Birwa

His body left Cairns in north Queensland today, and he's bound for Birwa (ph), which is where his -- his Australia Zoo is and, indeed, where his family is waiting to bury him.

CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2006 2006

The trapped Birwa raised his eyes appealingly to the white man, but von Gobendorff stirred not so much as a little finger.

Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Ernest [Illustrator] Prater 1917

For a few moments the surviving Birwa remained kneeling on the inclined mass of timber, trembling in every limb, then, slowly and with every sign of temerity he began to make his way up the trunk to dry land.

Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Ernest [Illustrator] Prater 1917

Dhurawun, with a rent-roll of 38,000; Gunga Buksh, of Atwa, with one of 25,000; Chundeeka Buksh, of Birwa, with one of 25,000; and Somere

A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II William Sleeman 1822

The only commemoration of his death came from his fellow Palestinians as they walked under the watchful eyes of the Israeli police to his destroyed village of Birwa.

Palestine Blogs aggregator 2009

Born into a middle-class family of farmers in the Palestinian village of Birwa on March 13, 1941, Mahmoud Darwish become the singular voice of his people, the ambassador of their wounds and aspirations.

Palestine Blogs aggregator 2008

Born into a middle-class family of farmers in the Palestinian village of Birwa on March 13, 1941, Mahmoud Darwish become the singular voice of his people, the ambassador of their wounds and aspirations.

Annie's letters 2008