Aisha
Americannoun
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a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
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Also Ayesha a first name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”
noun
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Co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement which campaigned for the release of the Chibok girls, Aisha Yesufu, pointed to a lack of "political will to fight" the gangs and jihadists.
From Barron's
State Sen. Aisha Wahab, the first Muslim and Afghan American elected to the state legislature, introduced the bill last month.
From Seattle Times
Aisha Franz’s graphic novel “Work-Life Balance” is one of the top new books this week.
From New York Times
Its executive director, Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood, said the boom allowed the group to run better programs but also made those projects harder to sustain when donations ran low.
From New York Times
Aisha Tyler, who played the professor at the center of a steamy paleontology love triangle on “Friends,” is unearthing the reality of joining the “biggest show on television.”
From Los Angeles Times
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