Word: sheikh
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...Sheikh Sherif Sheikh Ahmed...
...Islamic leaders have written a letter to the United Nations, the Arab League, the African Union, the European Union and the U.S. State Department, as well as to various European and African embassies, that aims to allay those fears. In the four-page letter obtained by TIME, signed by Sheikh Sherif Sheikh Ahmed, Chairman of the Islamic Courts Union in Mogadishu, the city's new bosses say they want to end the chaos and bloodshed in Somalia's capital, help rebuild the country and "establish a friendly relationship with the international community that is based on mutual respect and interest...
...viewing the country in a global context and showcasing its success in attracting foreign investment, developing social welfare and promoting economic prosperity. But thanks for those accomplishments should go to the people of Bangladesh, not to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia or even to the leader of the opposition, Sheikh Hasina. As for the rise of the Islamic insurgency, how can the Prime Minister state that she didn't know about it until the Aug. 17, 2005, bombings, when there had been news reports about Bangla Bhai [the founder of two extremist groups] and his alleged co-conspirator, Sheikh Abdur Rahman...
...night's mayhem and two other major terrorist attacks on the Sinai Peninsula's Red Sea coast in the past 18 months. Fifteen Egyptians are currently on trial for the October 2004 attack on a hotel in Taba that killed 34 and a blitz last July in Sharm El Sheikh, the Sinai's premier resort, that left at least 64 dead. Egyptian officials believe that the accused operated an Islamic extremist cell in the Sinai, calling itself Tawheed and Jihad and relying on sympathetic local Bedouin for logistical support...
...sunrise Tuesday, patches of blood, shattered glass and eyeglasses and shoes that belonged to victims still covered the pavement. Despite the wreckage and high toll, however, the blasts were less powerful than the explosions in Taba and Sharm el Sheikh, which ripped off front portions of major hotels...