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Word: bitawi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
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Usage:

...There was a situation of tension at the campus. The student council declared a day of mourning. Representatives of all student blocs were called for a meeting to discuss the events and decide what to do. We decided to perform the martyrs' prayers. We contacted Sheik Bitawi (a Hamas leader in Nablus) and asked him to lead the prayer. Large numbers of students gathered in the courtyard. We started shouting, "God is most great!" I asked the students to wash their faces and hands before prayers. After the prayer, the students shouted again, "God is most great!" I looked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diaries of Hope and Hate: Five Days in the Middle East | 10/22/2000 | See Source »

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