Word: arabized
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...rubber bullets or throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails. Looking beyond villages in the West Bank, nowhere in the referendum is there a call for the Palestine Liberation Organization to renounce its unceasing terrorist activities against Israel, activities which have resulted in the deaths of countless civilians from Israel, the Arab nations, and the United States. We are not attempting to justify Israel's actions; however, any viable solution to the situation must address Palestinian actions as well...
Recognized as the father of the modern Arab novel, Mahfouz is frequently compared with such 19th century social realists as Dickens and Balzac. In nearly 40 novels and a dozen story collections, he has dealt with the social and political upheavals Egypt has experienced during his lifetime. His main contribution, says Sasson Somekh, a visiting professor of Arabic literature at Princeton, is the "creation of a new Egyptian style" that combines the narrative manner of classic texts such as The Thousand and One Nights with contemporary subject matter...
...says Mahfouz, "but it led to many wars that tired us out." Mahfouz found himself at the center of controversy in 1979 when he publicly backed Anwar Sadat's peace treaty with Israel. As a result, he was denounced by ; Islamic fundamentalists, and his works were banned in many Arab countries...
...unlikely to stray far from his favorite cafes, not even to accept his Nobel and its $390,000 cash prize in December. He is pleading frail health, although Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin, columnist for the newspaper al-Ahram and a close friend, says that he chuckles at the excuse. The Arab world's best-known novelist is, Bahaa-Eldin notes, famous among his friends for his fear of flying...
...simply too fanatical to run in Israel's Nov. 1 election? Outside, dozens of the American-born rabbi's supporters bellowed their own verdict, waving banners emblazoned with Kahane's provocative trademark, a clenched fist. Starry-eyed disciples strained to touch the man who vows to expel every last Arab from both Israel and the occupied territories. Exclaimed one young follower: "Next month we shall decide once and for all how to deal with the Arabs...