Salam

[sä-läm′]

Pakistani theoretical physicist who helped the develop the theory of the electroweak force, explaining the relationship between two of the four fundamental forces of nature, the electromagnetic force and the weak force. For this work he shared with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics.

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Contemporary Examples of salam

“He started as an ordinary small commander,” Salam Khan says.
Freed Taliban Prisoners in Pakistan and Afghanistan Return to Jihad
Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai
December 6, 2013
“Bari had a black beard when he was arrested,” Salam Khan says.
Freed Taliban Prisoners in Pakistan and Afghanistan Return to Jihad
Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai
December 6, 2013
Salam Khan recalls Bari telling him after he was released that he has no regrets.
Freed Taliban Prisoners in Pakistan and Afghanistan Return to Jihad
Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai
December 6, 2013
The second is from former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad this spring.
Yes, TNR, There Really is an American Jewish Cocoon
Peter Beinart
December 4, 2013
Even then-prime minister Salam Fayyad campaigned for him on his Facebook page.
Arab Idol Mohammad Assaf Is the Middle East’s Newest Ambassador
Itay Hod
June 27, 2013

Historical Examples of salam

I arose rapidly, and returned his "Salam Aleikoom" as kindly as he had given it.
Confessions of a Thug
Philip Meadows Taylor
I sent for Salam, and, as he approached, a chorus of explanations came to him from all sides.
Morocco
S.L. Bensusan
But, barring storks, all creatures were game that came within Salam's range.
Morocco
S.L. Bensusan
Salam explained: his capacity for fathoming a crisis was ever remarkable.
Morocco
S.L. Bensusan
The headman replied haughtily to Salam's questions and strode away.
Morocco
S.L. Bensusan