Word: arabize
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...broadcast in Italy last Monday, preyed on the nation's hopes and fears in a cruel, subtle way. It showed the three survivors, Salvatore Stefio, Umberto Cupertino and Maurizio Agliana, perched on a couch in what looked like a living room. They had been dressed in clean white Arab clothes, appeared healthy and composed and had a spread of local cuisine before them. Stefio looked at the camera and said, "We haven't suffered any physical harm...
...until last week. The Iraqi Defense Minister on Wednesday told Britain's Independent newspaper that a unit of the 36th had, in fact, rebelled last week and opted not to continue fighting in Fallujah. More ominously, perhaps, the split reportedly occurred on ethnic lines, with most of the Arab soldiers quitting while the Kurds agreed to fight...
...tense moment arose when Jade F. Jurdi ’07, a member of the Society of Arab Students, asked Pappin about an article on Arab culture published by the Salient. Jurdi later described the article as “so insulting and so trivializing of our culture...
...said that the United States is losing even more popularity in the public opinion polls of “friendly” Arab countries, like Pakistan and Jordan...
...great poison in the region" that complicates his work. Brahimi has also been attacked by former Pentagon favorite Ahmed Chalabi of the Iraqi Governing Council - the IGC figure least likely to be included in Brahimi's list for a provisional government - for being an "Arab nationalist." Then again, the U.S. is unlikely to find anyone capable of arbitrating the increasingly complex politics of Iraq at the same time as professing enthusiasm for either Mr. Chalabi or Israel. And the fact that it took a personal intervention by President Bush to persuade Brahimi to accept the assignment shows the administration sees...