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...There is already a shady definition of what should be on the open list, but how are these facts more irrelevant than countless posts about laundry or posts insulting people’s mothers?” Najah S. Waters ’03 said...
...arch whose grey stone is pitted by the weather of 250 years. The place was built for one of the richest families in Nablus. Now it serves as rented accommodation for the city's poorest, hidden in the heart of the Casbah. "It's not a palace anymore," says Najah Zakari, the mother of one of six large families that squeeze into quarters once meant for a single household. "Do you think they'd let people like us live in a real palace?" She beckons to the spiral stone staircase, past the reeking squatting-toilet, to her apartment, where...
Hamas has also figured out how to make political inroads in a society that has few of the usual manifestations of democracy. Its supporters dominate most university student councils, which are important gauges of youthful allegiance. On Nov. 12, when students at An-Najah National University in Nablus voted for their council, Hamas increased to 48 seats from 42, while Arafat's party, Fatah, slid from 34 to 28. Hamas helped secure those votes earlier in the year, when it opened four apartment buildings where students pay just $40 a month for room, board and utilities...
...popular teacher of religion at an Islamic school, never left Nablus. Colleagues on the National and Islamic Committee, a collection of Palestinian factions that organizes protest marches and rallies, say he was open to compromise. "He was flexible and tolerant," says Abdel Sattar Kassem, a professor at Nablus' an-Najah University and a friend of Salim's. But he never attempted to hide his beliefs; Salim told TIME that the peace process had failed to restore Palestinian rights and deserved to be overwhelmed by violence. "Islam is a very merciful religion, but the people don't believe in turning...
...most great!" I looked at the faces of the youths, thinking that a serious incident would occur. It would be a different kind of march. After I finished my speech, thousands of students left the campus. It was the biggest march I have ever seen at An-Najah University. We walked for five or six kilometers, with strong determination. We swore to sacrifice our life and blood for al-Aqsa. Hundreds of the marchers rushed to the front line to clash with the soldiers. I could not forget these moments. The shooting from the Israeli soldiers was intense...