Word: wahid
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That rejection extends to Western demands for Afghan women to have basic rights. Listen to Abdul Wahid, 26, a Taliban member jailed for his involvement in a car-bomb blast that claimed several lives. Wahid says compromise on the establishment of Islamic law is out of the question - and to him, that means women would not be able to work. "They could leave the house, but only if they were dressed appropriately. They could go to school, but they would never be able to work in offices - only in women's hospitals or as teachers at girls' schools...
...Thankfully, there are people like Body Guard Studio's King Fisher, whose real name is Emrys Savage, working toward peace - and doing it with music. "When you go to a club and the music says, 'Go down, go down,' people go down," says Aruna Hakim Dumbuya, a.k.a. Wahid, one of the musicians at Body Guard on the rainy Saturday. "And when the music says, 'Come up,' they come up. If you say 'Make peace,' people will make peace...
...First shone politically in 2001, when he stood up to then President Abdurrahman Wahid - who was facing impeachment charges - by refusing an order to declare a state of emergency. For supporters, the act sealed his reputation as a man of integrity...
...angel. It is hard to imagine a starker contrast between this gracious eatery and the ravaged villages of Darfur, yet among the diners here is a man who could hold the key to peace in the devastating conflict in western Sudan. "The Sudan regime is an outlaw regime," Abdul Wahid el Nur, leader of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement, shouts, slamming his fist on the cafe table. "They do not respect peace accords...
...time of the morning the bus, which follows a regular route every day, was only partially filled. Approximately a dozen defense department employees were already on board and another dozen were waiting to get on. It was then that the suicide bomber struck, according to military spokesman Major General Wahid Arshad. The bomber pushed his way onto the bus, detonating himself and blowing the roof off the vehicle...