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...Aswany belongs to a young generation of Arab writers more concerned with domestic liberties than with fighting Egypt's old battles against colonialism or nursing the wounds of a humiliating defeat by Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967. A longtime political columnist for the opposition newspaper Al-Arabi, he joined the nonviolent Kifaya! (Enough!) movement in 2004. He has been harassed by security police, and Islamic radicals have publicly denounced him. But despite the outward pessimism in Yacoubian and Chicago, Al Aswany strives to be optimistic about his country's future. He believes some progress has been made...
This was, in fact, the second claim of responsibility from an al-Qaeda-related group. On Thursday night the London-based daily Al-Quds al-Arabi received an e-mail from another group claiming authorship for the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, named for an al-Qaeda leader killed in a U.S. missile attack in Afghanistan. The message said one of its "death squads" had planted the bombs to settle "old accounts with Spain ... America's ally in its war against Islam." The statement went on, "The death squad succeeded in penetrating the crusader European depths and striking...
...Dean within 5 percentage points of Bush, 46% to 51%, voters will wake up to reality on Election Day. Dean is like the crazy guy in your neighborhood who everyone thinks is kind of cool but who would never be called on in an emergency. Steven F. Dittmann Arabi...
...Dean within five percentage points of Bush, 46% to 51%, voters will wake up to reality on Election Day. Dean is like the crazy guy in your neighborhood who everyone thinks is kind of cool but who would never be called on in an emergency. STEVEN F. DITTMANN Arabi...
...some Kuwaitis share the widespread Arab anger at the U.S. both because of Washington's unflagging support for Israel and because of its threats against Iraq. "Throughout the area, Bush's policies are making people more anti-American," said a senior Gulf diplomat. The London-based Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper was even more strident: "Kuwait is supposed to be the safest and most loyal ally of the Americans. The fact that a group of Kuwaitis has attacked U.S. forces reflects a transformation of the great love and gratitude felt by Kuwaitis towards the U.S. into intense hatred...