Word: jordanian
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...relation to the plot, as authorities have focused their investigation on several foreign-born doctors believed to have played a role. One of the suspects detained in the attack on Glasgow's airport has been identified as Bilal Abdulla, an Iraqi physician. British police have also detained a Jordanian-educated doctor, Mohammed Asha. At least five of the people in custody in the U.K. are believed to be foreign citizens...
Coming from a talented family, Jordanian Mohammed Asha had to be special to stand out. Of the eight other siblings who grew up with Asha in Amman, two also became doctors. Another qualified as an engineer. But Mohammed, now 26, seemed particularly gifted. As a youngster in the mid-'90s, he tried out for a spot in a local school for gifted kids, and got in. Studying medicine at the University of Jordan, his grades were exceptional. With such a strong track record, Asha won a scholarship to study neurology at University of Birmingham in central England...
...Apart from Abdulla, a second detainee is believed to be a practicing doctor. The BBC reported that Dr. Mohammed Asha, a Jordanian-trained medic who worked at hospitals in central England, was arrested along with a woman on the M6 motorway in northern England on Saturday. At least five of the people under custody are thought to be foreign citizens. "We are all very relieved that these terrorists were not Scots or even had any real connection with Scotland," Glasgow Muslim MP Mohammed Sarwar told TIME. "We have 60,000 Muslims living in Scotland and most of them live...
...does now to afford married life. There are few such jobs in Baghdad, so he plans to leave the country, joining the massive exodus of Iraqis that has already swelled the populations of neighboring Jordan and Syria. But Ali is late: whatever jobs may have existed in Jordanian and Syrian universities have been scooped up by Iraqi academics who got there first; Ali has made one futile job-hunting trip to Damascus. Now Jordan and Syria are beginning to turn people back from the border. Ubaid is concerned that it may be years before they can get married. "I will...
...from Jalazon ran down to greet the troops, firing his rifle in celebration--and had a surprise. "The first soldier slapped him and took away his gun, and the man cried out, 'Aiiee! They're Jews, not Arabs,'" Abu Fady recounts. Israeli fighters appeared in the skies, strafing Jordanian posts along the Samarian hills, and the family decided to flee. They were not alone; the roads were clogged with thousands of panicked families as more than 350,000 refugees left for Jordan. Within a few hours, Nazmeia fell to the ground, groaning, giving birth. The family pulled...