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Word: elsherif (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Turks and the Arabs are neighbors and brothers who for centuries .. . shaped the history of the East. The day will come when they will unite again and serve the Orient to shine once more." But one chair was conspicuously empty at the feast. Syria's Minister, Ihsan Elsherif, had providentially absented himself. King Abdullah nimbly sidestepped the misunderstanding between Turkey and Arab Syria, which forms the chief bar to Arab-Turk unity. "Turkey and Syria are neighbors," he said, "much more qualified to understand the situation than myself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Road Block | 1/20/1947 | See Source »

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