Word: abu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...from that city in the mid-1970s, shortly before Lebanon's civil war erupted. Says he: "The most startling change I've seen has been the rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which now functions here as a state within a state." Also filing from Beirut was Abu Said Abu Rish, a Palestinian who has reported for TIME since 1950; he joined Stewart in interviewing P.L.O. Chief Yasser Arafat...
...across a tiny parade ground, presented arms with mock Kalashnikov rifles and offered an openhanded salute. In unison, they broke into Biladi, Biladi (My Country, My Country), a patriotic song. The scene is repeated every day in this windswept corner of Rashidieh and in every camp in Lebanon. Ahmed Abu Karim, who teaches karate, says: 'We train them to believe we cannot lose more than we lost in Palestine. We tell them there is no meaning to life without sacrifice...
...Star of David flew above Cairo last week, though few Egyptians seemed to take much notice. While a group of 50 American tourists cheered, Israel opened an embassy in a two-story residence at 23 Mohieddin Abu el Ezz under the terms of its peace treaty with Egypt. "From this moment," said Syrian-born Charge d'Affaires Yosef Hadass, 52, who spoke to the small crowd in Hebrew, Arabic and English, "Israel has its house in Egypt, and within a few days, Egypt will have its house in Israel...
Manila, Lisbon, Istanbul, Mexico City and Bogotá boast the cheapest prices, while Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Abu Dhabi and Manama (Bahrain) are the most expensive. Incomes are also swept away rapidly in Tokyo, Oslo, Geneva and Copenhagen. The 2.2 lbs. of medium-quality rump steak that would cost $7 in the U.S. fetches $24 in Zurich and $41 in Tokyo. In Jeddah a smoker must pay $4.99 for a pack of Marlboro cigarettes...
...million-a-day budget is increasingly backed by contributions from individual Arabs and wealthy Palestinians, decreasing its financial dependency on Arab petrol powers. Last week, at his headquarters in Beirut, Arafat discussed these and other matters with Chief of Correspondents Richard L. Duncan and TIME'S Abu Said Abu Rish. Excerpts from the interview...