Akbar
Americannoun
noun
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A recipe from the court of Akbar reportedly called for equal parts of lentils, rice and ghee, according to NPR.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
“Martyr” by Kaveh Akbar was layered and moving.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The shrouded body of the Chinese victim was placed in the grounds of the Wazir Akbar Khan Mosque, where AFP journalists saw dozens of men offering prayers.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
The Guardian's three-star review from Arifa Akbar said the show is "all spectacle above emotion", adding: "You don't feel the dread in Conor McPherson's adaptation, which seems clipped by the pace of events."
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
Below us, Wazir Akbar Khan’s white- walled, flat-topped houses gleamed in the sunshine, the laundry hanging on clotheslines in their yards stirred by the breeze to dance like butterflies.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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