Word: omar
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Omar said his own research indicates that investors who cleanse may enjoy more than moral rewards...
...Fuad Al-Omar, vice president of finance for the Islamic Development Bank, described the Islamic investment process by which investors avoid firms that profit from forbidden activities, such as interest, gambling and alcohol, as well as firms with a great deal of debt, and seek "cleansing" through giving some types of income to charity...
KINSHASA, Zaire: Mobutu Sese Seko's abrupt announcement that he will leave Kinshasa for a Wednesday meeting in Gabon with friend and longtime supporter President Omar Bongo has many wondering if Zaire's ruler of 32 years will ever return. Mobutu aides say he will come home Friday, but with Laurent Kabila reportedly less than 100 miles from Kinshasa, many are speculating that Mobutu will leave Gabon for exile on the French Riviera. One possible indication that Mobutu is ready to relinquish Zaire: The itinerary of U.S. envoy Bill Richardson. After a day of talks with Mobutu representatives, Richardson...
...Jamela Omar yesterday on the induction of six belly dancers into the Hall of Fame of the American Academy of Middle Eastern Dance, a New York City organization which she has run for the past six years...
...Taliban acknowledged only 70 arrests for looting and defended their actions as necessary to transform Afghanistan into a devout Islamic state. But it is still a shadowy one. Last week the Taliban's leader, Maulana Mohammad Omar, a one-eyed former cleric who is also known as Commander of the Faithful, had yet to make an appearance, running the capital from his base 300 miles to the south in Kandahar. And the Taliban aren't finished fighting. The forces of ousted President Burhanuddin Rabbani, led by former Army Chief Ahmad Shah Massoud, are holed up 31 miles north of Kabul...