Word: mamoun
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...noon next day, the rebel leaders proclaimed their independence. As U.A.R. flags yielded to Syria's red-starred, green-white-black tricolor, they turned the government over to a civilian regime headed by a diffident, middle-roading law professor. The new Premier, Sorbonne-educated Dr. Mamoun ("Trusted One") Kuz-bari, 47, a former Minister of Justice, promised his countrymen constitutional government and "a true and democratic life." Jordan, swift to welcome any setback to Nasser, was the first country to recognize the new regime; it was followed by Turkey, which has also had strained relations with the U.A.R...
...recently clamped down on the all-night nightclubs where celebrants make up for daylight denials, and boldly persuaded considerable numbers of his urban coreligionists to break their Ramadan fast this year and get on with their normal daily work (TIME, Feb. 22). Last week Cairo's Sheik Hassan Mamoun, mufti of the United Arab Republic's southern region, handed down new interpretations that relaxed a few of the rigors of Egypt's observance during Ramadan, which this year ends March...