 'baraka', which means the ability to transmit spiritual energy through verbal or non-verbal means.
A lesbian, a bi-sexual, a wrist-slasher or a good laugh? 2009
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Thu. 7/1/10 3: 19pm postmanpaul: hi fabio, this is reminding me of the movie 'baraka'. very nice.
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This was his Sufi Saint act of conveying "baraka" on America (or was it ka-ka?)
AroundTheCapitol.com 2008
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This was his Sufi Saint act of conveying "baraka" on America (or was it "ka-ka" on America?).
AroundTheCapitol.com 2008
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The Arabic word meaning "blessing," baraka implies that your money goes further; you sense that you waste less and save more.
Daliah Merzaban: Zakat: The Wealth Of Charity Daliah Merzaban 2011
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The Arabic word meaning "blessing," baraka implies that your money goes further; you sense that you waste less and save more.
Daliah Merzaban: Zakat: The Wealth Of Charity Daliah Merzaban 2011
npydyuan commented on the word baraka
All thinking people
oppose terrorism
both domestic
& international…
But one should not
be used
To cover the other
Amiri Baraka
September 19, 2007
uselessness commented on the word baraka
I don't know who Amiri Baraka is, but that's a good quote.
September 19, 2007
reesetee commented on the word baraka
A.k.a. LeRoi Jones. Poet, dramatist, essayist. He was NJ's poet laureate on 9/11/01, and after he wrote "Somebody Blew Up America" (nypdyuan quotes it here), Gov. McGreevy tried to remove him from the post.
September 19, 2007
uselessness commented on the word baraka
Oh, one o'them abstract poetry types. Content-wise, I think it's a pretty good poem, but I've never been a fan of that style. Just hard to read. e.e. cummings was a particular challenge for me to get through. :-)
September 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word baraka
He wears funky hats, too.
September 20, 2007
caffeinatedcows commented on the word baraka
Baraka also means "blessing from God." And is a really cool film.
February 15, 2008