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...universal vision of humanity. "Africa's diversity should be a source of strength, not a cause for division." Obama was, once again, bringing the philosophies he adopted as a community organizer in Chicago to the world stage, this time in Africa as perhaps the world's most powerful man. When he was done, the Ghanaian Parliament gave him a standing ovation...
...First shone politically in 2001, when he stood up to then President Abdurrahman Wahid - who was facing impeachment charges - by refusing an order to declare a state of emergency. For supporters, the act sealed his reputation as a man of integrity...
...Uighur neighborhoods, makeshift barriers of timber and broken beer bottles have been swept away, a sign that the influx of some 20,000 personnel has eased fears of Han vigilante mobs that formed July 7. "They had clubs and knives and there was nothing we could do," says a man named Yusef as he stood beside a barricade of trash bins still protecting an alley filled with ramshackle Uighur homes. "Now it's a little bit better. The government has come and they're enforcing the law. The People's Armed Police are here, and they're keeping...
...Uighur residents also fear further hostility. "There will be more conflict in the future," says a 25-year-old Uighur man sitting by a mosque in the Nanmen district, where the southern Uighur district abuts Urumqi's downtown. "Everyone has seen the images of Uighur attacking Han, but no one knows about Han attacking Uighur...
...rushed to the scene and led them in chants against Kadeer. But while she makes a good target, Kadeer's significance to the average Uighur is limited. "They talk about Rebiya, but what does she have to do with this? She is so far away," says the young man near the mosque. "Ask the people and they will tell you the real reason. It is what happened in Guangdong...