khamsin
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The plain fact was that, as Arab and Jew squared off for battle in the hazy heat of a khamsin desert wind, no one wanted the battle to start.
From Time Magazine Archive
These victims have few specific complaints beyond an extreme sensitivity to the rapid temperature changes caused by the khamsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under Ottoman Empire law, murder was held more pardonable if committed while the khamsin was blowing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Judges in some Arab countries take a lenient attitude toward crimes committed during the khamsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Known in Egypt as the khamsin, on the Mediterranean as the sirocco, it is called on the Guinea coast the harmattan.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
