Word: azadeh
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...Saddam regime may lie in taking an active role in his ouster. So, the onset of war brings Iraq's Kurds to an historic crossroads, and that has fostered an unusual unity of purpose among rival political factions whose differences have long been exploited by Saddam Hussein. TIME's Azadeh Moaveni was in the Iraqi Kurd capital of Erbil last week for a session of parliament last week, and discussed the experience with TIME.com...
...Azadeh Moaveni:I find it baffling. People obviously express concern over the possibility that they may soon find themselves in the middle of a war, but they're resigned to it. There's no frenetic anxiety, and nobody's behaving in ways you might expect from the residents of a city five miles from Iraq's frontline, which could easily come under attack by Saddam. They're going about their business as usual, and nobody appears to be hoarding food and medicine. Erbil, a stronghold of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Masoud Barzani, is a relatively conservative city when compared...
...Saddam regime may lie in taking an active role in his ouster. So, the onset of war brings Iraq's Kurds to an historic crossroads, and that has fostered an unusual unity of purpose among rival political factions whose differences have long been exploited by Saddam Hussein. TIME's Azadeh Moaveni was in the Iraqi Kurd capital of Erbil for a session of parliament last week, and discussed the experience with TIME.com...
...compassion and promises to grant his any prayer. "O Lord, I pray this," the boy says. "When any person in any era meets you at the gates of heaven--so long as they believe in one God--I ask that you allow them to enter paradise." --With reporting by Azadeh Moavevi/Tehran, Nadia Mustafa/New York, Matt Rees and Jamil Hamad/Hebron and Eric Silver/Jerusalem Judaism Islam Christianity
...Reported by Gilbert da Costa/Abuja, Stephan Faris/Funtua, Mitch Frank/New York and Azadeh Moaveni/Cairo