Word: arab
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Rumors have surrounded Mona A. Khalil '88 for as long as she has been at Harvard. When her name comes up in conversation, one may discover she is a member of "Arab royalty," her father is an oil sheik or that she has a personal body guard. Khalil, however, laughs at these suggestions, seeming genuinely surprised that anyone would fabricate or believe such fanciful stories. Brushing aside these tales, Khalil and her friends portray her as a typical Harvard student, not the pretentious, exclusive person she is rumored...
...true worth, Khalil's list of accomplishments only partially accounts for her mystique. In her four years at Harvard, she has chaired the Adams House Committee, served on the Undergraduate Council for two years, risen to the ranks of officer in the Hasty Pudding Club, and founded the Arab Students Association and the Arab-Jewish Dialogue. And all the while, Khalil, who accepted sophomore standing upon entering Harvard, has earned not only an honors B.A. in Government, but also a masters in Middle Eastern Studies...
Since there is virtually no U.S. contact with Iran, the Syrian government remains the main U.S. channel for information from Tehran. Syria is Iran's main Arab ally...
Syria is the Soviet Union's principal ally in the Arab world and has the only missile arsenal that can approach Israel's in capability...
Shultz, on his fourth trip to the region this year to promote his peace plan, held two meetings with Shamir in Jerusalem on Sunday in an effort to persuade him to agree to make a commitment to Jordan that Israel will exchange part of the occupied territories for Arab recogniton...