Word: arabized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...close associate, "underground"--presumably in a bunker where he often sleeps. His family was less fortunate: an 18-month-old girl, reportedly his adopted daughter Hana, was said to have been one of at least 37 civilian casualties of the raid. The dictator's two young sons, Saif al Arab, 4, and Hamis, 3, were injured and his wife Safia shell-shocked when bombs blew off the front walls of their living quarters...
...frought with these dangers. It is common knowledge that most departments of Middle East studies in the United States pay scant if any serious attention to Israel, and that the field is highly politicized. What American scholars of the Middle East write is often not far removed from the Arab-Israeli conflict. Nor is the fact that Nadav Safran is both Jewish and supportive of the broad contours of Israeli policy incidental to events of the last six months. Is not the politicization of this discipline and the role played by Middle East politics in American scholarship as equally important...
While most of the participants said the U.S. strike was necessary in order to show America's determination to combat terrorism, some said the attack would only unify Arab nations and goad Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy into future terrorism against U.S. citizens...
Another source of concern is the stalemated effort to reach a Middle East peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Fahd remains a staunch backer of Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole spokesmen for the Palestinian people. Despite the collapse of oil prices, the Saudis continue to provide hefty financial support to several other Arab states and the P.L.O. At their meeting last week, the King and Vice President Bush agreed on the need for stability in the region, but they differed on how to promote an Arab-Israeli peace...
...between Iran and Iraq has dragged on for 5 1/2 years, claimed an estimated 350,000 to 400,000 lives, and caused badly frayed nerves in the region. Two months ago, thousands of Iranian troops stormed across the Shatt al Arab, the long-disputed waterway that lies between the two countries, and established a toehold in Iraq's Fao Peninsula, a desolate strip of land that juts into the Persian Gulf. Despite superior firepower, Iraqi forces have been unable to dislodge the Iranians. The Fao beachhead was established just as falling oil prices threatened to starve both Iran...