Rajab
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Rajab
First recorded in 1760–70; from Arabic rajab, akin to rajaba “to fear, respect”
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In 2024 he released "Hind's Hall," which pays tribute to Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl whose death sparked a wave of international outrage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
U.S. officials urged Israeli authorities to investigate what happened to Rajab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The director of The Voice of Hind Rajab explains how the real-life emergency call of a five-year-old Gazan girl became the basis for an acclaimed film.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
“Come get me, please,” 6-year-old Hind Rajab pleaded over the phone, in Arabic, to volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Emergency Call Center in Ramallah, 56 miles away in the West Bank.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
"He has an answer for everything, and judging by the way he told us his story just now we shan't have so much trouble in sifting his information as we have with Rajab Ali's friends."
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
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