Sanusi

[ suh-noo-see ]

noun

, plural Sa·nu·sis, (especially collectively) Sa·nu·si.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sanusi¹

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

Example Sentences

“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.

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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.

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

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But just hours before the event, it was unclear whether Mr Sanusi's reinstatement ceremony would actually go ahead.

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Those who expelled Muhammadu Sanusi II from his role as a traditional Muslim leader in the northern state of Kano were not worth talking about, he said on Friday.

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