Word: hadi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nigeria's suffering seems far away from the home Hafsat shares with her siblings. It's furnished sparely, but with artistic flair. The living room holds futons with patterned slipcovers; and the walls have awards given posthumously to their mother. Each night Hafsat quizzes Hadi, 11, and Mumuni, 13, about whether they've done their homework. Khafila, a witty and irreverent 19-year-old, is studying to be an opera singer at Catholic University; and Moriam, who just turned 18, is at home for the summer from Connecticut College. Hafsat's daily routine is more stable than anyone could have...
...Hadi N. Deeb '99 ran uncontested for treasurer, replacing Guha V. Bala...
...wasn't clear on the issues," said Hadi N. Deeb '99. "I didn't like lending my voice to something I wasn't clear on. For me it was too early to side with [Kidd] or the leaders of the administration...
...curtailed. Investment, aside from a boomlet in construction, is minimal. Shawa says Gaza needs an immediate infusion of $400 million for development, but only $120 million has been pledged by international donors, and a mere $12 million has been delivered. "People's souls are dying slowly," says Asia Abdul-Hadi, a Gaza journalist. "That's worse than being shot...
...cheap cosmetics. Paving a few roads, some improvement in education and public health--that's it." More trenchant complaints focus on corruption and nepotism in the Authority, the intimidating presence of several Palestinian security services and the lack of legal recourse. "No one feels free to talk," says Abdul-Hadi. "Even during the intifadeh [the 1987-94 Palestinian uprising] we could speak more freely." Since the Authority took control, about 1,500 people, most described as Arafat opponents, have been detained, often without formal charges. A State High Security Court, whose legal foundation is the revolutionary code that the Palestine...