Word: discomfort
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...then it says this: “If you slaughter, do not cause the discomfort of those you are killing, because this is one of the practices of the Prophet, peace be upon...
...raids on Afghanistan could lead to further suffering by innocents. And also warning the U.S. against extending its fight to Iraq. Most Arab moderate regimes are tolerating peaceful anti-American demonstrations as an outlet for popular anger. But the longer the U.S. campaign persists, the deeper the discomfort of its Arab allies. And if Palestinian radicals choose to challenge Arafat by escalating attacks on Israel and Israel retaliates with a heavy hand, Arab regimes may find their alliance with Washington being fiercely challenged...
...Arab League. "I hate Israel," goes a chart topper of the same name by Egyptian crooner Shaaban Abdel Rahim. "But I love Amr Moussa." When the tune hit the Egyptian airwaves several months ago Moussa's standing soared. You might think that such Israel-bashing lyrics would cause some discomfort for an official whose job at the time involved his country's ultra-sensitive diplomatic relations with the Jewish state. "I was kind of gratified," says Moussa, leaning back in his Cairo office, shirt collar open, puffing on a Cuban cigar. "Why should it bother me? It is a message...
...schoolmates remember an average and unremarkable student: polite, introverted, gentle, sensitive; extremely shy about girls; uneasy in male company, too. Ismail recalls his discomfort in a social scene where men could openly flirt with women. If Atta was interested in a woman, she explained, his inclination would be, rather than speak directly to her, to meet her father to discuss marriage...
...rock ‘n roll. Or think of it this way: If Rivers Cuomo is the guy you would bring home to your mother, Julian Casablancas is the guy who would steal your mom’s car and then sleep with your sister in the discomfort of the backseat while drinking a bottle of Jack Daniels. Or extrapolate from their self-description: Modern British pop and indie-rock tunes for filthy lushes...