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Born in Erfurt, Germany, Schimmel started studying Arabic at age 15, and eventually mastered nearly a dozen languages.
The discerning crowd currently likes the American Idol format, which spends several months publicly culling the herd to about 10 finalists and then launches a series of up-close-and-personal, sudden-death sing-offs. This is the brainchild of three Simons--Fuller came up with the concept, but it...
Faisal sees no contradiction between her political views and the proudly displayed signed picture of Saddam Hussein on her mantelpiece: "Best wishes from my heart," the reads the dictator's Arabic inscription, in green ink. Although she acknowledges that Hussein is no democrat - "If I were in his shoes, I...
The name is short for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement), but in Arabic hamas simply means "zeal." Throughout the year, the Muslim fundamentalist group showed that growing numbers of young men--and women--are willing to blow themselves up for their cause. But many Palestinians fear that...
But the job was not all grim. While retaining a Palestinian at the border and checking his ID, Heilman exchanged friendly conversation with the man, discussing politics and joking in Arabic. He even gave him his fleece to keep warm. These kinds of interactions don’t make it...