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In natural English speech, "Sheikh" appears in contexts such as: "and returned home to their communities. Baba Sheikh's public pronouncement saved the lives of many young Yazidi women, both in captivity and after their escape. Sadly, not all religious leaders agreed to talk with us.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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and returned home to their communities.

Baba Sheikh's public pronouncement saved the lives of many young Yazidi women, both in captivity and after their escape.

Sadly, not all religious leaders agreed to talk with us.

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noun

The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

“Tarzan, who, by this time, with the assistance of Abdul, had picked up quite a smattering of Arab, questioned one of the younger men who had accompanied the sheik while the latter paid his respects to Captain Gerard.”

noun

An Islamic religious cleric; the master of a Sufi order.

“He then studied under a variety of scholars (shuyook) and institutes around the world in his quest for authentic knowledge.”

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