Word: moslem
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...become independent Nigeria's first Prime Minister. Most likely to be chosen by the federal House of Representatives when it convenes next month is a leader from the more populous but less advanced Northern Region, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, currently federal Minister of Transport. Nigeria's north is Moslem, and so conservatively Moslem that its devout regard Egyptians, Turks and Pakistanis as irreverent backsliders and only Saudi Arabians as sufficiently pure in faith...
...world's longest-reigning monarch (since 1895) had declined the post because of his age (83). First up was the fun-loving Sultan of Pahang, who was rejected by his colleagues by a 3-to-6 vote, perhaps because his most recent romantic excursion wound up in a Moslem wedding to a Kuala Lumpur cabaret girl (TIME...
...large green tents built inside a barricade of dry reeds. Their sole amenity: a withered palm tree transplanted from an oasis 60 miles away. Only a few of the cabins are air-conditioned-and they are reserved for those men who have the hardest work, be they French or Moslem. One of the huts is a bar where the men guzzle fruit juices, mineral water and beer to compensate for sweat (about 2½ gal. per man per day) lost at work. Elaborate meals worthy of a two-star Burgundy restaurant are spread before them. "If they eat only...
...through the rebel country to the Mediterranean seaboard is practically impossible. In the desert, where no man can hide from the hovering helicopter, there is no trouble from the rebel fellagha, but the wild Atlas Mountains, which bar all routes northward from the oilfield, shelter some of the toughest Moslem rebel gangs. On the final 150-mile stretch of the railroad from Oran there have been continuous attacks by rebels for a year. In one night the line was cut by explosions in 45 places: it must be de-mined every morning before a train can leave. Fortnight ago rebels...
...Mediterranean coast for francs and the profits used for development projects in North Africa. Coupled with French and foreign investment in the bursting new oilfields, the flow of new capital into North Africa would ensure rapid industrialization, dispose of many of the troubles now besetting the impoverished Moslem population. So the Sahara riches at once became a reason why some Frenchmen want to hang onto Algeria at all costs, and others want to reach a compromise with the Arabs. Either way, without peace in Algeria, the Miracle of the Sahara could easily become a mirage...