Tag Archives: Yasser Arafat

A Defining Moment: Anti-Muslim Films, Cartoons and My Gaza Neighbor

September 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Insulting Islamic symbols represents a breaking point for many. (Via OnIslam) By Ramzy Baroud A neighbor of mine, of many years ago from a Gaza refugee camp, was a sacrilegious person par excellence. Unemployed like most inhabitants of the camp, … read more »

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Implications of anti-Islam film for Ethiopia

September 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Robele Ababya The ongoing outrage in the Islamic world against the anti-Islamic film was originated by little known individuals in the United States, where freedom of expression is sacrosanct under the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution. The outrage … read more »

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Minority Elites and Israel’s Jewish Defamers

August 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In a 1977 Supreme Court opinion, Thurgood Marshall, the court’s first African-American justice, observed, “Social scientists agree that members of minority groups frequently respond to discrimination and prejudice by attempting to disassociate themselves from the group, even to the point … read more »

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What Killed Arafat? As Arafat’s Widow Calls to Exhume his Body

July 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(RAMALLAH, Palestine) – It was a scene that riveted the world for weeks: The ailing Yasser Arafat, first besieged by Israeli tanks in his Ramallah compound, then shuttled to Paris, where he spent his final days undergoing a barrage of … read more »

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Arrest warrant issued for Arafat’s widow

November 1, 2011 by benim

Tunis – A Tunisian court has issued an international arrest warrant against the widow of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat over alleged corruption, an official said on Monday. Justice ministry spokesperson Kadhem Zine el Abidine told AFP that a … read more »

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Abbas says Palestinians ready to return to talks

September 23, 2011 by benim

New York – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday he was ready to return to the negotiations with the Israelis, saying he did not want to isolate or delegitimise Israel. “Here I declare that the Palestine Liberation Organisation is … read more »

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Soldiers hurt in Mauritania blast

February 2, 2011 by benim

Nouakchott – Several Mauritanian soldiers were wounded early on Wednesday after a vehicle they were pursuing exploded in the capital Nouakchott, according to a security source in the city. The soldiers believed the vehicle, a pickup truck, contained members of … read more »

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