Word: seyyid
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...first woman officer of the Turkish Flying Corps, and a pioneer in Kamâl Atatürk's movement to open all professions, even the army, to the tough, modern Turkish woman. She volunteered for service during the uprising, plunked a bomb on the house of Seyyid Riza, a rebel leader, killed him and so helped mightily to crush the rebellion. For her trouble the Turkish Government awarded her Turkey's highest aviation honor, a medal set with brilliants...
...Among the few ruling princes officially to attend the Coronations of Georges V & VI was the kinky-haired Sultan of Zanzibar, Seyyid Sir Khalifa bin Harub. All British bandmasters in London were given special editions of the Zanzibar national anthem last week, found that it sounded remarkably like Home Sweet Home. It has no words...
...Muscat, important British port at the entrance of the Persian Gulf, His Highness Seyyid Sir Taimur ben Feisal celebrated the end of Ramadan by wiping his brow, praising Allah, announcing his decision to abdicate. The Sultan of Muscat differs from most rulers in his feelings for the land of his birth. He hates the place. Muscat is the world's hottest city, with an average annual rainfall of only 3½ inches, frequent temperatures of 189 degrees in the sun. The Sultan spends most of his time in India, which he finds like Bar Harbor by comparison...