Word: khans
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...strongly condemn the disgraceful fact that Prince Harry used that language against my son." - Khan Abbasi, father of Ahmed Raza Khan, the fellow cadet whom Harry called a "Paki." Daily Mail...
...this poll as a victory of the people," says Adilur Rahman Khan, director of Odhikar, a human rights group based in Dhaka. Bangladesh has spent the last two years under the rule of a military-backed caretaker government that held tightly to its emergency rule. When elections were finally held after months of delays, 85% of eligible voters came to the polls - about 81 million people, more than half of them women and one-quarter of them first-time voters. "After many years, I have voted peacefully and without any fear," says Rokeya Begum, 45, a housewife in the Khilgaon...
...With such a large mandate, the biggest challenge that the Awami League now faces is hubris. Every time a Bangladeshi party has won an absolute majority, it has compromised that position by suppressing dissent and hoarding power, says Khan of the human rights group Odhikar. "We can only pray that this will be the exception...
...that Israeli officials believe Hamas is able to fire), Israeli military sources tell TIME that they believe Hamas' military capabilities have hardly been dented. And while Israeli strikes killed a senior Hamas police official on the first morning of the assault and an Islamic Jihad military commander in Khan Younis on the third day, those same Israeli military officials believe that most of Hamas' military commanders have survived the first 60 hours or so and are in hiding...
...underprivileged and that Hindus and Muslims are polarized. In fact, most Indians see themselves as Indian first, not Hindu or Muslims, and Muslims are well represented at the most prominent and influential levels of Indian society. Some of the most popular Bollywood stars are Muslims, including actor Sharukh Khan. Mumbai's Police Commissioner, Hasan Gafoor, is a Muslim. India is and always has been a multi-faith society. The media needs to calm down and stop its wild speculation and its hunger for Pulitzer Prizes. Siddharta Mehta, Auckland...