Word: gani
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...Veronica Daly Derryinver, Ireland I appreciated TIME's recognizing Nigeria's first female Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a hero for her efforts to fix the country's chaotic finances and clean up corruption. But many Nigerians would also love to see tribute paid to people like Gani Fawehinmi, Nigeria's most renowned human-rights lawyer and campaigner. Or the late Afro-beat band leader, saxophonist and political activist Fela Kuti, who sang about the ills of the government and the struggles of poor workers. Tomiwa Kukoyi Lagos I'm O.K., You're an Idiot James Poniewozik's essay...
...associate of Imam Samudra, whom police say was the mastermind of the Bali bombings and a devotee of Abubakar Ba'asyir, alleged co-founder of JI. "Dwikarna, the bombers, Abubakar?all of these people know each other and are connected in some way," says South Sulawesi Police Chief Firman Gani...
Sometimes it seems nobody wants peace in Kashmir. When two masked gunmen dressed in Indian police uniforms gunned down Abdul Gani Lone at a rally in the leafy summer capital of Srinagar last week, the list of suspects was notable for including almost everyone. Some naturally pointed the finger at India and its secret service: for decades Lone had staunchly opposed Indian rule in Kashmir. But the 70-year-old former lawyer had modified his stance in the past two years, and that had survivors, including Lone's son Sajjad, pinning the assassination on Pakistan, its powerful intelligence agency...
...Pakistan one last chance. But like India, Pakistan too has a limit to its patience. "No matter what Musharraf does, it will never be enough for India," says one Western diplomat. Adds a senior Pakistani military source: "We may be tempted to finally say enough is enough." As Abdul Gani Lone discovered last week, peace is seldom popular in Kashmir...