Sanusi

American

[suh-noo-see] / səˈnu si /

noun

a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.

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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of Sanusi

Named after Muhammad ibn Ali al -Sanūsī (died 1859), Algerian founder of the sect

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"I can only pray that God will grant him eternal rest and also grant his loved ones and the Nigeria football family the fortitude to bear the loss," Sanusi added.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

“We can't leave the streets until our demands are met,” Abiodun Sanusi from the Take It Back Nigeria movement, one of the organisers of the protest, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024

Mr Sanusi added that the protesters were unhappy about the threat from the defence chief on Friday that the military would "act" if violence continued.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024

“The alarming uptick in blasphemy killings and accusations underscores the urgency with which the authorities must wake up to Nigeria’s international legal obligations to respect and protect human rights, including freedom of religion,” Sanusi said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

Authorities in Nigeria have failed to act to prevent such attacks, and prosecutions have been rare, said Isa Sanusi, director of Amnesty International in Nigeria.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

However hard he tried to crush the Sanusis, Col Gaddafi could never completely erase the family and their followers from Libya and Libyan history.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2011

Muammar Gaddafi toppled King Idris in 1969 and sought to marginalise the Sanusis with a vengeance.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2011

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