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Gibran

American  
[ji-brahn] / dʒɪˈbrɑn /

noun

  1. Kahlil 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.


Gibran British  
/ dʒɪˈbrɑːn /

noun

  1. Kahlil (ˈkɑːliːl). 1883–1931, Syro-Lebanese poet, mystic, and painter, resident in the US after 1910; author of The Prophet (1923)

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But dog whistle politics, though not explicitly termed as such, also stretch much farther back through history to the post-enslavement era, argues Khalil Gibran Muhammad, a Harvard University professor of history, race and public policy.

From Salon

Critics believe Mr Gibran, if elected, would simply serve as a proxy for his father.

From BBC

Many point to his running mate and Mr Widodo's son, Mr Gibran.

From BBC

The inclusion of Gibran was initially seen by some political experts as a boon for the campaign of Prabowo, a third-time presidential contender, allowing him potentially to tap into some of Jokowi's huge support base.

From Reuters

The ruling prompted the formation of an ethics panel tasked to investigate the conduct of the court's nine judges, including chief justice Anwar Usman, who is the president's brother-in-law and Gibran's uncle.

From Reuters