Word: arabism
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...Mutawa's grandfather had recently died, and he expected his father to ask him to keep the name in the family. Instead, his father suggested the child be named after Obama. "I was stunned," al-Mutawa wrote. "Instead of asking me to hold on to the past, my conservative Arab Muslim father was asking me to make a bet on the future...
While lingering violence in Mosul and Diyala province remains a challenge, the real battle - the one that will define what kind of Iraq emerges as the U.S. withdraws its troops in the next two years - has barely begun. The fundamental problems are many; they are intrasectarian, regional and local, Arab vs. Kurd. On the sixth anniversary of the invasion, Iraq seems to have moved away from all-out war into a more complicated set of realities - where both politics and violence are part of the equation, where the answers to the many what-ifs of its future hold both promise...
Legislation to regulate the country's rich oil resources and distribute its wealth has been stalled in parliament for two years due to Arab-Kurd feuds. Meanwhile, competition is heating up among the country's varied religious and ethnic groups for power, influence and resources - and within those groups as well...
...Beyond its symbolism for the nation, Eurovision 2009 is also a milestone for Noa and Awad, who will perform in English, Hebrew and Arabic. Born south of Tel Aviv - but raised in New York City until her late teens - Noa (whose real name is Achinoam Nini) has spent her career using music to bridge the boundaries between Arabs and Jews. "I've always worked with Arab singers - from places like Lebanon and Algeria - but this is the first time we will sing together in a common language," says the folksy singer-songwriter, who has performed with the likes of Sheryl...
...Indeed, with up to 600 million viewers worldwide, Eurovision is a very large platform. Which is why Noa, after first being chosen to represent Israel solo, insisted that Awad accompany her to Moscow. The move provoked almost immediate attack from both Israeli Jewish and Arab groups. Awad, who is originally from Israel's northern Galilee region, was criticized by Arab-Israeli cultural figures for agreeing to sing on Israel's behalf at the height of its offensive in Gaza. The usually dovish Noa, meanwhile, came under fire for calling upon Gazans to rid their coastal territory of Hamas control...