Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The eighth month of the year in the Islamic calendar.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Sha'ban continues in the song, asking Obama not to follow in Bush's footsteps, and ends the song with a popular Egyptian beat calling out "Oh Oh Obama."
Ahmed Naje: Arab Youth Support Obama Because Of Stance On War, Opposition To Arab Dictators 2008
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The Egyptian Shaabi (folk/popular) singer Sha'ban Abd El Reheem released one of his political Shaabi or 'pop' songs criticizing Bush, saying: "Before he leaves Bush intends to leave a mess, since the beginning he's brought disasters, born in a battle, praying is not enough against you or your father, it was a black day when you were nominated."
Ahmed Naje: Arab Youth Support Obama Because Of Stance On War, Opposition To Arab Dictators 2008
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It has been almost two weeks and life is at a standstill, said Metwali Sha'ban, a volunteer making a list of customers to organize who would enter first.
The Guardian World News Matthew Weaver 2011
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It has been almost two weeks and life is at a standstill, said Metwali Sha'ban, a volunteer making a list of customers to organize who would enter first.
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From there, the intersecting Bab al-Wazir street leads straight to the massive 10th century Bab Zuweila gate, past the Bayt al-Razzaz palace refurbished by the American Research Center in Egypt, the mosque and madrasah of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban and the minaret of Zawiyyat al-Hunud - and beyond, to where the redesigned Islamic Art Museum has just opened to rave reviews.
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"Egypt's hesitancy to open the crossing is due to the crisis between Hamas and Cairo following the death of Egyptian soldier Ahmad Sha'ban," one source told Ma'an, referring to protest at the border last month.
InI William Bowles 2010
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"It's ridiculous how when 10 people in Egypt had bird flu the whole country was agitated and Sha'bola [popular singer Sha'ban Abdel Rahim] was singing about it," says Dr. Hassan Azzazy, chair of the chemistry department at the American University in Cairo.
unknown title 2009
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A local press freedom group, The Journalistic Freedoms Observatory, named the dead as chairman and general manager Abdul-Rahim Nasrallah al-Shimari and his bodyguard, Ali Jabber; deputy general manager Noufel al-Shimari; presenters Thaker al-Shouwili and Ahmad Sha'ban; administrative manager Sami Nasrallah al-Shimari; video mixer Hussein Ali; and three guards identified only by their first names: Maher, Ahmad and Hassan.
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Sha'ban plays the role of a police lieutenant trying to uncover the mysteries of the murder case.
unknown title 2009
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Ambassador in Damascus: Syrian officials, including Assad's advisor Buthaina Sha'ban, expressed a hope that an improvement in the relations with the U.S. would lead to the appointment of a U.S. ambassador in Damascus.
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