Word: sheikh
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...small, but enthusiastic, group of classical music patrons gathered in Sanders Theatre on the evening of Feb. 18 to hear the Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble (CCOE) perform selections from the oeuvre of Sheikh Sayyed Darweesh. Sponsored by Xauen Music, Inc., a Chicago organization dedicated to the preservation of traditional music from the Near East, the performance showcased the work of now-deceased Darweesh, who is considered Egypt’s premier 20th century composer and one of the great innovators in Arabic music...
...peace-a poll cited in a report for the Washington-based U.S. Institute of Peace last week showed 60% now oppose the use of violence-Hamas is not ready to renounce its tactics, including suicide bombings. "Any right without force to protect it will be a right lost," says Sheikh Abu Tir, 55, a leading Hamas candidate in east Jerusalem...
...KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED Kuwaiti The principal architect of the 9/11 attacks...
...FARAJ AL-LIBBI Libyan Took over as No. 3 in al-Qaeda after Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's arrest...
...context of his defiance of the West over Iran's nuclear program. The attention paid to Zarqawi and Ahmadinejad has moved Bin Laden to the margins of Western news coverage, but his strategy for building al-Qaeda, as the single umbrella organization of global jihad, with himself as its "Sheikh," has been premised on his being recognized among the radically inclined Muslim youth as America's most feared enemy. So, whether or not it is followed up by any of the actions it threatens, Thursday's taped message has at least succeeded in, however briefly, restoring Bin Laden to what...