Word: muslims
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This week Hussein Ismail Jaber, a banquet manager at the Jerusalem Renaissance Hotel, father of three and a Muslim, is one of the richest men in Israel. For a week. For the fourth time. Because Jewish law forbids possession of certain grains on Passover, Jews who own bread or bakery companies sell their inventory to a Gentile for the holiday. The Sephardic and Ashkenazic chief rabbis sell it all to Jaber, who gives the Finance Ministry a check for $25,000 as a deposit for food products worth about $50 million. Jaber says he does it as "a gesture...
...fate of the Indian territories of Jammu and Kashmir, a predominantly Muslim region which has been the source of conflict between the two nations for over 50 years, is central to the disarmament question, Khokar said...
...triumphed where years of meaningful debate have failed. The Miss Israel pageant last week sparked a spirit of camaraderie between the country's Jews and Arabs when 21-year-old RANA RASLAN became the first Arab woman in the pageant's 49-year history to win the title. A Muslim, Raslan is one of the 1 million Israeli Arabs living in the country of 6 million. Stressing that her crowning had nothing to do with politics, Raslan declared, "The judges picked me because they thought I was the most beautiful." Others saw deeper meaning. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Raslan...
Only the largely Muslim nations that hold the Kurds captive can solve the so-called Kurdish question. A solution will have to be imposed upon these nations. Respect for the welfare of humankind dictates that finding a place for the Kurdish people--the most outrageous example of denied sovereignty--not be left to those countries that are least capable of doing so. NORMAN L. ROTH Toronto
...would "go Greek," but as a junior I had the opportunity to join a truly unique fraternity. My fraternity, Phi Kappa Sigma, is one of the most diverse organizations on campus both in the politically correct and the real sense. We are white, black, Hispanic, Asian, Christian, Jew, Muslim, atheist, conservative, liberal and libertarian. We are residents of the Northeast, South, midwest, West, international students, immigrants and many-generational Americans...