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  • Naima is a talented alpana painter; but she longs to be able to help her father.

    Rickshaw Girl 2006

  • Once again, Naima is going against tradition; but this isn't as drastic as being out in public driving a rickshaw; plus, it's something that is founded on Naima's existing talent.

    Rickshaw Girl 2006

  • I particularly like his very sly quote of "Naima" -- so stealthy as to slip by all but the most careful listener -- on "Chameleon."

    unknown title 2009

  • The young fighter said he and other rebels were amassed in an area called Naima, located between Zlitin and Misrata and roughly 100 miles east of Tripoli, when a barrage of Russian-made Grad rockets and what one doctor at the field hospital said were heat-guided missiles started raining on them.

    Clashes Break Near Misrata During Lull in NATO Strikes Sam Dagher 2011

  • The young fighter said he and other rebels were amassed in an area called Naima, located between Zlitin and Misrata and roughly 100 miles east of Tripoli, when a barrage of Russian-made Grad rockets and what one doctor at the field hospital said were heat-guided missiles started raining on them.

    Clashes Break Near Misrata During Lull in NATO Strikes Sam Dagher 2011

  • Bagdad a man called Naima, who, although he was now grey with age, had still the lusty strength of earlier days.

    Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers

  • The classic Coltrane ballad "Naima" is re-purposed as a lovely piano feature, and perfectly complements Mr. Walton's own touching waltz, "Dear Ruth."

    Holiday Cheer Will Friedwald 2010

  • "Naima," a ballad, built incredible tension by employing dissonant and suspended chords beneath a slow, simple melody.

    Matthew Kohut: Meltdown: The Year Jazz Threw Out the Rules 2009

  • (Soundbite of song, "Naima") Mr. COLTRANE: That's, you know, at the core of Michael's thing.

    Brecker's 'Pilgrimage' a Welcome, Not a Farewell 2007

  • (Soundbite of song, "Naima") (Soundbite of applause) KAHN: Throughout his career, Michael Brecker straddled opposites.

    Brecker's 'Pilgrimage' a Welcome, Not a Farewell 2007

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