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Publication of the Israeli commission report last week brought little joy or satisfaction to the residents of Sabra and Shatila. Said a Lebanese woman who lost several cousins and neighbors in the slaughter: "It is not enough for Israeli officials to lose their jobs. They should hang, or they should...
The Sudd, Arabic for barrier, is aptly named. Its central 7,000 sq. mi. are permanently clogged with reeds and papyrus and infested with 63 species of mosquito. From May to October, the White Nile floods and temporarily extends the swamp another 4,300 sq. mi. Says Daniel Yong, a...
As the lesson goes on, she speaks to the children in Arabic in a voice that almost sings. Each faltering step toward literacy is rewarded with a smile from the nun and a hearty shout of "Bravo!" or a piece of candy.
Zia's highly publicized campaign to strengthen Islamic values in Pakistani society has proved deeply divisive. He sees it as the only means of unifying the country's disparate ethnic groups, but the drive has alienated the intelligentsia and students, who deplore strictures on female behavior and on...
He, Eliezer Perelman, would change all that. He started by changing his name to Ben-Yehuda, meaning Son of Judea, and at 23 he sailed with his new wife Dvorah to the Ottoman Empire's province of Palestine. Hebrew today is the mother tongue of 3 million Israelis, but...