Word: awad
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...With its message of peace and reconciliation, the song is an unlikely choice so soon after Israel's deadly war in Gaza. But the subject matter is not the only thing remarkable about the ballad - so too are its composers and performers, Mira Awad and Noa. Awad is a Christian Arab Israeli, and her pairing with the Jewish Noa marks the first time an Arab has been chosen to sing for Israel in the most global of music events. (See pictures of heartbreak in the Middle East...
...majority of Israel's 1.6 million Arab citizens enjoy equal rights but rarely full integration into Israeli society. So the announcement of Awad's part in the duo - made during Israel's incursion into Gaza in December - is seen by many as a welcome symbol of coexistence at a time when relations between Arabs and Jews are especially strained. (See pictures of Israeli soldiers in Gaza...
...energy supply as quickly as possible. And even in the middle of a worldwide financial crisis, it's a potentially lucrative business, one with the opportunity for global growth that few other industries have. "This is one of the few markets left that is surviving the crisis," says Khaled Awad, the director of Masdar's property-development unit. (See pictures of the effects of global warming...
...Masdar and the WFES aren't about simplicity - they're about silicon and solar and the power of technology to free us from carbon without calling for uncomfortable sacrifices. "You can have your lifestyle and your business here," says Masdar's Awad. And though it may make old-school greens shake in their Birkenstocks, this carbon-free city next to a very unsustainable desert metropolis - where watering keeps the lawns green in the dry winter and everything is air-conditioned - represents at least one future of environmentalism, a future that embraces new technology to remedy the ills of old technology...
...Masdar, a planned carbon-neutral city in Abu Dhabi intended to create a model of sustainability for the rest of the world. If everyone follows the Masdar model, “one planet is more than enough” to provide the necessary resources for human life, said Khaled Awad, the director of property development for the Masdar Initiative. Panelists included Awad; energy analysts, who spoke extensively about the region’s climate and how to use sustainable energy; an architect; and a traffic analyst, who spoke about the planned public transportation system. All four speakers emphasized the design...