Kabir

American

[kuh-beer] / kəˈbɪər /

noun

fl. late 15th century, Hindu religious reformer.

Kabir British

/ kəˈbɪə /

noun

1440–1518, Indian religious leader who pioneered a religious movement that combined elements of Islam and Hinduism and is considered the precursor of Sikhism

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"The lack of justice has sparked this wave of protests," Abu Ahmed Faijul Kabir of the legal rights group Ain o Salish Kendra told AFP.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Those imprisoned include Shahriar Kabir, a 75-year-old journalist and filmmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Kabir was with Mulakhil at the time, the court heard.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

"I have not seen this kind of suspicion and mistrust between the two sides before," Humayun Kabir, a former senior Bangladeshi diplomat, said.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

Kabir, Soraya, and I had an additional reason to rejoice: Our little hospital in Rawalpindi had opened the week before, not the surgical unit, just the pediatric clinic.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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