Word: taif
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...quarter of a century ago, Ibn Saud's warriors thundered westward out of the central Arabian desert, sacked the town of Taif and marauded through the Hejaz. Relentlessly, Ibn Saud's men drove Sherif Hussein, ruler of the kingdom, out of the Hejaz, and the holy city of Mecca. Hussein, a haughty old man who was head of the Hashemite clan, went into bitter exile in Cyprus. He filled his two sons, who were to become King Abdullah of Jordan and King Feisal I of Iraq, with hatred of the usurper. Abdullah's son Talal, then...
...Taif the chattering women piled out and into waiting automobiles. Riding past the nose of the plane, each & every one took a bold, veiled look at the Americans, who got a good look too. Then the C-47 went back to fetch the King. Ibn Saud, it was said, right royally enjoyed his first trip aloft...
...Wahabites of Nejd (central Arabian country without precise bound- aries) descended upon the town of Taif, 70 miles southeast of Mecca, in the Hejaz, over which Hussein is Emir. According to a Mecca message...