< Arabic barakah; compare Hebrew bərākhāh blessing
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A deft handler of vastly different factions in his country, among them Islamic militants, the charismatic ruler was said by Moroccans to have baraka, or blessedness.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 3 o'clock one morning last week, Yacef's baraka ran out.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moroccans insist that Hassan, as a direct descendant of Mohammed, possesses baraka, or the indefinable charisma that brings blessings to others.
From Time Magazine Archive
General Henri Giraud has always had what the Arabs call the baraka, an uncanny ability to escape death and disaster.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Arabic baraka also signifies to rain violently; and from this we get the Saxon rœgn, to rain, Dutch regen, to rain, Cimbric rœkia, rain, Welsh rheg, rain.
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius
Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark, is likewise attempting to shut the facility down via the courts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
"To ensure the safety and well-being of all residents, a mandatory curfew for a half-mile area surrounding Delaney Hall is being implemented, effective immediately," Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
In the belly of a whale at a jazz venue in Little Tokyo, early 2014, I gathered with Fred Moten, Kima Jones and others to memorialize Amiri Baraka a week or so after his death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Baraka has since sued Habba over his arrest.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2025
“We do study that, Chelsea,” Ms. Hawkins interrupts, gesturing toward her books by Nikki Giovanni and Amiri Baraka.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
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