Word: marwan
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Even so, fear of anti-Muslim demonstrations or violence persuaded some worshippers to skip Friday prayers the day after the massacre. "I told my kids to stay home," says Faheem Qureshi, 48, an engineer at Ford Motor Co. "When something like this happens, you take no chances." Marwan Wehbe, 43, a manager at a national restaurant chain, agrees: "There's a feeling there's going to be a backlash." Some worry that law enforcement may not be on their side; they cite the killing of a controversial Detroit imam during an FBI raid of his mosque last month. (See TIME...
...aging moderate's departure from the scene would certainly deal a body blow to the Administration's peace efforts because there's no obvious replacement who would represent continuity with his outlook. If Abbas were to resign, a strong contender for the Fatah nomination would be Marwan Barghouti, the movement's most popular leader, currently in an Israeli prison on a terrorism conviction (and who might be freed as part of a prisoner swap for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who is being held captive by Hamas). Barghouti is far less inclined to compromise and accept U.S. tutelage than Abbas...
...rising stars in Fatah elected to the Central Committee was Marwan Barghouti, currently serving five consecutive life sentences inside an Israeli prison for terrorism. Despite the terror charges against him, Barghouti is seen as relatively moderate and a pragmatist who advocates both a two-state solution and reconciliation with Hamas. He is also viewed a possible successor for Abbas if the Israelis decide to release him from prison. Although Israel's Minister of Minority Affairs Avishay Braverman suggested this week that Barghouti be released to help strengthen the hand of Israel's Palestinian peace partner, it remains unlikely that Netanyahu...
...losing the doubles point or being beaten in three straight sets in singles, at this point we are growing into a much tougher and competitive team than we’ve been this year.”With the Tribe’s advantage overturned, No. 2 Felton beat Marwan Ramadan (6-4, 7-5) for Kalfayan to clinch the decisive fourth point at No. 6 with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Pandit—the Crimson co-captain’s second singles win of the weekend.“Considering that Mike went down [with...
...died in a truck bomb explosion in February 2005, and of several anti-Syrian politicians and journalists murdered subsequently. ?After four years of waiting and desperately fighting all kinds of resistance (to the tribunal?s formation) we have finally won this battle for truth and justice,? Marwan Hamade, a former minister, told TIME. Hamade narrowly survived a car bomb assassination attempt in October 2004, the first of the attacks included in the UN investigation...