Gathering for prayer at a mosque in Doha, Qatar. Credit Tomas Munita for The New York Times When H. Hellyer is out walking with his family, strangers sometimes approach him and declare, “Allahu akbar!” Many Westerners may find it hard to believe these days, but Mr. Hellyer does not recoil in fear. “I’ll be walking out with my kids,” he said, “and someone will say: ‘Oh, they’re so cute. Electric motor control by stephen l herman pdf. Allahu akbar.’ And I’ll joke, ‘Thank you — now stop talking to my kids.’” The Arabic phrase, which means simply “God is great,” has, it sometimes seems, become intertwined with terrorism.
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