Ismael

[ is-mee-uhl, -mey- ]

/ ˈɪs mi əl, -meɪ- /

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QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

But that makes the Ismael brothers no less proud of the resistance that they and other fellow fighters have put up.
The Brothers Who Ambushed ISIS|Mohammed A. Salih|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Ismael brothers even make an effort to look cool, if not fashionable, by local standards.
The Brothers Who Ambushed ISIS|Mohammed A. Salih|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And he has chosen a rich and powerful former warlord from western Afghanistan, Ismael Khan, as his vice presidential running mate.
Afghan Elections: The Warlords Are Back|Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai|October 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
According to Ismael Yoon, the director of the Pashtun-language station, the two singers were becoming increasingly popular.
The World’s Bravest Singers|Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Habibullah flatly refused, saying the money belonged to the Noorzai tribe, not to Ismael or the Taliban.
Feud Splits the Taliban|Ron Moreau|August 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Ismael Adel Khan now came up to second his general, at the head of 60,000 men, 5000 of whom were cavalry.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr
They obtained an order for the wall to be allowed to stand, but Ismael and Hilkiah were detained at Rome.
For the Temple|G. A. Henty
Osman is to be accused of infidelity with Bassima, who is to be poisoned by Ismael.
The Female Wits|Anonymous
The soldiers, led by Ismael, revolt in favor of Homais and declare her queen.
The Female Wits|Anonymous
About this time king Agrippa gave the high priesthood to Ismael, who was the son of Fabi.
The Antiquities of the Jews|Flavius Josephus