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The phrase “Allahu Akbar” is commonly used by Muslims to remind themselves of God’s vastness and power.

It literally means “God is greater” or “God is the greatest.”

Throughout their day and in prayer especially, Muslims use this term to remind themselves that God is greater than the beauty and ugliness of this world.

Unfortunately, some Muslim extremists employ this phrase before performing acts of terror, leading many to associate “Allahu Akbar” with violence and destruction.

This video poem, however, explains the phrase’s true meaning for the vast majority of Islam’s 1.6 billion followers, and how they use it in their daily lives.

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Ameera bint Aidan bin Nayef Al-Taweel Al-Otaibi (Arabic: أميرة بنت عيدان بن نايف الطويل العصيمي العتيبي; born 6 November 1983^[1]) is a Saudi Arabian philanthropist and former princess. Born into a non-royal cadet branch of the Saud dynasty, Ameera was married to Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, and assumed the role of Vice Chairperson of Al-Waleed bin Talal Foundation. Al-Taweel is a member of the board of trustees at Silatech. She has advocated for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.^[2][3]

Al-Taweel was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.^[4] Her father is Aidan bin Nayef Al-Taweel Al-Otaibi. She was raised by her divorced mother and her grandparents in Riyadh. At age 18 she met Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, a man 28 years older than her, while conducting an interview for a school paper.^[4] Eventually, they married in 2008^[5] and were later divorced in November 2013.^[6] Since her divorce of prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud, she is no longer a princess and also does not belong to the royal house of her ex-husband al Saud. Al-Taweel is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of New Haven with a degree in Business Administration.^[4]

Al-Taweel married Emirati billionaire Khalifa bin Butti Al Muhairi in September 2018 in Paris.^[7] They have a son, Zayed, born in 2019.^[8]

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