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  • noun Plural form of shaheed.

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Examples

  • Caryl produced the film, "The New Barbarians" about the rise of Islam and their indoctrination of children to become "shaheeds" or bombers.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Sheikhs tell their students about the ‘heroism of the shaheeds’ and that causes the young people to imitate the suicide bombers, in order to achieve glory.

    Son of top Hamas leader converts to Christianity 2008

  • At Shahidi Chowk, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad garlanded the portraits of 96 shaheeds of district Kathua who laid down their lives for safe guarding the country.

    Pakistan continuously making attempt to forment violence in JK since 1947:Azad 2009

  • UNRWA calculated the number at 56 (50of whome were shaheeds) - which was in agreement with Israel's estimate .26 Israeli soldiers lost their lives so that Palestinian civilians would not lose theirs. nosmo29

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • I began by arguing that every Pakistani child is taught to venerate and respect the shaheeds who gave their lives for their nation.

    Rulers Hypocrisy Endangers Whole World 2007

  • And here I must tell you that Arafat himself is calling for a million shaheeds (ph) to explode in Jerusalem and in Israel.

    CNN Transcript Apr 7, 2002 2002

  • Three put the possibility they would die as shaheeds into writing (in a diary entry, a letter and a will), one said so in a video found aboard the Mavi Marmara, and friends and relatives reported they had been informed of desire of three to die as shaheeds.

    Jihad Watch 2010

  • According to information collected so far, before the violent confrontation, most of the Turks killed (seven of the nine) had declared in one way or another that they intended to die as shaheeds.

    Jihad Watch 2010

  • "Indira Gandhi's killers honored as shaheeds in New Zealand's largest gurudwara". what do you think in this? en Español

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • The Taliban boasted that five of its shaheeds, or martyrs, mounted the assault, which started at about 6: 30 in the morning when at least one suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a guesthouse frequented by Indian medics.

    Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

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