Akbar
Americannoun
noun
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Large crowds, the foot soldiers of the revolution, took to the streets immediately to shout "Allahu Akbar" - "God is greatest" - to celebrate his selection by the Assembly of Experts, a body of 88 Shia Muslim clerics.
From BBC
The late ayatollah over the years weeded out potential clerical rivals, including former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who played kingmaker when Khamenei was selected as supreme leader in 1989.
Khamenei was initially opposed to the seizure of 52 American diplomats and citizens who were held hostage for 444 days, the late Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, once said.
There was another two-star review from the Guardian's Arifa Akbar, who said the show's atmosphere is "sedate", with "no peril whatsoever".
From BBC
According to witnesses quoted by the Daily Mail, the suspect is alleged to have shouted "Allahu Akbar", meaning "God is greatest" in Arabic, during the attack.
From BBC
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