Word: moslem
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...wave of mounting despair swept across Lebanon through most of last week, as the conflict between left-wing Moslem and right-wing Christian factions exploded into yet another round of fighting. The strife that had intermittently rocked the country since April was spreading. The street battles were fiercer than ever, and the government seemed unable to halt them. Reflecting the grim mood was Radio Lebanon Announcer Sharif Akhawi, who said on the air: "Armed men are everywhere. All roads are closed. Blood maniacs are at large. We are losing Lebanon...
UNESCO, United Nations Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organization, expelled Israel from its European regional group last November, after condemning it for undertaking archaeological excavations which allegedly endangered Moslem holy sites...
Root Causes. By now, after six months of recurring warfare between mostly Moslem leftists and largely Christian rightists, no one seems to have a lasting solution to the bloodletting that has taken more than 2,000 lives so far and is steadily tearing apart what was always thought to be the Middle East's most tolerant and cosmopolitan country. Karami last week made a new attempt to pull his nation of 3 million people back together again by proposing a "Committee of National Reconciliation" comprising representatives of Lebanon's various religious and political groups. Syria, which is anxious...
...Moslem Ties. Whatever it amounts to, Ali's purse may eventually prove to be mere mad money. Before he broke camp in Pennsylvania, he was visited by Mandungu Bula Nyati, Foreign Minister of Zaïre. Bula helped promote Ali's "Rumble in the Jungle" against Foreman. He now wants to establish Ali as the middleman in all business deals between Zaïre and U.S. firms. Ali's share could reach $100 million a year...
...stop there? Ali thinks he can capitalize on his ties with Moslem nations to provide them with the same service. The champ's charitable dreams of a mosque in Louisville, a home for the aged in Chicago and countless other projects would then be well within reach. "God is leading me to deals," Ali says...