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Sanusi

American  
[suh-noo-see] / səˈnu si /

noun

plural

Sanusis,

plural

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


Etymology

Origin of Sanusi

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

Example Sentences

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"We are wondering why this security lapse was allowed to happen, why the authorities could not take action," Sanusi said.

From BBC

"These communities have been receiving these pamphlets, soliciting them to join the extremist views and preaching by these militants," Isa Sanusi, head of Amnesty International in Nigeria, told the BBC's Newsday programme.

From BBC

“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

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

“Top on our demand is the subsidy removal. The government should reverse that decision,” Abuja protester Abiodun Sanusi told the BBC.

From BBC