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  • "Asad" is Arabic for "lion"; the green, of course, is sacred in Islam -- a symbol of the lush greenery of paradise.

    Fast Company 2010

  • "Asad" is Arabic for "lion"; the green, of course, is sacred in Islam -- a symbol of the lush greenery of paradise.

    Fast Company 2010

  • • Army Cpl. Luis E. Tejeda, 20, Huntington Park, Calif.; died in Asad of injuries suffered when an explosive detonated near his vehicle in Hit; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

    September 2006 2006

  • •Army Pfc. Michael J. Potocki, 21, Baltimore; was killed by small arms fire in Asad; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

    USATODAY.com - June 2006 2006

  • Upon the word Asad swung to confront his son, and his face, suddenly inflamed, was so cruel and evil in its expression that it terrified that intriguing pair.

    The Sea-Hawk Rafael Sabatini 1912

  • "I yield her to none -- be his name Asad or Shaitan."

    The Sea-Hawk Rafael Sabatini 1912

  • [FN#72] Both texts read "Asad" (lion) and Lane accepts it: there is no reason to change it for "Hásid" (Envier), the Lion being the Sultan of the Beasts and the most majestic.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • 'Asad's death comes three weeks after another senior commander in Garmsir, Mullah Mashar, was killed during a similar operation,' ISAF commander Brigadier General Richard Blanchette said, adding that these operations significantly undermined Taliban's offensive capability.

    India eNews 2008

  • Asad faced more than 11 years in prison if convicted.

    Unruly flier who threatened to 'kill all the Jews' gets probation 2010

  • Forty-three-old Mansor Mohammad Asad, of Toledo, Ohio, plead guilty Thursday to charges of criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest without violence and threatening a public servant.

    Unruly flier who threatened to 'kill all the Jews' gets probation 2010

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